Watch the conversation featuring Salim Asrawi, Co-Founder and President of Texas de Brazil, and Daniel Lubetzky, Founder of Builders Movement and KIND, moderated by Anne Wicks, the Don Evans Family Managing Director of Opportunity and Democracy at the Bush Institute.
American success stories reinforce our hope in the common ground that unites us. This panel will feature individuals who have made the most out of the opportunity afforded in America and given back by strengthening our democracy and nation through their generosity and perseverance.
Salim Asrawi is President and Co-Founder of Texas de Brazil, which operates more than 70 churrascarias, or Brazilian steakhouses, in the United States and abroad. He serves on the President’s Advisory Board at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, as a board member of the Honors Foundation, and on the Executive Advisory Council for the George W. Bush Presidential Center. His charitable work supports veterans, law enforcement, and children’s health.
Daniel Lubetzky is the Founder of Builders Movement and KIND and a social entrepreneur focused on empowering people to work across divides to solve problems. He helped build the OneVoice Movement of Israelis and Palestinians committed to forging a future in which both peoples can live with security, freedom, and dignity, and Builders, a global initiative to replace an “us vs. them” mentality with flexible thinkers and constructive problem-solvers. His ideas appear regularly on platforms including Newsweek, Fortune, CNN, and TIME, and he became a regular cast member of ABC’s Shark Tank in 2024 after five consecutive seasons as a guest. He wrote The New York Times bestseller Do the KIND Thing. A member of the Anti-Defamation League’s Board of Directors, he was named a Presidential Ambassador for Global Entrepreneurship by President Barack Obama.
Anne Wicks is the Don Evans Family Managing Director of Opportunity and Democracy at the George W. Bush Institute, where she develops and oversees policy, research, and engagement work on education, economic growth, immigration, and democracy. She was previously Associate Dean at the University of Southern California’s Rossier School of Education. She has also held leadership roles at Teach for America, the Lucile Packard Foundation for Children’s Health, and Stanford University.
