Talya Bosch is vice president of social ventures at Western Union. In this capacity, she is responsible for the company's shared value, corporate responsibility and cause branding initiatives. Formerly a consultant at agencies such as Cone and Porter Novelli, Ms. Bosch has worked with a wide variety of global Fortune 500 and nonprofit organizations, helping to craft effective programs in areas such as stakeholder and community engagement, strategic philanthropy, cause marketing and communications. As associate director of the public conversations project, she oversaw all aspects of operations for the organization, which is a globally-recognized facilitator of high-level, off-the-record dialogues among opposing leaders of some of the world's most entrenched conflicts. Frequently quoted in a variety of media outlets, Ms. Bosch serves as a regular speaker at a range of venues, including the Business Civic Leadership Center, Business for Social Responsibility (BSR), The Brookings Institution, and the Social Innovation Forum at the United Nations.