The Founders

Kenneth Cain

Kenneth is an Honors graduate of Harvard Law School and Wesleyan University, where he was an award-winning scholar-athlete. He was a Fulbright Scholar in Sri Lanka and a Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York. He served for many years as an officer in UN Peacekeeping Operations around the world including Somalia, Rwanda, and Cambodia. His book on the subject was an international bestseller and has been optioned for film by Russell Crowe and for the stage by Cate Blanchett. He is currently working with Russell Crowe’s production Company, “Fear of God Films,” on an 8-episode mini-series based on Ken’s life. He has spoken widely on international issues, appeared on CNN, FOX, CBC, the BBC, et al., and has written for the NY Times, The Wall Street Journal, GQ and many scholarly publications, including a National Magazine Award nomination. Ken has worked in a senior capacity on several start-ups, and in global private equity at AIG. He often lectures at Columbia University and NYU, and has wide experience living and working in Asia, in both the private and public sectors. Ken is a Harvard College alumni interviewer.

Peter Keum

Peter is an Honors graduate of Harvard College. His magna cum laude thesis in Economics, “Ethnicity And Occupational Choice,” examined Asian-American students’ academic and career decisions. Peter holds an MBA from the Wharton School. He is a digital media entrepreneur and co-founder of Admaru Network, a leading multicultural ad tech company that connects multinational brands with key Asian-American demo segments. Peter began as a management consultant at Booz Allen Hamilton in telecom and media. He has been a board member of the Mirae Foundation, backer of the largest Korean-American undergraduate conference (KASCON), and of the NY Nanum Foundation (formerly “the Beautiful Foundation”), a community service organization.