The mission of PAX sapiens
The mission of PAX sapiens is to use philanthropic funding to help generate new systems of collective coordination to address serious, systemic global problems at the root of armed conflict. To do this, we work with partners to collaboratively develop projects. In this work, we want to identify partnerships that can grow over time until they operate at the scale of major, systemic problems.
The Arsenault/Collins Arsenault Family of Foundations
Marcel Arsenault and Cynda Collins Arsenault are co-founders of the PAX sapiens Foundation (PAX), the One Earth Future Foundation (OEF), and the Secure World Foundation (SWF).
Marcel is an investor, serial entrepreneur, and CEO of Real Capital Solutions (RCS) which oversees a portfolio of real estate. Marcel brings an entrepreneurial and impact-focused drive to philanthropy based on his expertise building successful businesses and navigating complex geopolitical dynamics and economic cycles.
Marcel and Cynda’s operating foundations (OEF and SWF) partner with governments, civil society and other donors to help solve complex problems by addressing root causes of armed conflict. These foundations have successfully designed, tested and scaled numerous economic developments and peacebuilding programs in fragile regions including Somalia and rural Colombia.
One theme of Marcel’s work is an emphasis on coordination and improving the ability of global systems to make good decisions on the basis of the best available evidence. Collaboration explicitly focuses on bringing together other philanthropic organizations and key stakeholders to develop sustainable solutions to points of agreement about long-term goals in different issue areas.