Featured Master Class Leaders

  • A Master Class with economist Plutarchos Sakellaris

    A Master Class with economist Plutarchos Sakellaris

    The seventh floor of the Ministry of Economy & Finance, just off of Syntagma Square, was the scene for our Master Class with Plutarchos Sakellaris, Chairman of the Greek government’s Council of Economic Advisors, which is, explained a smiling Prof. Sakellaris, very much the equivalent of the White House’s Council of Economic Advisors in [...]

     
  • A Master Class with high-tech exec Chris Saridakis

    A Master Class with high-tech exec Chris Saridakis

    Your company publishes eighty-four daily newspapers in the U.S. — including the biggest-selling daily newspaper in America — and nearly 850 other publications in the U.S., along with more than 200 in the UK. With a hundred years of experience in publishing, your company has looked ahead and expanded its [...]

     
  • A Master Class with Sen. Olympia Snowe

    A Master Class with Sen. Olympia Snowe

      Located directly off the Floor or main chamber of the U.S. Senate, and the cloaked-in-mystery Senate Cloak Room, the official Senate Reception room with its richly decorated interior is one of the few places you can catch a Senator whose constantly changing schedule demands proximity to the floor of the Senate. In this case, it was the the perfect place [...]

     
  • A Master Class with George Stephanopoulos

    A Master Class with George Stephanopoulos

      What’s it like putting together a major television news show? Frantic, hectic, nerve-wracking — and that’s if you’re behind the cameras in the control room and everything is going normally. Put yourself in front of the cameras, though, and in the anchor’s chair, where you’ve been writing and re-writing [...]

     
  • A Master Class with George Tenet at Georgetown University

    A Master Class with George Tenet at Georgetown University

    A Master Class with the Distinguished Professor in the Practice of Diplomacy at Georgetown University, George Tenet. Previously, Prof. Tenet served as Deputy Director, Acting Director, and from 1997 to 2004 as Director of Central Intelligence during the Clinton and Bush administrations.

     
  • A Master Class with Rep. Dina Titus

    A Master Class with Rep. Dina Titus

    It may be no surprise that three decades of classroom experience makes for a great Master Class leader. After sitting down with Dina Titus, though, it was also clear that being a political science professor for 30 years is also a great preparation for answering the tough questions a Member of [...]

     
  • Master Class with a Leader: Fran Fragos Townsend

    Master Class with a Leader: Fran Fragos Townsend

    Ever wondered how you get a top job at the White House? First you graduate (with honors) in three years from a local university, get your law degree, and then work really, really hard – first as an Assistant DA in New York, next at the U.S. attorney’s office run [...]

     
  • Master Class with a CEO: shipping magnate Nikos Tsakos

    Master Class with a CEO: shipping magnate Nikos Tsakos

    Tankers as tall as the Empire State building, $100 million cargoes, pirates running amok on the high seas, a Greek shipping tycoon known to all as “the Captain” — and an offer to take on Next Generation interns. What’s not to like? Our latest Master Class in the world headquarters [...]

     
  • Master Class with a CEO: Dr. Roy Vagelos

    Master Class with a CEO: Dr. Roy Vagelos

    The economic crisis we are experiencing is dramatically restructuring the American business landscape. As corporate giants go under, and entire industries are transformed, what lies ahead for companies competing to stay ahead, here and around the world — and the students who will be joining their ranks soon? To help [...]

     
 
 
 
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