Santiago Mellado
| Santiago Mellado | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Santiago Heriberto Mellado April 6, 1963 El Salvador |
| Alma mater | Harvard University |
| Occupation | President and CEO of Compassion International |
| Years active | 2013–present |
Santiago (Jim, Jimmy, or James) Heriberto Mellado (born April 6, 1963) is the President and CEO of Compassion International, a Christian child sponsorship organization dedicated to the long-term development of children living in poverty around the world, which is based in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Mellado previously served as President of the Willow Creek Association (WCA) in South Barrington, Illinois, from 1993 to 2013. He also competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics as a decathlete and is on the board of directors of the Al Oerter Foundation which runs the Art of the Olympians program.
Mellado is a 1991 graduate of Harvard Business School. While a student at Harvard, he wrote a case study on the Willow Creek Community Church which has become a part of the curriculum at Harvard Business School.
He graduated cum laude with a Mechanical Engineering degree from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas.
Mellado competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, representing his birth nation, El Salvador, in the decathlon. He placed 26th, but set national records for the highest-ever performance in the decathlon, men's high jump, 110m high hurdles, and pole vault. The decathlon record still stands as of March 2014.
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