Wendy R. Sherman, Ambassador and Counselor of the Department of State

Leadership in Our Times: A Conversation with Ambassador Wendy R. Sherman Wendy R. Sherman is a professor of the practice of public leadership and director of the Center for Public Leadership at the Harvard Kennedy School. In addition, she is a Senior Fellow at the School’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs. Ambassador Sherman is Senior Counselor at Albright Stonebridge Group and former Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs. She serves on the boards of the International Crisis Group … Continue reading “Wendy R. Sherman, Ambassador and Counselor of the Department of State”

Peter Shumlin, 81st Governor of Vermont and Menschel Senior Leadership Fellow

[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/693760540″ params=”color=#ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true” width=”100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /]   Read the reflection article by A. Taylor Thomas Fixing the Health Care System from Within Wednesday, September, 25, 2019 Peter Shumlin served three terms as the 81st US Governor of Vermont, from 2011 to 2017. Prior, Shumlin represented the Windham County district in the Vermont Senate from 1993 to 2003 and 2007 to 2011, and as elected president of the senate for 10 of those years. Shumlin also served as a member … Continue reading “Peter Shumlin, 81st Governor of Vermont and Menschel Senior Leadership Fellow”

Ash Carter, former Secretary of Defense for the United States

[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/378354029″ params=”color=#ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true” width=”100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /] Read a reflection article by Dana Sievers.  Leadership on Health in the Department of Defense Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2017 Ash Carter served as the 25th Secretary of Defense. For over thirty-five years inside government under presidents of both political parties as well as in the private sector, Ash Carter has leveraged his extraordinary experience in national security, technology and innovation to defend the United States and make a better world. Carter served as … Continue reading “Ash Carter, former Secretary of Defense for the United States”

Sally Jewell, former Secretary of the Interior

[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/357252764″ params=”color=#ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true” width=”100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /] Read a reflection article by Lara Bertoia. Nature and Health – Inextricably Linked Thursday, Nov. 16, 2017 As a business executive and public servant serving as U.S. Secretary of the Interior under President Obama, Sally Jewell focused her career on supporting a robust economy coupled with long-term sustainability of our natural world and its diverse people. During her tenure as Interior Secretary, Jewell was recognized for taking the long-view, using a science-based, landscape-level, … Continue reading “Sally Jewell, former Secretary of the Interior”

James Ryan, Dean of Harvard Graduate School of Education

[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/347796382″ params=”color=#ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true” width=”100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /] Read the reflection article by Ameer Omar Farooq. 5 Essential Questions in Life James E. Ryan is the 11th dean of the Harvard Graduate School of Education. A leading expert on law and education, Ryan has written extensively about the ways in which law structures educational opportunity. His articles and essays address such topics as school desegregation, school finance, school choice, standards and testing, pre-K, and the intersection of special education and neuroscience. … Continue reading “James Ryan, Dean of Harvard Graduate School of Education”