Judy Samuelson

Judy Samuelson is the founder and executive director of the Aspen Institute Business and Society Program and author of Six New Rules of Business: Creating Real Value in a Changing World (Berrett-Koehler, 2021). Under her leadership, the program has led influential initiatives including a ten-year campaign to disrupt Milton Friedman’s narrative on corporate purpose, the Aspen Principles of Long-Term Value Creation, and a partnership with Korn Ferry to rethink executive compensation. Judy previously held positions in legislative affairs in California, banking in New York’s garment district, and served as director of the Ford Foundation’s office of program-related investments. She is a Bellagio Fellow, a Director of the Financial Health Network and Chair Emeritus of Net Impact. Judy holds a B.A. from UCLA and a master’s degree from the Yale School of Management.