Biography & Background:

Born on December 16, 1982 in Thornhills, Ontario, Canada, Craig Kielburger was destined for greatness. He is known for his work as a child rights advocate, as a leadership specialist, as an award-winning author, and as a popular public speaker (“Free the Children”). Kielburger has had numerous accomplishments in his lifetime and is still making life-changing progress today in the world of children’s rights. He maintained his degree in Peace and Conflict Studies from the University of Toronto and he was recognized as the youngest student ever in the Kellogg-Schulich executive MBA program (“Free the Children”). Kielburger received four honorary doctorates for work in the field of education and human rights, he had traveled to over fifty countries for his cause, he was awarded the Roosevelt Freedom Medal, and he won the World Children’s Prize for the Rights of Children, also known as the Children’s Nobel Prize (“Free the Children”). On top of all of those achievements Craig Kielburger was also awarded the Order of Canada for his outstanding progress in the world of Children’s rights (“Free the Children”).