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Labor looks different in the 21st century. And so should our job training programs.

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Migration is the story of my life: my parents and grandparents journeyed across four continents to flee war and find jobs, eventually finding their way to the U.S.

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So often, we leave the selfless side of ourselves for nights and weekends, for our charity work. It is our duty to inject that into our day-to-day business, into the work that we do, to improve corporations, to improve civil society, and to improve government.

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Most philanthropists want to be effective altruists. But the problem isn't intention: it's measurement. Unlike financial investing, which has reporting standards, audit processes, and educational requirements, social investing is notoriously tricky to evaluate.

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Bling is passe, and I like my style to reflect just that. Ruthless editing defines true style perfectly.

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The best way to end poverty is to simply give people work, which isn't considered 'sexy' among donors who want to fund a preschool or cure a disease.

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I grew up believing in meritocracy and the American dream. My parents came here from India. They had no connections. My brother and I went to public schools, and both of us succeeded.

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It's much easier for people to compare wages or identify bad employers or discuss bad labor practices in the Internet economy than it was in, say, a factory environment, where that stuff wasn't usually published or available.

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A lot of people are happy to give money to charities but are wary of giving through taxes because they feel it doesn't produce any value.

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I wish the city of San Francisco, bastion of liberalism, were more innovative when it comes to how to spread the wealth.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Businesswoman

Born: October 9th, 1982

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