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Global Perspectives Speaker Series

Prior to 2024, the Global Perspectives Speaker Series featured conversations between special guests and former Dallas Fed President Rob Kaplan.
  • Global Perspectives with Richard H. Clarida

    Richard H. Clarida, vice chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, discusses the global effects of U.S. monetary policy, the U.S. fiscal situation and the data dependence.

  • Global Perspectives with John Hess

    John Hess, CEO of Hess Corp., shares his take on the impact of climate change on energy, understanding environmental challenges and the search for U.S. reserves.

  • Global Perspectives with Maya MacGuineas

    Maya MacGuineas, president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, addresses how the U.S. can handle the growing burden of U.S. debt, the importance of human capital and how politics is impacting the national debt.

  • Global Perspectives with Jerome H. Powell

    Jerome H. Powell, chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, discusses his career path to the Federal Reserve, challenges to normalizing monetary policy and the state of the economy.

  • Global Perspectives with Robert S. Taubman

    Robert S. Taubman, chairman, president and CEO of Taubman Centers, Inc., talks about brick and mortar stores, how e-commerce is affecting shopping centers and the state of retail in China.

  • Global Perspectives with Ellen Ochoa

    Ellen Ochoa, former director of NASA’s Johnson Space Center and former member of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas board of directors, discusses her path to being an astronaut, the importance of STEAM education and serving on the Dallas Fed board.

  • Global Perspectives with David Wessel

    David Wessel, former journalist and current director of the Hutchins Center on Fiscal and Monetary Policy at the Brookings Institution, talks about the skills a former journalist brings to a think tank, the biggest economic problems facing the United States and the challenges of the modern press.

  • Global Perspectives with Darren Walker

    Darren Walker, president of the Ford Foundation, discusses lessons of leadership, the creation of the Ford Foundation and the function of philanthropy in society.

  • Global Perspectives with Daniel Yergin

    Daniel Yergin, vice chairman of IHS Markit and a founder of IHS Cambridge Energy Research Associates, talks about the oil price outlook, implications of offshore drilling and the impact of driverless technology on the energy industry.

  • Global Perspectives with Amber Venz Box and Baxter Box

    Amber Venz Box and Baxter Box discussed technology-enabled disruption.