Hugh Evans is the Co-founder and CEO of Global Citizen, an international advocacy organization committed to increasing the number and effectiveness of individuals taking action to end extreme poverty. Evans' passion for poverty eradication was sparked at the age of 14 while on a World Vision trip to the Philippines. The abject poverty Evans was exposed to led him to begin work challenging the status quo of extreme poverty. In August 2012, Evans launched the annual Global Citizen Festival — a free ticketed music event in New York City that coincides with the UN General Assembly meeting. The Festival has gone on to take place in London, Mumbai, Hamburg, Toronto, Berlin, and Johannesburg. Over the last ten years, Global Citizens have taken over 24 million actions in the fight against extreme poverty driving financial commitments of $48bn, that have impacted the lives of 880 million people around the world.