Al Cho
FROM:
Tempe, Arizona
HEROES:
Wangari Maathai
PROUDEST ACCOMPLISHMENT:
Hopefully still to come!
SOMETHING YOU MIGHT TEACH AT THE SUMMIT:
What we can do about forestry and climate change
SOMETHING YOU HOPE TO LEARN AT THE SUMMIT:
Examples of social entrepreneurship - how people took the plunge and built something from scratch
SOMETHING YOU ARE STRUGGLING WITH IN YOUR WORK:
Figuring out where to create the impact that "only you" can create.
SOMETHING THAT MAKES YOU HAPPY:
Puppies, trees, rivers and mushrooms
SOMETHING THAT MAKES YOU ANGRY:
Monological thinking
TELL US ABOUT YOUR FAMILY:
Two wonderful, down-to-earth parents, and a sister who is my hero.
AN IDEA TO MAKE THE 30SUMMIT EVEN BETTER:
Keep presentations to a minimum and leave lots of time for collaborative working - the thing that kills most meetings I go to is that there is too much presentation and not enough group-based interactive work.
BIOGRAPHY:
Albert Cho is an engagement manager at McKinsey & Company, where he works on energy and climate change. He has worked on issues related to trade, development, and the environment at the United Nations Development Program, the World Resources Institute and the International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development. Albert received his B.A. summa cum laude from Harvard College, as well as a master's degree in economics and a M.B.A. from Oxford University. He is a Rhodes Scholar and a Truman Scholar.
