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Alex Budak Speaker Profile: At A Glance
Alex Budak is an award-winning faculty member at UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business, and the author of Becoming a Changemaker, which is being translated into over 25 languages. He began his career co-founding StartSomeGood, a platform that has raised millions to launch new change initiatives in over 50 countries. He now brings these experiences to life as an educator and speaker on change, courage, and connection.
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