This twice monthly series hosted by Berkeley Haas faculty highlights cutting-edge, high-level thinking and analysis on a range of topics around business, economics, and inclusion during the coronavirus pandemic and beyond. Talks feature leading faculty from Haas, UC Berkeley, and other academic institutions.
Lectures are streamed via YouTube on alternate Thursdays from noon–12:45pm PDT. The link to join will be posted on this page prior to each event. Viewers may submit questions via chat.
Upcoming Events
Ross Levine
Professor and Willis H. Booth Chair in Banking and Finance at Berkeley Haas
Conversation led by Laura Tyson, Distinguished Professor of the Graduate School & Former Dean, Berkeley Haas
Thursday, October 29
Noon–12:45pm
Katherine L. Milkman
Professor of Operations, Information, and Decisions at The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
Conversation led by Prof. Don A. Moore, Lorraine Tyson Mitchell Chair in Leadership and Communication
Thursday, November 12
Noon–12:45pm
Economic Consequences of COVID-19
- Mitu Gulati, Professor of Law at Duke University
- Hilary Hoynes, Professor of Economics and Public Policy at UC Berkeley
- Sebnem Kalemi-Ozcan, Neil Moskowitz Professor of Economics and Finance at University of Maryland
- Maurice Obstfeld, Class of 1958 Professor of Economics at UC Berkeley
- Pierre-Olivier Gournichas (Moderator), Professor of Economics in the UC Berkeley Department of Economics and S.K. and Angela Chan Professor of Global Management at Berkeley Haas
Co-Sponsored by Social Science Matrix and Clausen Center for International Business and Policy
Thursday, December 3
Noon–1:30pm
Past Speakers
Sir Ronald Cohen
Venture capitalist, philanthropist, and social innovator
Chairman, Global Steering Group for Impact Investment
Conversation led by Berkeley Haas Assoc. Prof. Adair Morse, faculty director for the Sustainable & Impact Finance Initiative and Soloman P. Lee Chair in Business Ethics
Watch video of the conversation between Sir Ronald Cohen and Adair Morse
Julia Galef
Co-founder of the Center for Applied Rationality
Conversation led by Prof. Don A. Moore, Lorraine Tyson Mitchell Chair in Leadership and Communication
Watch video of the conversation between Julia Galef and Don Moore
Barry Eichengreen
George C. Pardee and Helen N. Pardee Professor of Economics and Political Science, UC Berkeley
Conversation led by Prof. Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas, S.K. and Angela Chan Professor of Global Management, Haas School of Business; Director, Clausen Center for International Business and Policy
Watch video of the conversation between Barry Eichengreen and Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas
Hillary Hoynes
Professor of Public Policy & Economics and Haas Distinguished Chair in Economic Disparities
Conversation led by Ann E. Harrison, Bank of America Dean, Haas School of Business
Watch video of the conversation between Hillary Hoynes and Ann Harrison
Jesse Rothstein
UC Berkeley Professor of Public Policy & Economics and Faculty Director, California Policy Lab
Conversation led by Laura Tyson, Distinguished Professor of the Graduate School & Former Dean, Berkeley Haas
Watch video of the conversation between Jesse Rothstein and Laura Tyson
Angela Duckworth
Professor of Psychology at the University of Pennsylvania
Conversation led by Prof. Don A. Moore, Lorraine Tyson Mitchell Chair in Leadership and Communication
Watch video of the conversation between Angela Duckworth and Don Moore
Annie Duke
Author, Decision Strategist & Poker Champion
Conversation led by Prof. Don A. Moore, Lorraine Tyson Mitchell Chair in Leadership and Communication
Watch video of the conversation between Annie Duke and Don Moore
Kellie A. McElhaney
Founding Director, Center for Equity, Gender, and Leadership | Distinguished Teaching Fellow
Conversation led by Ann E. Harrison, Bank of America Dean, Haas School of Business
Watch video of the conversation between Kellie McElhaney and Ann Harrison