Wes Moore

Acclaimed author and social entrepreneur Wes Moore is chief executive of Robin Hood, one of the nation’s largest foundations with a sole focus on alleviating poverty. His life journey from wayward inner-city youth to decorated veteran, Rhodes Scholar, White House fellow, and business leader is the subject of the much-anticipated major motion picture The Other Wes Moore from Executive Producer Oprah Winfrey.

Based on his New York Times bestseller, The Other Wes Moore tells the story of how educational opportunities, strong parental influence, mentors, and a community support network helped him transcend the fate of a man with the same name who lived just blocks away and took a tragically different path to prison.

In addition to his work with Robin Hood, Moore is founder of BridgeEdu, an organization that provides support to students as they navigate higher education. Previously, he worked on Wall Street and served as a White House Fellow and special assistant to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.

Moore is a retired, decorated combat veteran and officer who served a tour of duty in the elite 82nd Airborne division of the United States Army in Afghanistan. His decade of military service inspired him to become a passionate voice for veterans, executive producing and hosting Coming Back with Wes Moore, a PBS miniseries about the challenges facing returning Iraq and Afghanistan vets.

Moore has authored four books including the New York Times bestseller The Work: My Search for a Life that Matters and is a contributor to the Huffington Post, The Times, and NBC News. He hosted Beyond Belief on the Oprah Winfrey Network, American Graduate Day on PBS, and executive produced the 2016 critically-acclaimed PBS series All the Difference, chronicling two African-American teens from Chicago’s South Side pursuing their dream of graduating from college.

During his presentation to The Economic Club of Southwestern Michigan, Moore will share his remarkable personal story “The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates.”

This event is presented in conjunction with Benton Harbor Promise and First Tee of Benton Harbor.

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