Santiago Mellado

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Santiago Mellado
President Santiago Jimmy Mellado Visits Indonesia Project Family.jpg
Born (1963-04-06) April 6, 1963 (age 61)
Santa Ana, El Salvador
Alma mater Harvard University Southern Methodist University
Occupation(s)President and CEO of Compassion International
Years active2013–present
Board member of Compassion International

Fuller Theological Seminary

National Association of Evangelicals

Art of the Olympians
SpouseLeanne (m. 1986)
ChildrenEster and son-in-law Matt, Elisabeth and son-in-law Matthew, Davy and daughter-in-law Rachel.

Santiago "Jimmy" Heriberto Mellado (born April 6, 1963 [1] ) is a Salvadoran-American non-profit executive and former athlete. He is currently the President and CEO of Compassion International, a Christian holistic child development organization dedicated to the long-term development of children living in poverty around the world, which is based in Colorado Springs, Colorado. [2] Mellado previously served as president of the Willow Creek Association (WCA) in South Barrington, Illinois, from 1993 to 2013. [3] He also competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics and 1987 Pan American Games as a decathlete. [1] He serves as a trustee for Fuller Theological Seminary and on the board of directors for the National Association of Evangelicals. He also serves on the Board of Directors for Art of the Olympians. [4]

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Education

Mellado graduated cum laude with a degree in Mechanical Engineering from Southern Methodist University in 1985. [5] He later graduated from Harvard Business School in 1991. While he was at Harvard, he wrote a case study on the Willow Creek Community Church which has become a part of the curriculum at Harvard Business School. [6] [7]

Olympic Games

Mellado competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, representing his birth nation, El Salvador, in the decathlon. [1] He placed 26th of 42 athletes who qualified, [8] and set six national records for the highest-ever performance in the decathlon, men's high jump, 400m, 110m high hurdles, pole vault, and javelin. [9] The decathlon record still stands 35 years later.

Pan American Games

Mellado competed in the 1987 Pan American Games and placed fourth in the decathlon. [5]

Compassion International

Mellado became the President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Compassion International in 2013 when he replaced retiring CEO Wess Stafford. [2] In 2019, Mellado's annual compensation was $419,184 according to the organization's IRS filings. [10]

Personal

He and his wife, Leanne, were married in 1986. They have three children, one daughter-in-law, two sons-in-law, and four grandchildren.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Santiago Mellado Bio, Stats, and Results". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2014-03-27.
  2. 1 2 "Santiago "Jimmy" Mellado". Compassion International. Retrieved 2014-03-27.
  3. ↑ "Who We Are". Willow Creek Association. Retrieved 2011-12-15.
  4. ↑ "Art of the Olympians | Jimmy Mellado". artoftheolympians.org. Retrieved 2015-12-23.
  5. 1 2 "SMU Athletics: Alumnus Database" . Retrieved 2011-12-15.
  6. ↑ Schlesinger, Leonard A.; Mellado, James. Willow Creek Community Church (A).
  7. ↑ "Earthly Empires". BusinessWeek. 2005-05-23. Archived from the original on May 15, 2005. Retrieved 2011-12-15.
  8. ↑ Todor Krastev (2009-08-20). "Men Decathlon Olympic Games 1988 Seoul (KOR) - 28,29.09" . Retrieved 2014-03-27.
  9. ↑ "Federations Zone / Zona de Federaciones" . Retrieved 2014-03-27.
  10. ↑ "Form 990, Part VII" (PDF). IRS. p. 15.
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