Adam Braun is the founder of Pen­cils of Promise, an award-win­ning non­prof­it orga­ni­za­tion that has built more than two hun­dred schools around the world. In 2012, he was named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 list and Wired mag­a­zine’s 50 Peo­ple Who Will Change the World. He is a grad­u­ate of Brown Uni­ver­si­ty and a fre­quent speak­er at con­fer­ences, col­leges, and For­tune 1000 companies.