The Global Foundation

What The Global Foundation does

The Global Foundation is a not-for-profit, non-partisan international member organisation headquartered in Australia, founded around 2016 around its inaugural Rome Roundtable. It convenes global dialogue through high-level roundtables and intimate sessions on climate change, geopolitical fracturing, and economic inequality, practicing what it terms 'cooperative globalisation' grounded in transformation, inclusiveness, fairness, and prosperity. The foundation is led by Secretary General Steve Howard and guided by a Global Board, with a small secretariat of approximately 12 staff based in Australia.

The foundation's core offerings are its Global Dialogue Programs (including the State of the World Roundtable, Rome Roundtable series, and Carajás Roundtable) and the Global Alliance Network connecting Global Talents, Business, Institutions, Governments, and Civil Society around a shared goal of the global common good. It produces State of the World reports and publishes news updates, roundtable videos on its YouTube channel, and multilingual content via its website (globalfoundation.earth). Distribution is event-led and member-driven, with no paid product offering.

The business model is sustained solely by private sponsorships and philanthropic contributions from members spanning individuals, corporations, and universities. Named key partners include TotalEnergies, Vale, Alinta Energy, GHD, Thiess, and Squitchy Lane. The foundation does not disclose revenue figures; membership is structured as recurring sponsorship rather than transactional pricing, and growth is driven by referral-based expansion of the Global Alliance network.

Name

The Global Foundation

Legal name

The Global Foundation

Website

https://globalfoundation.org.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Global Foundation is a not-for-profit, non-partisan international member organisation based in Australia that convenes high-level roundtables and the Global Alliance Network to foster dialogue on global governance, climate change, and economic inequality among prominent citizens, businesses, governments, and civil society.

Ownership category

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Product category

International Policy Dialogue & Global Governance Forums

NAICS

Civic and Social Organizations (813410), Social Advocacy Organizations (8133), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), International Affairs (9721)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAGAKAM

Environmental & Climate Grantmaking Foundations

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Philanthropy, Foundations & Grantmaking

SECONDARYBPAGAKAC

Corporate Foundations & CSR Grantmaking

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Philanthropy, Foundations & Grantmaking

SECONDARYBPAIAIAC

Multilateral Diplomacy & International Representation (UN, Regional Bodies)

Business & Public Services/Public Sector & Government Administration/Foreign Affairs & Diplomatic Services

Keywords

• Policy dialogue platforms
• Global governance forums
• Climate change convening
• International roundtable series
• Philanthropic member organisation

Headquarters

HQ city

Australia

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Private Sponsorships and Philanthropic Contributions: The foundation is sustained solely by private sponsorships and philanthropic contributions from its members, who extend from individuals to corporations and universities.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Global Foundation convenes global dialogue through high-level roundtables (including the 'State of the World' Roundtable, Rome Roundtable series, and Carajás Roundtable) and a growing Global Alliance network that connects Global Talents, Business, Institutions, Governments, and Civil Society around climate change, geopolitical fracturing, and economic inequality. It operates as a not-for-profit international member organisation sustained by private sponsorships and philanthropic contributions rather than by selling products or services.

Product overview

The Global Foundation is a not-for-profit international member organisation offering a unified platform of global dialogue programs and networking services. The core offering consists of high-level roundtable discussions (including the 'State of the World' Roundtable and Rome Roundtable), supported by a growing Global Alliance network that connects prominent citizens from business, institutions, governments, and civil society. The organization also provides news and updates about global governance, climate, and sustainability initiatives. There are no separate product tiers, modules, or add-on offerings — all activities fall under the single integrated mission of fostering dialogue and striving for the global common good.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Global Dialogue Programs (Roundtable Series) A portfolio of high-level roundtable convenings — including the 'State of the World' Roundtable, Rome Roundtable series, and Carajás Roundtable — and more intimate issue-specific sessions, designed for Global Talents, business leaders, government representatives, and civil society to discuss climate change, geopolitical fracturing, and economic inequality.
• Global Alliance Network Membership The membership-based Global Alliance connecting individuals, corporations, and universities to The Global Foundation's dialogue programs and shared global-governance agenda; members sustain the foundation through private sponsorships and philanthropic contributions.

Quantifiable outcome

• Growing global alliance connecting Global Talents, Business, Institutions, Governments and Civil Society

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered key partner and partner.

• TotalEnergieskey partnerGTM or Marketing PartnerTotalEnergies is listed as a key partner of The Global Foundation, indicating a strategic collaboration supporting the foundation's mission of shaping global governance, climate, and nature initiatives.
• Valekey partnerGTM or Marketing PartnerVale is listed as a key partner of The Global Foundation, collaborating on initiatives related to climate and sustainability, including hosting the Carajás Roundtable.
• Alinta EnergypartnerGTM or Marketing PartnerAlinta Energy is a partner of The Global Foundation, supporting energy transition dialogue and global alliance activities.
• GHDpartnerGTM or Marketing PartnerGHD is a partner of The Global Foundation, contributing to global dialogue on sustainability and infrastructure.
• ThiesspartnerGTM or Marketing PartnerThiess is a partner of The Global Foundation, supporting the foundation's initiatives on global governance and sustainability.
• Squitchy LanepartnerGTM or Marketing PartnerSquitchy Lane is listed as a partner of The Global Foundation, supporting the foundation's mission.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Munich Security Conference: Annual high-level conference convening heads of state, defence ministers and security experts. Comparable in its invitation-only convening model bringing together influential leaders to address pressing global governance and security issues.
• Lowy Institute: Australia-based international affairs think tank producing policy research and convening dialogues on global issues. Directly comparable given shared Australian origin, policy-research orientation, and convening of government, business and academic stakeholders.
• Atlantic Council: US-based international affairs think tank convening government, business and policy leaders on global issues including climate and economic governance. Comparable in its multi-stakeholder convening programmes and donor-supported operating model.
• Milken Institute: Non-profit, non-partisan think tank convening global leaders on economic, financial and social issues through flagship conferences and research. Comparable as a non-profit convening platform engaging business, government and philanthropy on global challenges.
• Asia Society: Membership-based international organisation fostering dialogue on Asia-related policy, business and sustainability issues. Comparable as a non-partisan, member-funded platform convening leaders across business, government and civil society.
• World Economic Forum: The pre-eminent global convening platform hosting the Annual Meeting in Davos and thematic summits. Closely comparable to The Global Foundation in convening heads of state, central bank governors, and corporate leaders on governance, climate and economic issues.
• Chatham House (Royal Institute of International Affairs): London-based international affairs think tank convening governments, business and civil society on global governance issues. Comparable in its membership-driven convening model and focus on consensus-based dialogue on international challenges.
• Club of Rome: International membership-based think tank focused on global challenges including climate and economic inequality. Comparable as a non-partisan convener of influential citizens producing thought-leadership outputs on systemic global risks.
• International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS): World-leading authority on global security and political risk, convening senior officials, diplomats and business leaders through the Shangri-La Dialogue and other forums. Comparable as a non-partisan, membership-supported convener on international governance and geopolitical issues.

Broad incumbents

• Brookings Institution: One of the largest US-based public policy organisations producing research and convening events across governance, climate and economic policy. Comparable in policy-research and convening scope, though operates at significantly larger scale with a much broader thematic remit.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@theglobalfoundation?si=WArNnqmgeOBTiUrI
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/the-global-foundation-aus

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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Investments

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