“Jean Houston dominates the room with her larger-than-life presence and crackling wit. She is a walking encyclopedia, reciting poems, passages from great works of literature, historical facts and scientific data all in the same breath,” says Senator Hillary Clinton. Scholar, philosopher and researcher in human capacities, Jean has worked in 40 cultures helping to deepen their own uniqueness as they become part of the global community. Recipient of numerous global awards for her service to humanity, she is one of the foremost visionary thinkers and doers of our time. Author of 18 books she works on the frontiers of the new global society training paradigm pioneers in social artistry. She is a consultant to UNDP and Advisor to UNICEF in human and cultural development – implementing education and health programs in such places as Myanmar (Burma) and Bangladesh as well as with numerous indigenous peoples. She has been advisor to Eleanor Roosevelt, President and Senator Clinton. and works with a small group associated with the Dalai Lama. Her PBS Special, A Passion for the Possible conveys her ability to inspire and invigorate people with her vision – the finest possible achievement of the individual and cultural potential in a global society.

She continues to work closely with the United Nations Development Program, particularly in retraining leadership in social artistry in the arena of decentralized governance in order to accomplish the Millennium Development Goals. In 2004 she will train leaders in Albania, Barbados, Panama, Brazil, the Philippines and China. Participants in these programs are invited to influence political and economic institutions that effect their lives as well as to meet their individual needs and potential.