Jim Clifton is the Chairman and CEO of Gallup and the bestselling author of Born to Build, The Coming Jobs War, and It's the Manager, which was named the #1 Wall Street Journal bestseller. His most recent invention, the Gallup World Poll, aims to give the world's 7 billion residents a say on practically every major global topic. Gallup has grown from a primarily U.S.-based corporation to a global enterprise with 40 offices in 30 countries and regions under Clifton's direction. Clifton is currently a Distinguished Visiting Professor and Senior Fellow at the University of North Carolina's Frank Hawkins Kenan Institute of Private Business.