Philanthropist Takes the Long Term View in Africa

“If you’re thinking you’re going to go into some difficult part of the world and solve some challenging problem, the first five years will be the worst,” says Greg Carr. 

Greg Carr decided more than a decade ago, when he was in his late 30s, that he wanted to devote all his time to philanthropy. In 1999, Mr. Carr, who co-founded the company Boston Technology, started a foundation that bears his name and also gave $18-million to help Harvard University create the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy.