 He has written a series of children's books designed to foster intergenerational conversations around values and competencies which are necessary to live well with others in a diverse and interdependent world, which have been published in eleven languages.As part of his commitment to advancing educational opportunity, he has served on the boards of several education organizations, including the Massachusetts Board of Higher Education, where he chaired the Strategic Planning Committee, which works with all public universities in the State in the advancement of common Statewide goals.He serves also on the boards of Teach for All, Facing History and Ourselves, WorldTeach, the Latin American Scholarship Program of American Universities, Inversant, the Global Scholars Program at Bloomberg Philanthropies and the Council for International Exchange of Scholars Advisory Board to the Fulbright Program.