How the Millenial Generation is Shaping Our World

On May 9, 2014 David Burstein, 25, the CEO and Co-Founder of Run for America, a movement bringing the rising generation of talent into our political system and mobilizing political leaders to start solving the world's biggest problems, will speak at the Scarsdale League of Women Voters Annual Spring Luncheon.

Burstein is the author of Fast Future: How the Millennial Generation is Shaping Our World, which explains how today's young adults are becoming the most powerful change agents in modern history. David will speak on Millenniums, the largest generation in history, their rise, their power, what makes them different, and how and why they are changing everything; from our biggest institutions to the way we love.

David is the former Executive Director of Generation18, a nonpartisan young voter engagement organization that grew out of the documentary film, 18 in '08, which he directed and produced about young voters in the 2008 election. For his work, David received a 2009 DoSomething Award. David's 2012 follow-up film, Up to Us, produced with OurTime.org and Comcast, focused on the optimism and resilience of the Millennial Generation in the face of the economic crisis and their continued desire to vote and participate in public service.

David has appeared on CNN, FOX News, MSNBC, NPR, ABC Evening News, and C-SPAN, and in The New York Times, USA Today, The Boston Globe, Politico, Salon, The Huffington Post, and many others. David is a contributor to Fast Company, and he is the Founding Co-Director of the Bluhm/Helfand Social Innovation Fellowship @ Chicago Ideas Week, which helps outstanding young social entrepreneurs grow their impact. He serves on the advisory boards of Watson University, The Civic Life Project, and The Westport Youth Film Festival. He is a graduate of NYU's Gallatin School of Individualized Study.

The public is invited to the Scarsdale League's annual spring luncheon which will follow the League's annual meeting, to be held at the Scarsdale Golf Club on May 9, 2014, at noon. Admission is $40 ($45 at the door), High School and college students discounted to $20. Please RSVP by May 6 to: Anne Lyons, 82 Greenacres Avenue, Scarsdale, NY 10583 or online at lwvs.org., Event Tickets. Questions: please contact Anne Lyons, aulyons@gmail.com.