
Ann Cornell
President at Cornell Douglas Foundation and Director at Wallace Genetic Foundation
TED Attendee
Bethesda, Maryland, United StatesAbout 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.