Can 21st-Century Capitalism Reverse School Failure, Climate Change, and Income Inequality?

As business increasingly funds solutions to educational shortfalls, climate change, and income inequality in today’s divided America, the boundaries among public-, private-, and civil-sector engagement are blurring. Can stakeholder capitalism take us beyond shareholder primacy to inclusive and informed social and material well-being? Come hear ClassACt HR73 board member and Senior Lecturer at the MIT Sloan School of Management, Leigh Hafrey moderate a panel of experts including Roger Ferguson ‘73, Immediate Past President & CEO of the Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association and former Vice Chair of the Federal Reserve; Natasha Lamb, Managing Partner and Co-Founder of Arjuna Capital; and Tracy Palandjian, CEO and Co-Founder of Social Finance. Our panelists will speak to the promise of and risks inherent in an evolving capitalism, and the governmental and citizen-based responsibility that a functional democracy requires.