Business and Society Program

About The Business and Society Program

MISSION

The Business and Society Program builds on 60 years of Aspen Institute programming to help established and emerging business leaders put values at the heart of practice. Through dialogue, research, and outreach, this program creates opportunities for executives and educators to explore new routes to business sustainability and values-based leadership.

Signature programs of Aspen Institute's Business and Society Program (Aspen BSP):

The Corporate Values Strategy Group (CVSG) for business executives focuses on promoting changes in corporate and investment practice, as well as in public policy, to support long-term orientation in business decision making and investing. 

The Aspen Center for Business Education is the home for several Business and Society programs, including:

• Beyond Grey Pinstripes is a survey and ranking of business schools that integrate social and environmental stewardship into their curricula and research;
• CasePlace.org is an online resource for teaching faculty, offering thousands of case studies and other teaching materials on topics ranging from corporate governance and accountability to entrepreneurship, ethics, and stakeholder management;
• Faculty Networks – Aspen BSP establishes networks of exceptional scholars and teachers on specific topic areas. Working together, they explore and support transformative innovations in teaching and research.

The First Mover Fellowship Program is designed for exceptional business innovators who are integrating profitability and social value in their companies. 

STAFF
Garrett Barr, Program Coordinator
garrett.barr[at]aspeninstitute.org
212.895.8011

Nicole Buckley, Program Manager, Beyond Grey Pinstripes and Faculty Pioneers
nicole.buckley[at]aspeninstitute.org
212.895.8005

Dana Caryl, Program Manager
dana.caryl[at]aspeninstitute.org
212.895.8004

Rebecca Darr, Senior Fellow, Corporate Programs
rebecca.darr[at]aspeninstitute.org
212.895.8013

Laurie Ginsberg, Senior Program Manager
laurie.ginsberg[at]aspeninstitute.org   
212.895.8008

Nancy McGaw, Deputy Director
nancy.mcgaw[at]aspeninstitute.org
212.895.8007

Miguel Padro, BSP Project Manager
miguel.padro[at]aspeninstitute.org
212.895.8010

Christopher C. Pinney, Senior Fellow
chris.pinney[at]aspeninstitute.org

Claire Preisser, Senior Program Manager
claire.preisser[at]aspeninstitute.org

Paige Reidy, Program Assistant
paige.reidy[at]aspeninstitute.org
212.895.8016

Judith Samuelson, Executive Director
jsamuelson[at]aspeninstitute.org
212.895.8001

BOARD OF ADVISORS
David H. Langstaff, Chair
CEO, TASC, Inc.
Founder and former CEO, Veridian Corporation

Sally Blount
Dean
Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University

Samuel A. Di Piazza, Jr.
Vice Chairman, Institutional Clients Group
Citigroup Inc.

Patrick Gross, Aspen Institute Trustee
Chairman
The Lovell Group

Linda Hill
Wallace Brett Donham Professor of Business Administration
Harvard Business School

John A. Manzoni
President and CEO
Talisman Energy Inc.

Krishen Mehta
Former Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers
Director, Asia Initiatives, NGO

Ira M. Millstein
Senior Associate Dean for Corporate Governance, Yale School of Management
Senior Partner, Weil, Gotshal & Manges 

Nitin Nohria
Richard P. Chapman Professor of Business Administration, Dean of the Faculty
Harvard Business School

John Olson
Partner
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP

James E. Rogers
Chairman, President and CEO
Duke Energy Corporation

Henry B. Schacht
Managing Director and Senior Advisor
Warburg Pincus LLC

Lynn A. Stout
Paul Hastings Professor of Corporate and Securities Law
UCLA Law School

Leo E. Strine, Jr.
Chancellor
Delaware Court of Chancery

Lara Warner
Managing Director and CFO
Credit Suisse Investment Bank