Glenn Blumhorst is a distinguished leader in the Peace Corps community, a peacebuilder at heart and a stalwart champion of social entrepreneurship. Demonstrating his deep commitment to empowering his fellow Returned Peace Corps Volunteers (RPCVs) to achieve transformative social impact, in 2022 he co-founded RPCV Ventures, a public beneficiary corporation. Glenn currently serves as the chief executive officer (CEO).

Since 2022, Glenn has also led the Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation in its flagship $10 million campaign to establish Peace Corps Park on a National Park Service site near the U.S. Capitol and the National Mall. He earned his reputation as a strategic, transformative, and visionary leader during previous long-term tenures at two prestigious organizations – National Peace Corps Association (NPCA) and ACDI/VOCA – where he significantly increased the visibility, resources, effectiveness, and impact of both entities. Glenn led NPCA’s historic transformation from struggling alumni association to dynamic social impact enterprise, increasing annual revenues from $1 million to $4.4 million and growing to a staff of 24. In his 18 years with ACDI/VOCA, he established and exponentially grew the Community Development practice area, leading expansive teams that designed and implemented a $310 million portfolio of global projects. Glenn began his illustrious career as a three-year Peace Corps Volunteer in Guatemala.

Volunteerism and community service are an integral part of Glenn’s professional activities. He is a member of the Rotary Club of Capitol Hill and a bilingual volunteer at the Capital Area Food Bank distribution center. He serves on the Advisory Boards of the National Museum and Center for Service, the Museum of the Peace Corps Experience, Peace Corps Connect to the Future, and CorpsAfrica. He is co-founder of the Global Peace Political Action Committee and a board director of TCP-Global, an RPCV-founded grassroots microlending organization. He holds graduate and undergraduate degrees from the University of Missouri, where he was the 2018 recipient of the Faculty-Alumni Award, the most prestigious award given to a Mizzou alumnus. In 2021, he was honored with a Citation of Merit from the College of Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources.

A native of rural Missouri, Glenn is a global citizen, having lived, worked, or traveled in more than 70 countries. He has resided abroad for more than 20 cumulative years, has near-native Spanish language fluency, and is culturally agile. An aviation enthusiast, Glenn is a licensed private pilot with more than 500 hours as pilot-in-command of single- and multi-engine aircraft. He is a founding member of the Clearview Flying Club near Westminster, Maryland, and is an active member of Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association.