Dr. Timothy Shriver is a leading American disability rights activist, educator, and Chairman of the Special Olympics International Board of Directors, a role he assumed in 1996. He continues the legacy of his mother, Eunice Kennedy Shriver, the organization's founder.Under his leadership, Special Olympics has undergone its largest expansion, growing to include over 6 million athletes in more than 200 countries and promoting a unified world through the joy of sports. He has passionately campaigned against the use of derogatory language and discrimination toward people with intellectual disabilities.Beyond Special Olympics, Shriver is an influential educator who focuses on social and emotional learning. He co-founded and chairs the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL). More recently, he co-founded UNITE, an organization dedicated to reducing political contempt and fostering national unity, demonstrating his commitment to social change both locally and globally.