I want to eradicate poverty. I think that theres a tremendous passion for that inside the World Bank.
Jim Yong KimEnding poverty and ensuring sustainability are the defining challenges of our time. Energy is central to both of them.
Jim Yong KimToday there are a lot places where people say they're just hopeless. If I can come from a hopeless country, get an education, become a hyphenated American and become president of the World Bank, it's my moral duty to make sure that every single person on the planet has that opportunity.
Jim Yong Kim