Ann Cornell

Ann Cornell

President at Cornell Douglas Foundation and Director at Wallace Genetic Foundation

TED Attendee
Bethesda, Maryland, United States
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About Ann

I am a…

Activist, Artist, Environmentalist, Parent, Philanthropist

I'm passionate about

Environmental Health and Justice, Teaching Financial literacy in schools, Preservation of national parks and open lands, Accessibility to clean water for all communities

The TED story

As so many others do, I come back from TED conferences with the mind both exhausted and exhilarated. Listening to an inspiring speaker on the stage and then being able to sit down and have coffee with him/her afterwards is a thrill.

Things you might not know

Writing at the same time with both hands, with the left writing backwards. I can't figure out what possible good this does for mankind, but I think it's remarkable.