Presentation of John Graham sharing his journey to finding purpose
Presented 06/07/2024
Meeting Notes:
Synopsis of John's Presentation:
John Graham has led an incredibly adventurous life, climbing big, dangerous mountains and spending 15 years as a US Foreign Service Officer in wars and revolutions in Asia and Africa.
During this event, he spoke about his transition from that life of physical adventure to a life as a peace builder, active in solving tough public problems and supporting and coaching others to do the same.
Much of that work has been with The Giraffe Heroes Project, a
global nonprofit that tells the stories of real heroes as a means of inspiring others to get active too in solving the problems that concern them most.
He challenges his audience to enhance the meaning of their lives through some kind of service, and describes his own successes and failures In achieving that kind of life for himself.
John is a world class presenter and speaker. His mission is of great importance and we know you'll appreciate this highly engaging and powerful talk.
JOHN GRAHAM INTRO
John shipped out on a freighter when he was seventeen, hitchhiked around the world at twenty-two and was part of the team that made the first ascent of Denali’s north wall, a climb Jon Krakauer calls, “an act so bold or foolish that.. it still hasn’t been repeated.”
A Foreign Service Officer for fifteen years, he was in the middle of the revolution in Libya and the war in Vietnam. For three years in the mid-seventies, he was a member of NATO’s top-secret Nuclear Planning Group, then served as a foreign policy advisor to Senator John Glenn. At the United Nations, he was deeply involved in U.S. initiatives in Southern Africa, South Asia and Cuba.
Outside government, John’s been part of major peace-building efforts in the Middle East and Africa. Since 1983 he’s been a leader of the Giraffe Heroes Project, an international organization moving people to stick their necks out for the common good and giving them the tools to succeed (giraffe.org). His focus now is on inspiring and training political activists in places like Nigeria, Nepal, India, Kenya, Zimbabwe, Sierra Leone and Egypt.
A familiar keynote speaker, Graham has done TV and radio all over the world. He has a degree in geology from Harvard and one in engineering from Stanford, neither of which he ever expects to use.
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