Conor Bohan

Biography

Conor's work history includes stints as a commercial fisherman, bartender and line cook, house painter and carpenter, teacher, Deputy Director of the National Democratic Institute in Haiti, and Director of Haiti Programs for the American Institutes for Research.

Working as a volunteer secondary school teacher in Haiti, one of his top graduating students, Isemonde, asked him for $30 to register for secretarial school. Conor encouraged Isemonde to pursue her dream of becoming a doctor, paid for the entrance exam, and HELP was born. Under his leadership, HELP has grown from a single student to the largest university scholarship program in Haiti and a model scholarship program for brain gain in the developing world. HELP students and graduates have won numerous awards including two Fulbright Scholarships in the last three years.

Conor is an Ashoka Fellow and a Fellow of the RSA. He has a B.A. in History from Brown University.