Rye Barcott Biography

Veteran and social entrepreneur Rye Barcott. He co-founded the non-governmental group Carolina For Kibera while still a U.S. Marine, using a distinctive participatory development methodology to end severe poverty and conflict cycles. It Happened on the Road to War, his book, was hailed by Bono as "a wild ride of a book," Archbishop Desmond Tutu as "tremendous," and Reader's Digest as one of the most excellent non-fiction books of the year. Barcott's father, a teacher and Marine veteran of the Vietnam War taught him the skill of public speaking. The American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists, Best Buy, JP Morgan, Target, Amazon, the Mobile Marketing Association, NAFSA, the World Economic Forum, and the British Royal Society of Arts have all hosted presentations by the TED Conferences Fellow. He has also spoken at the Clinton Global Initiative, Partners in Health, the Gates Foundation, the British Royal Society of Arts, the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists, the Mobile Marketing Association, and the World Economic Forum. Barcott demonstrates via his tale, supported by visual media, how small groups of dedicated individuals from diverse backgrounds can come together and overcome obstacles. Themes of empowerment, self-discovery, and risk-taking are interwoven throughout his captivating speeches. He gives audiences real-life examples of 21st-century leadership that will motivate and educate them as they seek to make a difference and complete tasks in their way.

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