HBS Professor ARTHUR BROOKS - LIVE A BETTER HAPPIER LIFE
Tuesday, February 1, 2022
6:00pm | Virtual
Host: HBS Club of South Florida
The HBS Club of South Florida invites you to a discussion with Professor Arthur C. Brooks on his recent research and a preview of his new book to be released on February 15th "From Strength to Strength".
Arthur C. Brooks is Professor of Management Practice at the Harvard Business School and the William Henry Bloomberg Professor of the Practice of Public Leadership at the Harvard Kennedy School. Before joining the Harvard faculty in July of 2019, he served for ten years as president of the American Enterprise Institute.
He is a popular HBS reunion speaker and will soon release a new book on building on strengths in personal life, careers and society. In this conversational session he will preview some of the key findings and impacts of his work.
Cost:
Harvard Club of Miami: No Cost
Non-Member Alumni/Guest: $10
Event Host: Wendy Stahl, MBA'81
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About our speaker: Arthur Brooks
Arthur C. Brooks is the William Henry Bloomberg Professor of the Practice of Public Leadership at the Harvard Kennedy School and Professor of Management Practice at the Harvard Business School. Before joining the Harvard faculty in July of 2019, he served for ten years as president of the Washington, D.C.- based American Enterprise Institute (AEI), one of the world’s leading think tanks.
Brooks is the author of 12 books, including the national bestsellers “Love Your Enemies” (2019) and “The Conservative Heart” (2015), as well as the forthcoming book “From Strength to Strength” to be published in February 2022. He has also published dozens of academic journal articles and the textbook “Social Entrepreneurship” (2008). He is a columnist for The Atlantic, host of the podcast “How to Build a Happy Life,” and subject of the 2019 documentary film “The Pursuit,”.
Previously, Brooks was the Louis A. Bantle Professor of Business and Government at Syracuse University, where he taught economics and social entrepreneurship. Prior to his work in academia and public policy, he spent 12 years as a professional French hornist in the United States and Spain.
Brooks holds a Ph.D. and an M.Phil. in policy analysis from the Pardee RAND Graduate School. He also holds an M.A. in economics from Florida Atlantic University and a B.A. in economics from Thomas Edison State College.
The session will be off the record/not recorded.