From General McLane to the White House Climate advisor Ali Zaidi to speak at Global Summit by Liz Allen
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Ali Zaidi, a 2004 graduate of General McLane High School, emigrated from Pakistan with his parents in first grade, settling in Edinboro. Since then, he s earned a role as Deputy National Climate Advisor to President Joe Biden u2014 and a speaking engagement during the Jefferson Educational Society s all-virtual Global Summit XII on Tuesday, May 11.
When Ali Zaidi graduated from General McLane High School in 2004, he aspired to go to med school after his undergraduate studies at Harvard College. Someone else is living that dream. It just wasn t me, said Zaidi with a smile.