1954
Bobby Sager enters the world.
2000
President Clinton at the residence giving the family a personal sendoff before we begin our year-long journey.
President from 1985 to 2000; grew company from $10M to multi-billion dollar enterprise in North America, Europe, and Asia.
Started Sager Family Foundation and Traveling Roadshow; built three schools in Nepal as first initiative.
2001
Launched Science for Monks with His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama introducing science to monastics for first time in 1,500 years of Tibetan Buddhism.
2002
Created Peace Action Network within YPO (Young Presidents’ Organization) as one of two founding chairs.
Founding Moderator of YPO Middle East Forum bringing together Israeli, Palestinian, and Arab members.
Funded building of Medical Training Center in Kabul, Afghanistan to train female doctors as trainers of woman community healthcare workers.
2003
Launched Sager Ganza microlending program in Rwanda, first to assist women after the genocide and now as a loan and banking program for small business owners.
Funded building of Teacher Training Center in Northwestern Frontier Province of Pakistan.
2004
Received inaugural YPO Global Humanitarian Award.
Founding Moderator of YPO India/Pakistan Forum bringing together Indian and Pakistani members.
2005
Founded YPO's Presidents' Action Net, a collaborative effort for YPO members to maximize philanthropic impact.
2006
Executive Produced "A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints" film on life of musician Dito Montiel; awarded Sundance Film Festival Special Jury Prize and Venice Film Festival Critics Week Prize.
Named Honorary Consul General of Nepal for U.S.
Launched Hands Up Not Handouts program in Rwanda and Palestine to give female artisans access to global markets.
2007
Named Honorary Consul General of Rwanda for U.S.
Launched Sager Science Leadership Program to train Tibetan Monks and Nuns at Library of Tibetan Works and Archive in Dharamshala, India.
2008
The Power of the Invisible Sun photographs of children from conflict zones seen by over 4M people during The Police worldwide reunion tour.
Funded building of school in Lo Manthang, ancient 700-year-old walled city in Mustang, Nepal with Sting and his family.
2009
Launched Hope is a Game Changer that provides indestructible balls to Rwandan organizations that teach soccer to kids to promote life skills.
Gave keynote speech on philanthropy and humanitarian efforts at Sydney Opera House.
Gave keynote speech on philanthropy and humanitarian efforts at UN General Assembly Hall in New York.
Published The Power of the Invisible Sun (book launch at Donna Karan, NYC, and Saatchi Gallery, London) featured in NBC's The Today Show, ABC Evening News, and recommended by UNICEF.
Inspiration behind NBC’s 8-part primetime television show "The Philanthropist".
2010
Chairman of the Board from 2010 to 2018.
Co-funded reconstruction of Tigers Nest Temple (or Taktsang) an ancient Buddhist temple outside of Paro in Kingdom of Bhutan.
2011
Gave speech on “Gratitude and Greatness” at Grand Mosque in Muscat, Oman.
2013
Published Beyond the Robe (launched with His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama) featuring photographs and essays on first decade of Science for Monks program (Powerhouse Books).
Received YPO's Hickok Distinguished Service Award for commitment and service exemplifying legacy of YPO founder Ray Hickok.
Funded statue in honor of Boston Celtics star Bill Russell as part of an outdoor urban classroom.
Funded first Science Center for Tibetan monks at Sera Jey Monastery in Bylakuppe, India.
2014
Awarded Honorary PhD from Babson College and gave commencement keynote speech.
Gave “Be Selfish, Go Help Someone” TEDx Talk in Budapest, Hungary.
2015
Expanded Science for Monks program to Bhutan and Nepal.
Gave "One Rock Three Religions" speech at Palazzo Vecchio in Florence, Italy.
2016
Expanded Science for Monks science education program to include Tibetan nuns.
Photographs from Invisible Sun book featured in Sting and Peter Gabriel’s worldwide tour.
2017
Published Untouched Octaves: Reflections on Life, Love, and Society, a book with Sager photographs co-authored with Pakistani poet Amin Hashwani (Liberty Books).
Built first Sager Science Center in Dharamsala to house the Sager Science Leadership Institute.
Sager Ganza micro-loan program exceeds 10,000 accounts.
2019
Published Invisible Sun: The Power of Hope Through the Eyes of Children (Rizzoli).
Invisible Sun book launch and visual installation at the Glasshouse in New York.
Invisible Sun installation at Factory Berlin commemorating 30th anniversary of fall of Berlin Wall during World Frontiers Forum.
2020
Invisible Sun book launch in Venice, Los Angeles.
Invisible Sun visual installation in Tallinn, Estonia.
2021
Invisible Sun visual installation in Tartu, Estonia.
Virtual Invisible Sun installation commemorating United Nations High Commission for Refugees 70th Anniversary.
2022
Moderated Panel at YPO Pulse of Berlin.
Berlin Photo Week Exhibition: Lives born of hardship, photographs born of journey, human connection born out of respect for our common dignity.
Soon to be published Diriyah: The Birthplace of the Nation, featuring photographs of the ancient mud village of Turaif, ancestral home of the Royal Saudi Family.