At 14, Australian-born Hugh Evans spent the night in a Manila scavenger camp. Confronted with the harsh realities of his hosts’ lives, Evans pledged his life to eliminating extreme poverty. After co-founding the Oaktree Foundation in 2003 earning him the accolade Young Australian of the Year, Evans then worked in collaboration with the Australian and British governments and the United Nations to launch Global Citizen in 2008, orchestrating a chain of successful social media-driven campaigns and becoming a record-breaking action and advocacy force in the development world. In 2012, Evans co-founded the Global Citizen Festival, a free, ticketed concert requiring fans to perform anti-poverty actions in exchange for a chance to earn entry, inspiring millions to enter the war against global poverty and help the world realize the United Nations Global Goals for Sustainable Development.