For our pilot year, Atlas Corps works in India, Colombia, and Washington, D.C., U.S.A. We eventually plan to expand around the world. Although, not immediately obvious, we chose these areas for a few very compelling reasons. First, these are areas of the world where the founder, Scott Beale, has strong ties in the citizen, government and business sectors. Scott lived in Washington, DC for ten years, graduating from Georgetown University and then working in the White House and for Youth Venture (an Ashoka: Innovators for the Public) in D.C. Later, Scott moved to New Delhi, India to work for the U.S. State Department coordinating the U.S. Government's efforts to fight human trafficking in India. And now, Scott lives in Bogotá, Colombia where his wife works in the U.S. Embassy in Bogotá. The second reasons these areas were chosen is to pilot the model in two very different "global south" nations. India will soon have the largest population in the world and is the home to most of the world's poorest people. Despite (or perhaps because of) these challenges they have a well developed citizen sector. Colombia is a much smaller, in many ways wealthier country, but has struggled from years of military conflict and a country ravaged by the drug war. By taking rising stars from these two very different countries, Atlas Corps can better prove that the model will work worldwide. Atlas Corps has plans to expand and will probably add Mexico as its third country and have considered South Africa, Bosnia, China and many other countries in the future. On the U.S. side, we will probably stay on the east coast for the first few years for logistical simplicity, but would like to expand to Delaware, Baltimore, Richmond, New York, Philadelphia, Miami and Boston in the near future. We are also seriously considering expanding to Chicago/St. Louis and San Francisco depending on fundraising success and where we find strong partners. If you live in a different part of the country and still want to get involved, our founder travels across the country about twice a year and may be coming to a city near you. We recommend you check out the upcoming events and get involved!