Ricky Martin

President, Ricky Martin Foundation and UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador.
Puerto Rican-born Ricky Martin was poised for stardom since childhood. As part of the wildly popular band Menudo Martin toured The Americas from an early age. Doing so opened his eyes to the reality that many children experience in Latin America, an aspect that has guided his humanitarian work since. Today, with a successful career as a soloist, the five-time Grammy winner remains committed to advocating the rights of children. Towards this goal he established the Ricky Martin Foundation in San Juan, Puerto Rico and has been appointed a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador. He has also been awarded several other distinctions, including recognition as an outstanding artist philanthropist by the Hispanic Heritage Awards, the International Humanitarian Award, the Person of the Year award by the Latin Grammy Recording Academy, and he was named an international hero by the State Department in 2005, to name a few.