Howard Brodsky is a world leader of co-operatives and a prolific American entrepreneur. Brodsky founded CCA Global Partners, one of the largest Cooperatives in the United States with revenue over 14 billion. Brodsky has founded over 24 companies and 4 nonprofits throughout his career.

Brodsky was the first American to be awarded the Rochdale Award, a prestigious honor given to one person in the world every two years, recognizing significant contributions to the cooperative movement.

He also received the Business Leader of the Decade Award, Global Leadership Award from the World Affairs Council, and was inducted into six separate halls of fame including the Entrepreneurial Hall of Fame and the Cooperative Hall of Fame. Brodsky is the Global Chairman of the International Cooperative Alliance (ICA) G20 Group and the Vice-President of the International Cooperation Innovation Network (ICIN) Board of Directors. He is the Founder and Chairman of Cooperatives for a Better World, a worldwide non-profit, which aims to scale the global cooperative movement, and co-founder and Chairman of Start.Coop.

Brodsky is also the cofounder, Chairman and CEO of The Principle 6 Cooperative: the first global cooperative of cooperatives. Principle 6 brings together global cooperatives, representing 1 billion people, to foster collaboration, strengthen operational efficiency, and expand cooperative sustainability through shared best practices.

Brodsky serves on the Board of Directors for New Hampshire Public Broadcasting and the Steele Foundation for Hope. He previously served as the Chairman for the New Hampshire Better Business Bureau, and on Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU).

He was recently awarded the distinction of Executive in Residence at the SNHU Business School. Brodsky is a published author, and his theory on business can be seen on the highly rated TEDxTalks. Recently, he was invited to speak at the United Nations on the power of the contemporary cooperative.

Brodsky holds a B.A. in Economics from Wesleyan University and received an honorary degree of Doctorate of Humane Letters from the University of New Hampshire.