30. Rene Celaya, Vice President for Humanitarian Programs at Sesame Workshop

Rene Celaya talks about his career and a life well-traveled from teaching English abroad post Harvard to becoming a monitoring evaluation officer for CARE, working in the Republic of Georgia, Honduras, Panama, Mozambique and Jerusalem. He and his family came back to the States where he secured a position as Assistant Dean at Columbia University, School of International and Public Affairs for two years. After a stint in education, he went back to work for CARE as the Country Director at CARE where he worked for the next 15 years.  Rene is currently a leader in international humanitarian and development strategy and practice.  You can learn more about Rene's work at sesameworkshop.org and connect with him on Linkedin.  Key points include: 05:29: Social, economic, political, and cultural issues in international development 11:44: On the CARE organization 19:00: On the Sesame Workshop program