Our vision is to motivate and empower individuals to make a positive difference within our global society through understanding and action based on effective and compassionate leadership. The Hugh O'Brian Youth Leadership (HOBY) was founded by Hugh O'Brian in 1958. That year, Mr. O'Brian had the unique opportunity to spend nine inspirational days with the great humanitarian, Dr. Albert Schweitzer at his clinic in Africa. There, Dr. Schweitzer impressed upon him that "the most important thing in education is to teach young people to think for themselves." That thought became the cornerstone for the Hugh O'Brian Youth Leadership, which Mr. O'Brian founded two weeks after his return to Los Angeles. Since then, HOBY has carried out its mission "to inspire and develop our global community of youth and volunteers to a life dedicated to leadership, service and innovation."