Adam Braun
Adam Braun
Adam Braunis an American entrepreneur, bestselling author, and philanthropist. He is the Founder of Pencils of Promise, a non-profit organization that builds schools and increases access to education for children in the developing world...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBusinessman
Date of Birth31 October 1983
CountryUnited States of America
address alone complex demand developing economic education employment factors global lead multiple reform side solve tackled unlikely web
Global poverty is a complex web of interlinked problems. There is no one 'silver bullet' that will solve global inequality. Multiple contributing factors must be tackled in parallel. Yes, education alone is unlikely to lead to employment without economic reform to address the demand side in much of the developing world.
curriculum education global human issues organized resource services
There are many challenges in the global education ecosystem: from top-down systemic issues in how educational services are organized and delivered, to bottom-up issues of curriculum effectiveness, accountability, and human resource allocation.
thinking entrepreneur want
I'm not a non-profit person. I think of myself as an entrepreneur who wants to work on global education.
taken long people
Each of the bracelets I wear is from a long trip I've taken. One is from Nicaragua. One is from Nepal. One is from Guatemala. One is from Laos. They don't come off. I walk into a lot of very high-level boardrooms now, and I present to distinguished conferences, but these bracelets remind me of the places I've been and the people I've met.
proud two-paths would-be
In moments of uncertainty...i mmerse yourself in the life you would be most proud to live.
stories excited should
Your life should be a story you are excited to tell.
fighting way twenties
Your twenties are the time to both accept and fight your way into the person you're destined to become.
children quality earth
We have the ability to provide quality education to every child on earth right now.
educational grandparent virtue
I could enjoy the life that I had by virtue of the educational attainment that my grandparents and parents had pursued. Education was always incredibly valued in our family.
revolution persons chests
Every person has a revolution beating within his or her chest
wave bigs ripple
I realized that even big waves start with small ripples
proof within-you
I looked around and acknowledged that what you see around you is proof of what exists within you.
creating challenges lasts
Creating something new is easy, creating something that lasts is the challenge.
losing realizing values
You never realize how much you value something until you are faced with the prospect of losing it.