"Women have been involved in our politics since the beginning, since the founding fathers, but they haven’t been involved in a public way. So when female candidates run for office, they don’t necessarily have a political tradition to rely on. That’s what’s being created now." Lisa Lerer
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I had the pleasure of having one-on-one conversations with the speakers before and after the conference. Those eye-opening interactions enriched my knowledge of emerging markets and increased my interests on the subject.
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Front Row (left to right): Rajiv Ramaiah, Maria Jose Auil, Charlotte Blatt, Samuel Colello, Abhilasha Gokulan, Alyssa Heinze, Kristen Virkler, Dale Li, Raunak Bhojwani 2nd Row (left to right): Gricelda Ramos, Christopher Huberty, Lucia Pierson, Jonathan Chu, Emma Marsano, Carolyn McShea, Jessica Colin, Arati Gangadharan, Zoe Snow, Kaina Chen 3rd Row (left to right): Matthew Sindelar, Akanksha Wasan, Marley Peters, Julian Marcu, Caroline Berens, Jarrett Taylor *Fellows not pictured: Daniel Propp
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"I was motivated to seek this internship after I spent two consecutive terms studying abroad in China and Scotland, where, for the first time, I was able to view the U.S. from the outside. It struck me that the biggest difference between American society and other societies is its emphasis on citizen involvement.”
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As part of the Thurlow M. Gordon Lecture series, Todd Henderson of the University of Chicago, discussed the importance of societal trust in human progress and the role of trust-creating institutions.
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