Thomas A. Nazario

THOMAS A. NAZARIO is the founder and president of The Forgotten International, a nonprofit organization that does poverty alleviation work in several parts of the world. He is also an attorney, child advocate, and law professor at the University of San Francisco School of Law. His expertise in children's rights has led him all over the world documenting human rights violations involving women and children. Through his travels he has discovered many grassroots organizations that seek to help the poorest of the poor, and he works tirelessly to provide ongoing support to these groups, as well as new organizations his foundation continues to find around the world. In addition to his teaching, Tom has worked with inner-city kids in the San Francisco Bay area for over thirty-five years and often makes presentations to community groups, colleges, foundations, and corporations that wish to get involved in his work. Tom also often serves as a host to the Dalai Lama when His Holiness visits California.