Born in Israel and raised in El Paso, Texas, Ori Brafman has been a lifelong entrepreneur in business, government and the nonprofit sector. His projects include launching healthy fast food restaurants, leading political and advocacy campaigns and co-founding Courtroom Connect, a wireless network company.

In 2001, Brafman co-founded a network of more than 1000 CEOs working for peace and economic development projects. The network was supported by the likes of venture capitalist John Doerr and the Ford Foundation and has catalyzed projects in the Middle East, Africa, North America, Europe, and Asia. Most recently, Brafman has facilitated a course at the Stanford Graduate School of Business.
 
Following his first book, The Starfish and the Spider, Brafman wrote his second book, Sway: The Irresistible Pull of Irrational Behavior, with his brother, Rom. Their latest book is Click: The Magic of Instant Connections.
 
Brafman has appeared on the BBC, National Public R...

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