Skoll World Forum Interviews: Tim Hanstad
Video Description
Tim Hanstad, CEO and Director of Landesa, speaks about his childhood experience working on a farm, and how that led to his lifelong interest in land rights for the rural poor. He discusses the challenges and opportunities of securing land rights for families in developing countries.
http://www.landesa.org
http://www.skollfoundation.org
Speakers
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CEO, Chandler Foundation
Tim Hanstad leads the Chandler Foundation as CEO. Tim co-founded Landesa, the world’s leading land rights organization and a Top-10 Global NGO with over 20 offices worldwide. Tim is a Skoll Social Entrepreneur Awardee and Schwab Foundation Outstanding Social Entrepreneur. He has authored numerous books and articles on economic and social development, with work appearing in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Financial Times, and Stanford Social Innovation Review. He holds two law degrees from University of Washington and a bachelor’s degree from Seattle Pacific University.
