About

A creative entrepreneur, Cynthia La Grou maintains multiple cross-cultural, cross-disciplinary projects that probe the intersection of compassion, the arts, and purposeful media. Cynthia La Grou holds the title of Executive Director of Compathos Foundation, a nonprofit arts and media organization she co-founded in 2009. Leading the organization, she has built international teams of award-winning creative professionals dedicated to creating results-oriented media campaigns that inspire global citizenry, advocacy, and action. Specifically, the group seeks to multiply volunteer and financial resources to deserving communities and organizations worldwide.

Among her work at Compathos, she has produced award-winning films, media campaign case studies, interactive media, youth media travel expeditions, and screenings and events. The organization supports the work of social change artists through fiscal sponsorship and works with a host of non-profits, artists, indie filmmakers and movement-makers in combined efforts to affect positive world change through media impact. The Compathos publishing platform features thousands of media-rich educational and awareness raising resources. It's recent project, Films for the Planet is a streaming online platform providing the best in environmental and social action films on demand.

Cynthia La Grou has served as a partner and creative director of Millennia Music and Media, a global leader in the design and manufacturing of professional audio equipment. Among her responsibilities, she assists with activities involving brand management, product marketing and website and trade-show exhibition design. Millennia Music and Media has been repeatedly recognized for its contributions to the audio equipment industry and has won over 35 prestigious industry awards.