A marketing executive with over 20 years of experience, Eric Lent formerly held a leadership position with The Hershey Company and Hershey International. Eric Lent now serves as vice president of InterContinental Hotel Group's Holiday Inn and Crowne PlazaHotels and Resorts, Americas and serves as an advocate for Compassion International, a Christian charity for children living in poverty. In April 2016, Compassion International ranked in the top one percent with Charity Navigator, a charity-evaluating company.

1. Compassion International
Recognized by Charity Navigator
Eric Lent, Hershey

2. Introduction
• A marketing executive with over 20 years of experience, Eric
Lent formerly held a leadership position with The Hershey
Company and Hershey International. Eric Lent now serves as
vice president of InterContinental Hotel Group's Holiday Inn
and Crowne PlazaHotels and Resorts, Americas and serves as
an advocate for Compassion International, a Christian charity
for children living in poverty. In April 2016, Compassion
International ranked in the top one percent with Charity
Navigator, a charity-evaluating company.
Charity Navigator operates a rating system for nonprofit
organizations nationwide and evaluates them based on their
transparency and financial accountability. Charity Navigator
examines aspects such as spending habits and business
practices, in addition to fund management ethics.

3. Compassion International
• Founded in 2001, Charity Navigator maintains a mission
of establishing an efficient and responsive philanthropic
marketplace that fosters collaboration between donors
and charities.
Compassion International ranked in the top one percent
of US charities for fiscal sound management,
transparency, and accountability. Charity Navigator’s
rating system awarded Compassion International four
out of five stars for the 15th year in a row, which earned
it third place on Charity Navigator's list of top 10
charities with the most consecutive four-star ratings. For
more information about Charity Navigator and its
ranking system, visit charitynavigator.org.