religion birth_place birth_date image article_title education name occupation
jewish new york city 31 october 1983 adam_braun_at_salt_conference_2013 . jpg adam braun
 brown university adam braun founder and ceo of pencils of promise
adam braun

adam braun -lrb- born october 31 , 1983 , new york city -rrb- is an american businessman , author , and philanthropist .
he is the founder & ceo of pencils of promise , a non-profit organization that builds schools and increases access to education for children in the developing world .
he is also the creator of the `` for-purpose '' and `` profitable purpose '' approaches to effective philanthropy .
he also wrote a book entitled `` the promise of a pencil : how an ordinary person can create extraordinary change '' published in march 2014 .
