About the Author:

Nathan Kaufman grew up in suburban Chicagoland, USA. He has traveled to a number of countries including a post-college trip to Kenya. His degree at the University of Illinois earned him a job at a "Big Five" financial services firm where he investigated possible investee companies for his clients. After almost four years at a public accounting firm, Nate took a brief respite in Maui before going to work in information technology and finance for Kraft Foods. He also started a part-time MBA program at Kellogg (Northwestern). After almost three years at Kraft, Nate accepted a job at Kellogg's (cereal and snack company).