Dr. Rony Delgarde Receives Double Honors at 2026 Caribbean Global Awards in London

Global Paint for Charity founder receives Corporate Innovation Laureate Award, earns second place for Environment & Sustainability, and receives Top 25 Caribbean global leadership recognition

LONDON, United Kingdom — September 26, 2026 Dr. Rony Delgarde, a distinguished scholar-practitioner in public policy and global humanitarian logistics, achieved historic double honors tonight at the 2026 Caribbean Global Awards. Dr. Delgarde received two distinguished honors at the 2026 Caribbean Global Awards in London, recognizing his leadership in corporate innovation, environmental sustainability, and global humanitarian service. The elite gala gathering also included an international assembly of heads of state, diplomats, and visionaries spanning the Caribbean, Africa, and the Americas, and welcomed representatives from the CARICOM Caucus of High Commissioners in the United Kingdom, including His Excellency Mr. Paul Andy Gomez, High Commissioner of The Bahamas to the United Kingdom, and His Excellency Mr. Edmund Hinkson, High Commissioner of Barbados to the United Kingdom, further reflecting the diplomatic and international significance of the occasion.

This dual recognition is further magnified by Dr. Delgarde’s formal induction into the registry of the Top 25 Caribbean Global Leaders, Icons, and Influencers. This exclusive cohort features paramount contemporary statesmen and cultural architects, including Prime Minister Mia Mottley of Barbados, President Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali of Guyana, WTO Director-General Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, and global icons such as Robyn Rihanna Fenty and Idris Elba. Dr. Delgarde’s presence on this roster underscores his unique positioning at the intersection of grassroots operational credibility and high-level international diplomacy.

"To be recognized alongside individuals who shape our modern geopolitical and cultural landscapes is both humbling and validating," remarked Dr. Delgarde. "True systemic innovation transcends technical advancement; it demands the synthesis of macro-level policy with localized, eco-friendly execution. These awards honor a global network of partners dedicated to transforming environmental liabilities into vehicles for social equity and civic revitalization and transformation."

As the architect of Global Paint for Charity, Dr. Delgarde has fundamentally redefined sustainable waste-management paradigms. His groundbreaking circular-economy model has diverted more than 5 million gallons of post-consumer latex paint from landfills, re-engineering industrial waste into a multi-million-dollar humanitarian supply chain. This logistical framework cross-sects corporate social responsibility with empirical climate action, deploying vital assets to under-resourced schools, healthcare infrastructure, and public facilities across four continents.

Against a competitive vanguard of international finalists, including prominent media and commerce executives like Tenille Clarke, Dr. Delgarde’s recognition serves as a compelling case study in the efficacy of institutional alliance-building, sustainable public policy, and global eco-innovation.

About Dr. Rony Delgarde

Dr. Rony Delgarde is a premier global humanitarian-diplomacy executive, social entrepreneur, and public-policy scholar with more than two decades of experience establishing resilient institutional frameworks and mobilizing cross-sector coalitions across 50 countries. He is the author of the bestselling book, How to Paint Change, which outlines actionable frameworks for social transformation. As the Founder and CEO of Global Paint for Charity, he scaled a grassroots nonprofit into a globally recognized logistics enterprise. Concurrently, he serves as CEO of The Delgarde Associates—a strategic advisory firm catering to corporate boards, institutional investors, and sovereign governments—and as an Associate Professor at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), where he earned his Doctorate in Public Policy and Leadership.

A two-time Energy Globe Award recipient, named among Georgia’s 50 Most Influential Latinos and the Top 25 Most Influential Caribbean Leaders, Delgarde bridges grassroots operational credibility with high-level strategic acumen. His career is distinguished by deep diplomatic and government relationship capital, having advised and partnered with U.S. federal agencies, foreign heads of state, ambassadors, Fortune 500 companies, and multilateral institutions. His career reflects a lifelong commitment to bridging academic inquiry with field-tested global interventions alongside U.S. federal agencies, foreign ministries, and multilateral institutions.

Core Competencies:

• Humanitarian & Public Diplomacy

• International Development Policy

• Nonprofit Founding & Scale-Up

• Global Supply Chain & Logistics

• Board Governance & Advisory

• Government & Legislative Affairs

• Circular Economy & Sustainability

• Strategic Partnerships & Fundraising

• Crisis & Disaster Response

• Executive Coaching & Facilitation

• Higher-Education Instruction

• Cross-Cultural Negotiation

Media Contact:

Dr. Rony S. Delgarde
Founder & CEO of Global Paint for Charity
rony.delgarde@globalpaints.org
855-853-7772