Goldman Sachs and David Cote—Honeywell’s Former CEO— Ink Watershed Acquisition Deal, Forbes Reports
Brand name CEO David Cote partnered with investment bank Goldman Sachs to create GS Acquisition Holdings Corp., a publicly traded vehicle operating with Cote as its Executive Chairman. In a new and “defining” deal, the SPAC acquired Veritiv: the global leader in industrial cooling and IT... Continue Reading →
Should Progressives Invoke Conservative Values? Sociologist Robb Willer Weighs In for The New York Times
In a recent op-ed for The New York Times, Standford’s Robb Willer and Jan Voelkel explore their thought-provoking research on how reaching across party lines can lead to considerable conservative support for progressive parties—without losing ground among their base. Where should a Democratic... Continue Reading →
Flikshop Founder and CEO Marcus Bullock Collaborates with Apple
Marcus Bullock is the creator of Flikshop, an ingeniously simple app that allows family members to connect with prisoners via short messages and photos. His entrepreneurial enterprise has proven so successful that he’s collaborating with Apple, as part of their Code with Apple series. At the age... Continue Reading →
Saving Local News: The New York Times profiles Elizabeth Green and The American Journalism Project
1,400 communities across the U.S. have lost a local newspaper in the last 15 years—a statistic that reveals the severity of the crisis independent press now faces. Inspired, Lavin speaker and journalist Elizabeth Green co-founded The American Journalism Project to support the nonprofit, local... Continue Reading →
Derek Thompson Reveals How Age Became the Democractic Party’s Most Important Fault Line
Age no longer merely divides Republicans and Democrats. In today’s political tapestry, there exists a third party—the young leftists—who veer sharply away from both platforms. In his latest for The Atlantic, Derek Thompson dives deep into the progressive movement happening throughout the current... Continue Reading →
Is This The End of Work as We Know It? Martin Ford Weighs in for ABC
Picture this: the year is 2050. The world’s population is approaching the 10 billion mark, and artificial intelligence, robots, and technological “personal assistants” have saturated the workforce. On the latest segment of ABC’s This Working Life, Martin Ford discusses whether there will be enough... Continue Reading →
Holiday Magic: David Kwong’s Off-Broadway Show The Enigmatist Reviewed in The New York Times
Delivering “egghead charm and brainy sleight of hand,” David Kwong’s magic show The Enigmatist is an evening of tricks and brain teasers that will delight audiences this holiday season. “I’ve taken the world’s nerdiest hobbies and combined them into one career,” says David Kwong, the man... Continue Reading →
Three Lavin Speakers Make Variety’s Best Books of 2019 List
Lavin’s speakers have dominated the “end-of-year” and “best-of-decade” lists circulating the Internet lately. Most recently, Variety’s Best Books of 2019 list featured works by three Lavin Speakers: YA novelist Angie Thomas, Atlantic columnist and therapist Lori Gottlieb, and literary legend... Continue Reading →