Marshall Stowell has been appointed Vice President for Communications at Conrad N. Hilton Foundation
The Conrad N. Hilton Foundation today announced the recent addition of Marshall Stowell as its first-ever vice president for communications. Stowell, who joined the organization in late January, reports to the Foundation's president and CEO, Peter Laugharn, and serves as an officer of the Hilton Foundation.
In this role, Stowell leads an in-house team of communicators and oversees all external and internal communications for the Hilton Foundation, which seeks to improve the lives of disadvantaged people throughout the world. In addition to organizational and internal communications, Stowell partners with other senior leaders to help advance the Foundation's 11 program areas.
Stowell has devoted his career to mission-driven organizations. He spent 14 years with Population Services International (PSI), a global health organization with programs targeting malaria, child survival, HIV and reproductive health, where he spent the last several years as the vice president for external relations and communications. While at PSI, Stowell was a member of the senior leadership team and oversaw the positioning, reputation, brand and global advocacy efforts for the organization. He was responsible for all global communications efforts and provided counsel to PSI's network of 50+ members. Additionally, he led US government relations on behalf of PSI and provided advocacy training and capacity building to country offices as means of increasing the amount of funding for global health. Before joining PSI, Stowell made significant contributions to organizations such as Share Our Strength, Greater DC Cares, AID Atlanta, the Atlanta Botanical Garden and the High Museum of Art. In total, Stowell brings nearly 30 years of experience of advancing organizations' goals and mission through targeted communications work.
Stowell holds bachelor's degrees in Communications and Latin American Literature from Wake Forest University, and he serves as a guest lecturer at Harvard, Johns Hopkins and George Washington universities.
