Please answer the following question: Facts: - known for: avaaz - caption: ricken patel , executive director of avaaz - birth date: january 8 , 1977 - occupation: founding president and executive director of avaaz - birth place: edmonton , canada - alma mater: oxford university , harvard Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of ricken patel .
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ricken patel -lrb- born january 8 , 1977 -rrb- is the canadian/british founding president and executive director of avaaz , a major global civic organization with the world 's largest online activist community , including over 40 million subscribers .patel was voted '' ultimate gamechanger in politics '' by the huffington post , and listed in the world 's top 100 thinkers by '' foreign policy '' magazine .he was also named a young global leader by the world economic forum , referred to as '' the global leader of online protest '' by the guardian and listed as one of people magazine 's most eligible bachelors .