TEDxYale 2013: Cody Pomeranz

Cody Pomeranz spoke at TEDxYale. The event, held on February 23, 2013 explored the theme "Solve for y." The speakers were challenged to explain their unique "y," the key ingredient to their work and inspiration, and describe "why" it is significant. More than any other variable, "y" also represents the speakers' common ground, Yale. Cody Pomeranz is a sophomore History major from Cincinnati, Ohio. He is the Co-founder and Student Coordinator of the Queen City Classic Chess Tournament, one of the largest scholastic chess tournaments in the country and the recipient of the 2006 United States Chess Federation (USCF) "Tournament of the Year" award. He is deeply passionate about education issues; he has taught two summers of U.S. History, Chess, Debate, and Creative Writing to underserved middle school students at Breakthrough Cincinnati, written policy speeches on education for the Obama campaign in Pennsylvania, and contributed to The Huffington Post.