28/04/2026
Miguel Ángel "Mike" Bezos wrote a cheque to fund a garage startup of his son Jeff. That company is Amazon today! As the 'Angel' in his name suggests, Miguel reminds us that the first angel investment often comes from home - in the form of belief, encouragement, and quiet backing. A parent's faith can be the earliest and most powerful catalyst, long before any cheque is written or headlines are made.
Was wonderful to spend time over two days with Mike Bezos, Clair Munana, fellow Aspen Institute USA trustees, in Segovia, Spain as we discussed Leadership for Humanity's Next Chapter - growing a worldwide community of leaders who use their creativity, energy, and resources to tackle the foremost challenges of our times. Very critical to build the right values in today’s youth who will lead in the future.
Mike’s $200M endowment to set up the Center for Rising Generations at Aspen, was the inspiration for us to set up the Navani Rising Generations Fellowship (NRGF) at Ananta Aspen in India, the country with the largest Rising Generation in the world. Two batches of NRGF (Omega) for the 14–18-year-olds have been successfully completed. Getting ready to launch NRGF (Alpha) for 19–24-year-olds soon.
[Leadership, youth, values]