A reflection around a borderless world.

Nate Mook joined “What Took You So Long?” in 2012 after working for TED and spending his earlier career as an entrepreneur in the technology and software industries. He has recently led film productions in Somalia, Haiti, Colombia, Panama, Uganda, Kenya, Iraq, and Liberia, working with clients such as USAID, UNDP, and the World Bank, along with smaller NGOs. Nate has traveled throughout Africa with President Clinton, providing video production work for the Clinton Foundation, and was selected as a Gates Foundation “Change Hero.” Nate also produces the renowned TEDxMidAtlantic conference in Washington, DC, which partners with PBS, and has featured speakers including Paula Kerger, Gen. Colin Powell and Steve Case.

Steve helps design creative technology solutions for developing countries throughout eastern Europe, the Middle East, and sub-Saharan Africa at Johnson & Johnson. Steve has done work in more than fifty countries and currently lives in Switzerland. This international work stemmed directly from Steve's experiences in India, Kenya, Morocco, and Hungary as part of the Engineering Leadership Development Minor (ELDM) and the Humanitarian Engineering and Social Entrepreneurship (HESE) programs at Penn State.

This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at http://ted.com/tedx