Salman Khan at Rice University's 2012 commencement. Cornell Alumni Magazine - The Peacemaker. If Marks's father had had his way, his only son would have taken over his insurance business.
Perhaps he would have commuted into New York City, as David Marks did for years from their home in South Orange, New Jersey. But his son's road toward bridge-building began with an act of family rebellion: at twenty-two, he made use of his government major and joined the Foreign Service.
Innovations. TED & TEDx. Funny.