Posts tagged ethics
Impact, Leadership, and Corporate Social Responsibility: A Conversation with Kevin Tubbs from Oshkosh Corporation

Kevin Tubbs, Vice President and Chief Ethics, Compliance, and Sustainability Officer of Oshkosh Corporation, shares his journey from studying engineering to leading corporate social responsibility efforts at a Fortune 500 company. He discusses creating a mindset around sustainability within an organization, demonstrates leading during the pandemic, and shares advice for young professionals on making a positive impact throughout one’s career.

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A Conversation with Lee Ainslie, Founder and Managing Partner of Maverick Capital

Lee Ainslie is the founder and Managing Partner of Maverick Capital, a prominent long/short hedge fund. Ainslie is one of the legendary investors of his generation and a first-generation Tiger Cub–a group of top hedge fund managers spawned from Julian Robertson’s Tiger Management. In this interview, Ainslie imparts advice to current college students about navigating the future of the investing world.


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In Conversation with JC de Swaan: Ethics in Finance, Stock Trading Manias, and Financial Systems Across Borders

Shirley Ren interviews JC de Swaan, a lecturer at Princeton University, partner at Cornwall Capital, and author of Seeking Virtue in Finance: Contributing to Society in a Conflicted Industry. JC de Swaan discusses his framework of virtual behavior in the finance industry, applying it to the recent Reddit stock trading mania and in the context of globalization. With extensive industry and teaching experience, he shares advice for students contemplating pursuing a career in finance.

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The Exciting Future of Medicine with Pablo Lapuerta

Pablo Lapuerta, the Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer of Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, focuses heavily on genetics and drug development. He discusses the messaging that the pharmaceutical industry needs to do in order to help the public understand the extensive processes behind bringing new drugs to market, improvements that could be made in the FDA’s drug approval process, and a novel drug that he and Lexicon have developed to treat Type I diabetes.

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Design Nation 2019: A Recap

On Friday, March 8th, Business Today held the 3rd iteration of Design Nation, an expenses-paid conference that explores the impact of design within career, business, and industry.

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