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Lauder Director Develops Faculty Publishing Workshop

Lauder Director Martine Haas discusses her work with developing an unique and hands-on workshop that provides deep insight into the publishing process at top management journals. Learn more here.

Lauder Alum Shares How His GKL Led Him to His Dream Job

Lauder alum Louis Gilbert (G’19, WG’19) shares how his GKL project propelled him to a dream-role at the NHL. He is now using his Chinese-language skills to develop a local fanbase for hockey in China, where the sport is growing in popularity. Louis shares: “Without the GKL I wouldn’t have…Read More

New Appointments at the Lauder Institute

We are pleased to announce three new appointments at the Lauder Institute! They are truly exciting additions to our community, and will strengthen Lauder’s ability to fulfill our mission of developing outstanding business leaders who look globally, engage locally, and act responsibly to have powerful impact in the world. Dr.…Read More

New Senior Global Fellow Dr. Melissa Thomas-Hunt

The Lauder Institute is pleased to welcome Melissa C. Thomas-Hunt as our latest Senior Global Fellow. As Head of Global Diversity and Belonging at Airbnb, Melissa C. Thomas-Hunt leads the strategy and execution of our global internal diversity, inclusion, equity and belonging programs. An expert on building inclusive, global teams,…Read More

New Senior Global Fellow Dean Geoffrey Garrett

The Lauder Institute is pleased to welcome Dean Geoffrey Garrett as a Senior Global Fellow to the Lauder Institute. Geoffrey Garrett is the Dean at the USC Marshall School of Business where he is also the Dean’s Chair in Business Administration and Professor of Management and Organization. Prior to serving as…Read More

New Lauder Co-Director Julia Lynch

The Lauder Institute is pleased to announce the new co-director, Professor Julia Lynch. The primary responsibility of the Lauder co-director is to serve as the liaison between the Lauder Institute and the School of Arts & Sciences, including on matters related to SAS coursework and faculty. Julia is a Professor…Read More

Lauder Director Martine Haas Discusses Remote Work

Lauder Director Martine Haas’s perspectives on remote work has been featured in several prestigious mediums. See below: Former Lauder Director Mauro Guillen led a course on the impact and implications of COVID-19. One class session focused on remote work and virtual teams features current Lauder Director Martine Haas’s perspectives. Watch…Read More

Lauder Alum Davis Smith (WG’11) Featured on NPR

Lauder alum Davis Smith, Founder & CEO of Cotopaxi, is featured on NPR’s show ‘How I Built This with Guy Raz’. He shares about his experience with building Cotopaxi, an outdoor gear company with a mission to do good in the world. Listen to the podcast here.

Article Discussing Medieval Text by Dr. Sudev Sheth

Dr. Sudev Sheth is a Senior Lecturer of International Studies at The Lauder Institute where he teaches perspectives on entrepreneurship, global capitalism, and leadership. He also holds an appointment in the Department of History at the University of Pennsylvania. His research focuses on the social and cultural history of South…Read More

Global Think Tank Town Hall: Saving Lives and Livelihoods

The Think Tanks and Civil Society Program (TTCSP) joined together with other think tanks to organize a Global Think Tank Town Hall that focused on how to respond to the ongoing COVID-19 crisis. This interactive Town Hall meeting addressed the new and unprecedented policy problems the world is facing and…Read More