Shannon Kobran leads the SDG Academy’s Kuala Lumpur team as part of the new SDSN-Asia office of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network. She previously served in SDSN’s New York office. Prior to joining SDSN, she coordinated outreach and development for a small nonprofit that promotes global citizenship through cultural exchange between international students and local communities in New York City. Her first career, before transitioning to international education, was as an editor and project manager for a leading educational publisher. Shannon holds an MA in International Educational Development from Teachers College, Columbia University, where her research thesis focused on the intersection of technology and intercultural education; and a BA from Dickinson College, USA, where she studied English literature.