Yale College sophomore Michelle Nadika de Saram was one of the 100 university students from around the world named as Goldman Sachs Global Leaders.
The students, who hail from 17 countries, were chosen on the basis of their outstanding academic abilities and leadership achievements.
Each student will receive $3,000 and will be honored in award ceremonies at which renowned leaders in the public, civic and private sectors will discuss current leadership challenges. Fifty of the students -- 10 from U.S. and Canadian universities and 40 from other countries -- will be selected to participate in the Goldman Sachs Global Leadership Institute that will be held in July in New York City.
De Saram, of Nugedoga, Sri Lanka, is a double major in history and political science, a reporter for the Yale Daily News and a founding member of the College Council for CARE at Yale. She is currently working to found a Rotary Club at Yale. She was named Summit Valedictorian of the Presidential Classroom Future World Leaders Summit and has interned at the Center for Policy Alternatives and the National Peace Council of Sri Lanka.
The Global Leadership Program was created by the Goldman Sachs Foundation, a global philanthropic organization that strives to promote excellence and innovation in education worldwide, and by the Institute of International Education, which promotes the exchange of people and ideas throughout the world.
"In light of the current state of the world, we recognize that leadership skills and global awareness are absolutely critical components of the educational process," says Stephanie Bell-Rose, president of the Goldman Sachs Foundation. "We hope that the experience as a Goldman Sachs Global Leader will encourage these students to assume leadership roles that transcend cultural boundaries, and that the connections they make with each other will grow over the years."
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