Who We Are

OUR GOAL

Build a Utah where everyone can thrive and belong.

OUR ROLE

We work with communities to co-design actionable solutions to close opportunity gaps so that we can create a society where everyone can thrive and belong.

OUR PROMISE

Communities come first.

Everyone has a role to play.

Disagreement doesn’t stop collaboration.

Every mistake makes us better.

The journey is our focus.

We foster belonging where it matters most

Our mission is to engage with communities and catalyze private, public, and philanthropic partnerships to remedy opportunity gaps in Utah.

OUR WHY

Utah is consistently ranked as the best state overall for its economic success by U.S News and World Report. However, not all Utahns benefit from our collective prosperity. The CEOB addresses Utah's socioeconomic gaps through a holistic, community-driven approach. Forging strong relationships between communities and change-making partners is at the core of our work. The CEOB has created proven models of collaborative platforms that allow communities to share experiences and aspirations, working alongside public and private partners to identify, prioritize, and co-design solutions for pressing issues. Strengthening sector relationships allows for the formation of sustaining partnerships, ensuring that successful solutions are scaled and integrated into enduring structures.

The power of collaboration is a silver lining of the COVID-19 pandemic. The CEOB was officially launched in 2021 to provide an ongoing structure to promote cross-fertilization of expertise to co-create sustainable solutions. The Walton Family Foundation and the Larry H. & Gail Miller Foundation jointly seeded funding and continue to invest in growing the CEOB’s impact.