Legatum’s Vision is to see a more prosperous world. We work to generate and allocate the capital and ideas that can help people live more prosperous lives. Our conviction is that success in life is better measured by who we become, far more than by what we accumulate. For although we know that everything we own will ultimately be lost, we also believe that who we are will endure.
How does a foundation go about investing in a new area? Andrew Doust, vice president of strategy at the UAE-based Legatum Foundation, shares his experience of kick-starting learning in unfamiliar territoryTwo billion. That’s the number of people the UN estimates will live in slums – info...