Radical kindness: the banker who gave it all away

[hop 0]

...He was a vice-president of Citibank when he was 34, and a general manager at Citicorp. Australian Business Magazine named him one of the top 40 headhunted executives in Australia. But about 1990 — he is not exactly sure of the year — Wollen decided to give away 90 per cent of his capital, a process he describes as "reverse tithing".

Since then Wollen has donated millions to improving the environment and helping the powerless — children, animals and the terminally ill — around the world. He sponsors the anti-whaling vessel the Sea Shepherd and the South Australian Children's Ballet Company, and has built schools, orphanages, lion parks and sanctuaries.

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Radical kindness: the banker who gave it all away
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/apr/14/scientists-global-warming-conference-poll

[Cath10 0]

Wow! Je suis impressionée!