The Aspen Institute is an educational and policy studies organization based in Washington, DC. Its mission is to foster leadership based on enduring values and to provide a nonpartisan venue for dealing with critical issues.

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Event | June 22, 2013 |
Aspen, CO
Aspen Institute President and CEO Walter Isaacson will welcome Society of Fellows members and provide an update on the worldwide work of the Institute. He will then lead a discussion on the legacy of... Read More
Event | June 22, 2013 |
Aspen, CO
This unique symposium, offered in collaboration with the Aspen Music Festival and School, will explore the ongoing resonance of The Great American Songbook. This program, offered over one morning and... Read More
Blog Post | May 1, 2013 | Anonymous
Robin Schepper is a senior advisor at the Bipartisan Policy Center and a former executive director of the Let’s Move Initiative of the White House. She can be reached at rschepper@bipartisanpolicy.... Read More
Communications and Society Program
The Aspen Institute Symposium on the State of Race in America explores new attitudes, opportunities, and challenges for and about people of color in 21st century America. The annual event is... Read More
Blog Post | April 29, 2013 | Anonymous
Elliot Gerson is an executive vice president at the Aspen Institute, responsible for its Policy Programs, its Public Programs and its relations with international partners.Aspen Institute Italy... Read More
Publication | May 1, 2013 | Richard Adler
Communications and Society Program
The 2012 Roundtable on Institutional Innovation convened leaders to explore how organizations can stay atop today’s constant technological advancement. In the current economic environment, growth and... Read More
Event | May 2, 2013 |
Washington, DC
The Alma and Joseph Gildenhorn Book Series will feature Eric Schmidt, executive chairman of Google, and Jared Cohen, founder and director of Google Ideas, discussing their new book "The New Digital... Read More
Video | May 2, 2013
The Alma and Joseph Gildenhorn Book Series features Eric Schmidt, executive chairman of Google, and Jared Cohen, founder and director of Google Ideas, discussing their new book "The New Digital Age:... Read More
Blog Post | April 25, 2013 | Anonymous
Meryl Justin Chertoff is the director of the Institute’s Justice and Society Program.America’s religious diversity, historically its pride and potentially a source for engagement around the... Read More
Communications and Society Program
The Aspen Institute Roundtable on Institutional Innovation, formerly named the Roundtable on Talent Development, is a private seminar of top level executives and thought leaders. The concept behind... Read More

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