Richard Rossi

Richard, Envision's Co-Founder and Chief Visionary, is a first generation American - the son of World War 2 European immigrants. He likes to say he grew up as one of the poorest kids in one of America's richest towns, Greenwich Connecticut, where he went to public schools.

After high school, Richard moved to Washington, DC to attend Georgetown University but his family ran out of money so he went to work full time in the United States Senate at the age of 19 and attended college part time at night, graduating after 8 years.

In 1985, Richard joined forces with Barbara Harris to establish the Congressional Youth Leadership Council. This unlikely pairing met instant success and went on to also co-found The National Youth Leadership Forum and Envision EMI.

Richard's unique abilities of creating valuable relationships, envisioning and communicating innovative marketing techniques and providing inspiring leadership are the areas in which he focuses upon exclusively while delegating all other day-to-day management tasks of the company.

Together with Barbara, Richard leads Envision's pursuit of its mission to create unique experiences that provide a lifetime advantage to high-achievers.

Richard lives in Washington, DC with his wife Lisa and 2 children Anna and Willie.

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Barbara Harris

Co-founder, owner, entrepreneur, supreme educator; these are but a few titles that can (and do) accurately describe Barbara Harris. She however prefers, and rightfully so, to be known as the soul and conscience of Envision.

Prior to co-founding the Congressional Youth Leadership Council, the National Youth Leadership Forum and Envision EMI with her business partner Richard Rossi, Barbara had enjoyed a tremendously successful career both as a classroom teacher and as a school administrator. She was the classic "field trip" teacher who far preferred her students to learn through experiences rather than through traditional text books (much to the delight of her students but often times to the dismay of administrators!).

Barbara's enthusiasm for education is infectious and she serves as the beacon for Envision's education department. In addition, her entrepreneurial spirit and leadership have been instrumental in Envision achieving its goals.

Aside from her work at Envision, Barbara serves on the Board of Directors for Washington First Bank, as a member of the Women's Leadership Board at Harvard University and participated in the Inaugural Women in Power and Leadership at the Kennedy School of Government.

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