Matthieu Ricard
Buddhist Monk, Author and Humanitarian
Born in France in 1946, Matthieu Ricard is a Ph. D in cell genetics turned Buddhist monk who has studied Buddhism in the Himalayas for the last 50 years. He is an author, a photographer, a humanitarian and a speaker at various international events including the World Economic Forum at Davos, the GNH forums at the United Nations, the World Government Summit, and at TED where his talks on happiness and altruism has been viewed by over eight million people.