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The Aspen Institute is an international nonprofit organization founded in 1949 as the Aspen Institute for Humanistic Studies. [2] It is headquartered in Washington, D.C. , but also has a campus in Aspen, Colorado , its original home.
Corby Kummer is executive director of Food & Society at the Aspen Institute, a senior editor of The Atlantic, and a senior lecturer at the Tufts Friedman School of Nutrition Science. Kummer is the author of The Joy of Coffee and The Pleasures of Slow Food , the first book in English on the Slow Food movement , He has been called "a dean among ...
Gerson is the executive vice president of the Aspen Institute, a nonpartisan organization based in Washington, D.C. He is responsible for its Policy Programs and International Partners. [ 2 ] He was also the American Secretary to the Rhodes Trust for 25 years, responsible for the Rhodes Scholarships in the United States, and continues to serve ...
Highlights of Porterfield’s tenure include: the 2024 creation of the Institute’s Center for Rising Generations, which develops the leadership of youth and young adults, powered by a $185.7 million endowment gift from the Bezos Family Foundation; the revitalization of the Institute’s Aspen Meadows campus in Colorado, including a full hotel ...
The Franklin Project was a policy program of the Aspen Institute from October 2012 to December 2015, that focused on advancing national service in the United States. Walter Isaacson called the project the "biggest idea" to come out of the Aspen Ideas Festival during his tenure as CEO of the Aspen Institute. [1]
The Aspen Ministers Forum meeting in Copenhagen in 2012. The Aspen Strategy Group (ASG) is a policy program of the Aspen Institute, based in Washington D.C. [1] A membership-based forum composed of current and former policymakers, academics, journalists, and business leaders, [2] its stated mission is to "drive change through dialogue, leadership, and action to help solve the most important ...
Image of Simran Jeet Singh at Wall Street. Simran Jeet Singh (born July 25, 1984) [1] is an American educator, writer and activist, who writes about religion and racism. Singh is the Executive Director for the Aspen Institute’s Religion & Society Program, a columnist for the Religion News Service, [2] and a contributor for TIME Magazine.
Jane Wales (born 1948) is an American non-profit executive and former US government official who has served on the boards of directors of and founded many institutions. She is a Vice President of the Aspen Institute, and was the CEO of the World Affairs Council of Northern California for 20 years before resigning in 2019. [1]