Research Events
Global Perspectives Speaker Series
Prior to 2024, the Global Perspectives Speaker Series featured conversations between special guests and former Dallas Fed President Rob Kaplan.
Jan W. Rivkin, senior associate dean for research and co-chair of the project on the competitiveness of the United States at Harvard Business School, discussed national and global economic issues.
November 15, 2017
Ross Perot Jr., chairman of both The Perot Group and Hillwood, discussed issues facing the nation and global economy.
September 06, 2017
Kevin M. Warsh, former member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, discussed issues facing the nation and global economy.
June 21, 2017
Peter R. Orszag, vice chairman of investment banking and global co-head of health care for Lazard, and Dr. Robert C. Robbins, surgeon and hospital administrator, discussed issues related to health care costs, reform and the role that health care plays in the U.S. economy.
April 11, 2017
Robert D. Hormats, vice chairman of Kissinger Associates, discussed issues facing the nation and the global economy.
February 22, 2017
Fred P. Hochberg, chairman and president of the Export-Import Bank of the United States, discussed issues facing the nation and the global economy.
January 10, 2017
Mervyn King, former governor of the Bank of England, discussed issues facing the nation and the global economy.
November 16, 2016
Robert E. Rubin, former secretary of the Treasury, discussed issues facing the nation and the global economy.
October 06, 2016
Lawrence H. Summers discussed national and global economic issues, as well as Federal Reserve monetary policy. Summers is Harvard University president emeritus, a Charles W. Eliot University professor and former secretary of the Treasury.
September 27, 2016
Nitin Nohria, dean of Harvard Business School, discussed issues facing the nation and the global economy.
June 20, 2016