Leah Davidson is a business student at The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. She first became interested in sustainability when she studied in the Antarctic on a full scholarship with Students on Ice in 2011 and shared her experience through blogs, literary magazines, and newspapers. Since returning from Antarctica, Leah has given over 20 presentations across North America, published an environmental anthology to raise money for polar education, and launched an international youth outreach campaign called Act for Antarctica. Leah's research interests lie in social entrepreneurship, corporate social responsibility, and international development. She is currently working to establish a microenterprise program for rural teenage girls in Peru to develop entrepreneurial and leadership skills. In her free time, Leah loves writing short stories, reading Jodi Picoult novels, and taking pictures of beautiful landscapes.
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