Eric Glustrom is the founder and CEO of Watson Institute and founder of Educate! - two organizations transforming education worldwide. Watson Institute is a new model of higher education based in Boulder, Colorado and South Florida dedicated to supporting next generation innovators, leaders and social entrepreneurs to solve the toughest challenges facing the world. Educate!, which Eric started in high school, currently reaches over 50,000 students across Uganda, Rwanda, and Kenya through a mentorship based, leadership and entrepreneurship program that has significantly influenced the national curriculum and exam of Uganda and Rwanda. Graduate of Amherst College in Biochemistry and recognized as an Ashoka fellow, Echoing Green fellow, and twice recognized as one of Forbes 30 Social Entrepreneurs Under 30, Eric’s work is driven by a simple belief: to solve the toughest challenges facing humanity, the place to start is within the hearts and minds of the next generation.