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Adam Braun

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Founder at Clarasight

United States

FoundedClarasight

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Adam Braun is the CEO and Co-Founder of Clarasight, an AI platform for enterprise travel and expense management whose customers manage more than $5 billion in travel spend. He is also the Founder and Chairman of Pencils of Promise, an organization that has built more than 600 schools, and the author of "The Promise of a Pencil: How an Ordinary Person Can Create Extraordinary Change," which reached the New York Times Bestseller list. Braun has been named to Business Insider's 40 Under 40 and Wired Magazine's "50 People Who Will Change the World," and has received the Tribeca Disruptive Innovation Award.

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Experience

  1. ClarasightCEO & Co-Foundercurrent2021 — present
  2. Pencils of PromiseBoard Chaircurrent2021 — present
  3. Pencils of PromiseCEO, Founder & Board Member2008 — 2020
  4. WeWorkCOO, WeGrow2018 — 2020New York, NY
  5. MissionU (Acquired by WeWork)CEO & Co-Founder2016 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
  6. Global Business Coalition for EducationDirector of UN Special Envoy's Global Education Platform2015
  7. Bain & CompanySenior Associate Consultant2007 — 2010

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Leadership99Strategy99Public Speaking99Strategic Planning18Facebook24Sustainability39Change Management31Business Innovation23Fundraising99Nonprofits99Brand Development84Entrepreneurship99
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Languages Spanish

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Who is Adam Braun?
Adam Braun is the CEO and Co-Founder of Clarasight, an AI platform for enterprise travel and expense management whose customers manage more than $5 billion in travel spend. He is also the Founder and Chairman of Pencils of Promise, an organization that has built more than 600 schools, and the author of "The Promise of a Pencil: How an Ordinary Person Can Create Extraordinary Change," which reached the New York Times Bestseller list. Braun has been named to Business Insider's 40 Under 40 and Wired Magazine's "50 People Who Will Change the World," and has received the Tribeca Disruptive Innovation Award.
Where does Adam Braun work?
Adam Braun is Founder of Clarasight.
What companies did Adam Braun found?
Adam Braun founded Clarasight.
What companies has Adam Braun invested in?
Investments tracked here include Noya.
Where did Adam Braun go to school?
Adam Braun studied at Brown University (Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Economics, Sociology, Public & Private Sector Organizations); Semester At Sea / ISE.

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