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Global Activist
Executive Director & Co-founder, Survivor Corps
Profile
Jerry White is a global activist and leading expert on survivorship and resilience. His life's work—transforming victims into survivors—is fueled by the conviction that, with the right tools, everyone can rise above tragedy and give back to their communities.
White co-founded Landmine Survivors Network, the first international organization created by and for survivors to help victims of war rebuild their lives. He is a recognized leader in the International Campaign to Ban Landmines, co-recipient of the 1997 Nobel Prize for Peace. White arranged for and escorted Diana, Princess of Wales, on her last humanitarian mission, to Bosnia-Herzegovina, and then spearheaded efforts to promote a mine-free Middle East with King Hussein and Queen Noor of Jordan.
 Jerry White is a powerful speaker with great insight into the nature of violence, trauma, reconciliation and healing. He informs and inspires with candor, experience and |
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White believes those who have been most scarred by the world’s violence can become the best agents for change and help put an end to cycles of victimization and mass destruction. Through Survivor Corps, he is building a global movement to address the root causes of armed conflict in 39 countries.
In his first book, I Will Not Be Broken: Five Steps to Overcoming a Life Crisis, White shares his formula for survivorship. White has interviewed and helped thousands of victims of tragedy. He incorporates their stories as well as his own to describe a process for not only surviving crisis, but going on to thrive. Daniel Goleman, the author of Social Intelligence, says, "Jerry White speaks with compassion and authority—and an abundance of emotional intelligence.” And Lance Amstrong says, "Jerry White brings his insight and experience to bear expertly for those facing life's unexpected challenges."
White has led global efforts to draft and enact human rights and humanitarian laws that promote and protect the rights of 650 million people with disabilities. The first non-Jew to receive a Bachelor of Arts with Honors in Judaic Studies from Brown University, White also has an MBA from the University of Michigan and an Honorary Doctorate from Mt. Sinai School of Medicine.