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Sir Richard Branson

Sir Richard Branson is Founder of the Virgin Group. Virgin is one of the world’s most irresistible brands and has expanded into many diverse sectors from travel to telecommunications, health to banking and music to leisure. Having started Virgin as a mail order record retailer in 1970, Branson...
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Boris Becker

Boris Becker and his success story made tennis a national sport in Germany. In 1985, at the age of just 17 years, Boris Becker became and still remains the youngest ever winner of The Championships, Wimbledon. He went on to win a total of 49 career titles.

Today, he is founder of Boris...
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Kofi Annan

Kofi Annan shared a Nobel Peace Prize with the UN in 2001 for his efforts in revitalizing the worldwide security organization.

His words on receiving the accolade set out very clearly the interdependence of every individual on earth and the mission and hope of One Young World: "We have...
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Arianna Huffington

Originally from Greece, she moved to England when she was 16 and graduated from Cambridge University with an M.A. in economics.

At 21, she became president of the famed debating society at Cambridge Union. Arianna Huffington is the president and editor-in-chief of the Huffington Post...
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Natalia Vodianova

Natalia Mikhailovna Vodianova is a Russian model and philanthropist who now permanently resides in the United Kingdom. She has achieved considerable success as a runway, editorial and advertising campaign model.

To date, Vodianova has walked in more than 175 runway shows for U.S. and...
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Muhammad Yunus

Muhammad Yunus is a Bangladeshi banker and economist. He was previously a professor of economics where he developed the concept of microcredit. These loans are given to entrepreneurs too poor to qualify for traditional bank loans.

Yunus is also the founder of the Grameen Bank. In 2006,...
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Counsellor Profiles

Blake Mycoskie

Founder and Chief Shoe Giver, TOMS

Caroline Mutoko

Senior Radio Anchor and Program Controller

John Barnes

Former International Football Player, Manager and Commentator

Mohammad Gawdat

Vice President of Emerging Markets, Google

Ahmed Kathrada

South African Politician and Former Political Prisoner

Ashwin Willemse

Former South African Rugby Player

Sir Richard Branson

Founder, Virgin Group

Trevor Ncube

Chairman of Alpha Media Holdings

Jochen Zeitz

Director of Kering and Chairman of the Kering board’s sustainable development committee

Lauren Bush

Founder and CEO, FEED

Siegmar Pröbstl

CEO, Siemens Africa

Ron Garan

Nasa Astronaut

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