In July 2011, Jamie joined Generation Rwanda (GR) as Executive Director. He came to GR from Birch Run Capital, an investment fund in New York City, where he analyzed businesses and served as legal counsel. Prior to joining Birch Run, he was an Associate in the New York office of the law firm Sullivan & Cromwell, where he advised companies in the finance and energy sectors. Jamie also worked as a manager on the Obama presidential campaign, and internationally as a political and economic reporter. He has a J.D. from Yale Law School, an M.P.P. from Harvard University, and a B.A. from Columbia University.
This splendid book is more than a primer on social entrepreneurship for human rights in the developing world. It is also a compendium of searing testimony about the immense practical challenges that idealistic changemakers can overcome by dint of their unflagging energy, incandescent visions of humanity and justice, and on-the-ground skills and resourcefulness. Zachary Kaufman has performed a great public service in orchestrating this admirable volume about how hope for the future can be vindicated even under the most unpromising conditions.”