Yul Kwon won the hit CBS reality show, Survivor: Cook Islands, during 2006’s controversial, racially-segregated season. On his way to victory, Kwon skillfully led a multi-ethnic team, earned a reputation as one of the show's most strategic and honest players, and smashed stereotypes about Asian American men in the media.

Kwon’s recent activities include working as a special correspondent for CNN, appearing as a regular guest lecturer at the FBI Academy, and speaking at many of the country’s top corporations and universities. He's active in a number of charitable efforts and has organized a nationwide campaign to increase the number of minority bone marrow donors – a cause he began championing when his best friend died from leukemia in college.

Kwon obtained his B.S. degree in Symbolic Systems from Stanford University, where he graduated Phi Beta Kappa and received the James Lyons Award for Service. At Yale Law School was on the editorial board of the Yale Law Journal. After graduating, he enjoyed a diverse career in both the private and public sectors in law, politics, business, and technology. He clerked on the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals and practiced a mix of litigation, appellate, transactional and regulatory work at several law firms. As a legislative aide to Senator Joseph Lieberman, he helped draft portions of the Homeland Security Act, authored a landmark bill on nanotechnology, and organized a bipartisan caucus on science and technology. Kwon then transitioned into the business sector, first joining McKinsey as a management consultant and then crossing over to Google's business strategy group.

Kwon was recently named in VIBE Magazine's annual "Juice" list of upcoming people who will change the world, People Magazine's Sexiest Man Alive and Hottest Bachelor's issues, and EXTRA TV’s list of Most Eligible Bachelors. In addition, he has received numerous awards and commendations from community and government organizations for his dedication to public and community service.

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