One of the longest running shows on television just happens to be a reality show. I think the reason why Survivor has had such a long and successful run is because it is in fact real, it shows the contestants in a vulnerable situation, and the fight within each contestant to win. It’s a survival story and the winner it most seasons always seems to inspire.

This year, Survivor started the season with a bit of controversy by dividing the tribes by race. Black, White, Asian…

It so happens, that this year’s winner was an Asian by the name of Yul Kwon, a 31 year old Management Consultant from San Mateo California.

Here’s an excerpt from his bio on CBS.

Yul Kwon was born in Queens, New York to parents who emigrated from South Korea. The family moved to the West Coast when he was six years old and he was raised in Concord, California.

Kwon then attended Stanford University and obtained a Bachelor of Science Degree in symbolic systems (theoretical computer science). While at Stanford, he received the James Lyons Award for Service, attended officer candidates school for the U.S. Marine Corps and graduated Phi Beta Kappa. Kwon went on to receive his Juris Doctor Degree from Yale Law School, where he served on the editorial board of the Yale Law Journal.

Kwon has enjoyed a diverse career straddling both the private and public sectors in law, business and technology. He practiced a mix of litigation, appellate, transactional and regulatory work at several law firms. He also served as a judicial clerk to a federal judge on the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals. Additionally, he worked as a legislative aide to Senator Joseph Lieberman in Washington, D.C., where he helped draft sections of the Homeland Security Bill and other technology-related legislation. Several years ago, Kwon decided to switch careers and become a management consultant at McKinsey. From there, he joined Google’s business strategy group and most recently went back into consulting.

Kwon’s favorite hobbies include politics, boxing, ultimate fighting and volunteering with kids. He describes himself as idealistic, compassionate and ambitious. He became passionate about creating awareness for more minority bone marrow donors in the U.S. after launching a major search to find a match for his best friend who was diagnosed with leukemia, but ultimately succumbed to the disease.

Now, how’s that for a nice little piece of bio. And he’s only 31 years old, who knows where Yul will end up in the future. The sky is the limit for this survivor, and in our previous article, Yul’s dreams are still probably being materialized because no doubt he is aiming “For The Stars”