past event
US Economy

Book talk featuring Rana Foroohar: The Rise of Finance and the Fall of American Business

A conversation with Rana Foroohar, Time’s assistant managing editor and Felix Salmon, senior editor at Fusion.

When: October 6, 2016 at 5:00PM
Where: NYU-Stern Kaufman Management Center, Room 1-70. Located at 44 West 4th Street.

Please join colleagues from the Aspen Institute Business & Society Program and the Ford Foundation for a conversation with Time columnist Rana Foroohar, author of “Makers and Takers: The Rise of Finance and the Fall of American Business” and Felix Salmon, senior editor at Fusion. Short-listed by McKinsey, the FT and CNBC’s Andrew Ross Sorkin, Foroohar’s book explores how the “financialization” of America perpetuates Wall Street’s reign over Main Street and widens the gap between the rich and the poor.

Conversation to begin promptly at 5:15pm

Participants are encouraged to stay for a networking reception and book signing following the conversation. Space is limited so please reserve your seat early!

Event information
Date
Thu Oct 6, 2016
Location
NYU-Stern Kaufman Management Center
44 West 4th Street, Room 1-70
New York City