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Susan M. Anderson

Susan M. Anderson

Susan Anderson was a chemist, a housewife, and an artist and arts marketer until 12 years ago, when a trip to Bosnia changed her life. For the first time, she witnessed the destructive effects of war on children and adults firsthand. “Slowly I closed down my company...
Randal Charlton

Randal Charlton

Bored with retirement and ripe for a new challenge, Randal Charlton walked into the office of the president of Wayne State University in 2007 and asked if he had a job – any job – for a lifelong entrepreneur. Charlton brought a versatile background to the table. In...
Susan Burton

Susan Burton

At 46 years old, Susan Burton didn’t have a lot going for her. It was 1997. She was fresh out of jail, and not for the first time. On her way out the prison guard said, “I’ll see you back in a little while.” It wasn’t unlikely. Years before, Burton’s 5-year-old son...
Steven Kwon

Steven Kwon

A retired corporate nutrition scientist and holder of several food-product patents, Steven Soon-Young Kwon was invited to Afghanistan’s Kabul University in 2003 to give a presentation. Appalled at the widespread malnutrition-related illnesses he saw there and...