Claes Nobel, renowned champion of environmental stewardship, earth ethics, and youth leadership, has continued his family's legacy of recognizing and rewarding outstanding achievement by founding The National Society of High School Scholars and acting as the organization's honorary chair. Mr. Nobel is a native of Sweden and member of the Nobel Prize family. A passionate proponent of humanitarian and environmental causes, he has worked tirelessly in his mission to help save the planet and its people.

In 1974 he drafted The Nobel Laureates Declaration on the Survival of Mankind, signed by 78 Nobel Laureates advocating support for environmental protection and humanitarian leadership. He advises spiritual, political, and economic leaders on preserving the earth and preserving peace, as well as working to help instill these ideals in youth through education and example.