John R. Gagain Jr
1 min readDec 26, 2018

20-years of UN Global Compact

I’ve never worked for a corporation in my entire life. Until 2018, I’ve spent 20+ years working in politics, media & communications, and the United Nations & global development.

Now I have the honor, pleasure, and challenge of serving at Philip Morris International (PMI). This wasn’t entirely foreign to me. During my time working with the UN Global Compact, I helped companies to implement the UN’s universal principles and further the planet’s global development goals.

After just 3-months as Director of Partnerships & Cooperation at PMI, I felt compelled to bring a bold perspective to a Business Roundtable at the 2018 Bravo Symposium co-sponsored by the Council of the Americas and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) in Miami, Florida [https://www.as-coa.org/events/2018-council-americas-symposium-and-bravo-business-awards#agenda].

PMI was invited to join the Roundtable titled “Change Agents at the Forefront of Innovation.” I gave my best effort toward framing the last 20 years of public-private partnership between global leaders and global decision-makers. Many corporate leaders from companies across Latin America approached me after the Roundtable to express their appreciation and enthusiasm.

November 2018

John R. Gagain Jr
John R. Gagain Jr

Written by John R. Gagain Jr

I’m a Change professional that loves facilitating workshops for teams looking to be more innovative & impactful; coaching, storytelling, & leadership.