Richard Blum on Adventure and Philanthropy

17 October 2016

Richard Blum on Adventure and Philanthropy

In this interview with MSNBC’s Chris Matthews, Richard Blum explains how sex traffickers scheme to enslave thousands of Nepali girls each year: “Somebody comes along, saying ‘we have a husband for you…’ or ‘we have a good job for you in India.’ These girls wind up in brothels, and they can’t get out.’’

Matthews applauds An Accident of Geography, a book “about the work that [Blum] and people like Sir Edmund Hillary, former President Jimmy Carter, and the Dalai Lama have done to bring transformational change to developing countries and how others can follow their example.”

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Richard Blum

About the Author

Richard C. Blum is a San Francisco-based private-equity investor and philanthropist. He has combined these twin passions over several decades, applying his core concepts and acumen to build companies for long-term growth at Blum Capital Partners, Newbridge Capital, and other firms, and to myriad humanitarian, higher education, and public policy projects to fight poverty and advance global development.

Thomas C. Hayes

About the Author

Thomas C. Hayes is a managing director with Finsbury, a global consulting firm in strategic communications, and a former award-winning New York Times economic correspondent. An Accident of Geography is his fourth book, each a collaboration with authors in investing, management, technology, or philanthropy.

Richard Blum on Adventure and Philanthropy

17 October 2016