Joseph Grieboski

Joseph K. Grieboski is a social entrepreneur whose innovative ideas have revolutionized industries ranging from travel and political consulting to religious freedom and human rights advocacy and renewable energy. President and CEO of Grieboski Global Strategies, Grieboski is also Founder and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Nobel Peace Prize-nominated THE INSTITUTE on Religion and Public Policy, President and CEO of Torchwood Energy, President and CEO of Eternal Touring, and President and CEO of Bad River Productions.

In 1999 – at the age of 24 – Grieboski founded THE INSTITUTE on Religion and Public Policy, a well-respected and world-renowned non-governmental organization at the forefront of religious freedom advocacy. Many years and several Nobel Peace Prize nominations later, Grieboski has become an internationally recognized expert in religious freedom, national security, counter-extremism, human rights, and conflict transformation. As a matter of fact, in a letter to Grieboski in 2005, His Majesty, King Mohammed VI, of Morocco referred to Grieboski’s work as the “foundation of a new civilization”.

As a religious freedom, human rights, and international policy expert, Grieboski has testified before the United States Congress, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, the United Nations Human Rights Council, the European Parliament, and numerous other legislative and international bodies.

His extensive travels to over 120 countries in every corner of the globe have allowed Grieboski to meet, interact with, and befriend leaders of business and industry, government, entertainment, advocacy, and other arenas, giving him one of Washington’s best and most sought after rolodexes.

From confidence-building programs in Darfur to post-conflict reconstruction in Kosovo, from track-three diplomacy efforts in North Korea and Iran to minority protection and reintegration in Iraq and Afghanistan, from authoring countless laws for numerous countries to securing the successful release of hostages and prisoners, Grieboski has been at the forefront of the some of most crucial and sensitive issues in the world.

He currently serves as Strategic US Advisor to the Directorate, Faith and Globalization Program, Durham University, United Kingdom; Former Chair and current Member, US State Department Strategic Dialogue with Civil Society Working Group on Religion and Foreign Policy Subgroup on International