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Rodrigo Jordan a management professor at the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile is a world-class mountaineer. He has led written about and filmed Chilean expeditions to Mount Everest K2 and Antarctica and has drawn on these experiences to found Vertical S.A. a company that uses outdoor education to teach leadership and teamwork. Jordan was recently named chair of Chile’s National Poverty Foundation a non-governmental organization (NGO) dedicated to social development. Knowledge at Wharton offers an edited version of an interview with Jordan on leadership tackling poverty and his recent climb up Lhotse the world’s fourth-highest summit. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.