Melvin L. Hardy is a fundraising professional with an active interest in peace and global citizenship.  He is chairman of the Millennium Arts Salon of Washington, DC, and is an Organizing Principal of the International Artists for Peace and World Harmony Initiative based in Harlem, NY. Mr. Hardy is also chief architect and counsel to The New Beginning Initiative building a branded peace-based, African Diasporan involved system for delivering the benefits of appropriate investment, commercial activity, and cultural exchange in the interest of the economic and social development for the peoples of the African Union.  Mr. Hardy’s dedication to these organizations supports his vision of a more prosperous and peaceful world.

In his role as Washington representative for Mayors for Peace, Mr. Hardy has visited Japan to speak at four global conferences in Hiroshima and Nagasaki on the subject of peace, prosperity, and the role of the creative classes and global communities-of-color in building a global culture of peace.