Rasanath Das: The tension of being a hybrid
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Rasanath Das, formerly an investment banker and monk, tells the inspiring and humorous story of his hybrid life and what he learned from a near-death experience. For more talks, visit poptech.org.
Rasanath Das started his career in strategy consulting at Deloitte in 2000 before working as an investment banker for Bank of America. He then spent four years in a monastery in lower Manhattan during which time he co-founded Upbuild, an educational social enterprise focused on personal and organizational development. He now runs Upbuild full-time. Rasanath is a regular contributor to The Huffington Post, has been featured as a speaker for TEDx and SXSW, and has been profiled in The New York Times, CNN, PBS, and The Third Metric.
