The Harvard Business Review published an interesting article on mentoring recently that tries to explain why women with male mentors are challenged less than their male counterparts. The authors provide some helpful tools to make sure women mentees gain the necessary skills to grow in competitive and often male-dominated environments. You can read the article […]
Joining the Bayer Board
I am honored to announce that I have recently joined Bayer’s Supervisory Board. It’s truly an honor to join a board with such an accomplished group of individuals. As a member of the Supervisory Board I look forward to working with Bayer’s Board of Management to help fulfill the company’s mission to make the world […]
Helping Families Rebuild Their Lives
Tuesday night I attended the WIN Annual Dinner Gala. WIN is the largest provider of shelter and supportive housing for homeless families in New York City, and I am proud that my friends Clover, Nanda and Donna are all on the WIN board. Last year, WIN served nearly 10,000 homeless people, including more than 6000 […]
What if Sociologist Had as Much Influence as Economists?
I recently read a New York Times article, “What if Sociologists Had as Much Influence as Economists?,” in which senior New York Times economic correspondent Neil Irwin tackles the idea of the role economists play in politics when trying to solve some of the country’s most intractable problems, such as poverty, racial inequality, and unemployment. […]
Working with Grad Students at Pasadena’s ArtCenter College of Design
Recently, I had the pleasure of assisting my friend, Professor Chris Hacker, in teaching a graduate class at ArtCenter College of Design in Pasadena, CA. The course, entitled “Design Leadership”, provides perspective on the “P&L” and organizational considerations of leading a design organization. It was fun and invigorating to interact with Chris’s students, many of […]
New Perspectives on Emerging Markets
One of the highlights of my time at Johnson & Johnson was working with the terrific Consumer Group teams in the “emerging markets,” including our wonderful and talented colleagues in China. So last Friday, I was pleased to attend a fascinating conference “Escalating Risks: China’s Economy, Society and Financial System” at Princeton University’s Julis-Rabinowitz Center […]