Socrates Program

The Aspen Institute Socrates Program provides a forum for leaders from various professions to convene and explore contemporary issues through expert-moderated dialogue. Socrates also provides the opportunity for participants to enter into a diverse professional network, and into the broader range of the Aspen Institute’s programs.

The Socrates Program is pleased in 2024 to be offering a large selection of salons and seminars around the United States and across the globe. Please check our Program Calendar for all our upcoming seminars. If you would like to view our past seminars and moderators, please see Our Past Seminars page.

Socrates Seminars

Socrates Salons

International Seminars

Socrates Staff

Cordell Carter, II

Executive Director and Founding Director

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Cordell brings more than 20 years to his pursuit of a society and organizational cultures where everyone belongs and has equitable opportunities to thrive. He is currently executive director of the…

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Cynthia Querio

Associate Director

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Cynthia Querio oversees the logistics of Socrates seminars, scholarships, and programming. Previously, she was Program Associate at the Getty Foundation. At the Foundation she assisted with art history and conservation…

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Catherine Campos

Senior Program Coordinator

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Catherine Campos serves as the Senior Program Coordinator for the Aspen Institute Socrates Program, which provides a forum for emerging leaders from various professions to convene and explore contemporary issues…

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Socrates Moderators

Bill Kristol

Editor at Larger, The Weekly Standard

Bill Kristol is the editor at large of The Weekly Standard, is a regular on ABC’s This Week and on ABC’s special events and election coverage, and appears frequently on…

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Michele Martin

Host of NPR's "Tell Me More"

Michele Martin hosts “Tell Me More,” NPR’s talk program focused on headlines, issues, and the joys relevant to multicultural life in America. Martin’s career in journalism spans more than 25…

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Neal Katyal

Paul Saunders Professor at Georgetown University

Neal Katyal, the Paul Saunders Professor at Georgetown University, focuses on Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, and Intellectual Property. He has served as Acting Solicitor General of the United States, where…

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Niall Ferguson

Laurence A. Tisch Professor of History at Harvard University

Niall Ferguson, MA, D.Phil., is Laurence A. Tisch Professor of History at Harvard University and William Ziegler Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. He is also a Senior…

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Dina Temple-Raston

Host and Executive Producer of CLICK HERE

Dina Temple-Raston is the host and executive producer of CLICK HERE, a podcast about all things cyber and intelligence from The Record.media. In its first week, it became the #3…

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Jeffrey Rosen

President and Chief Executive Officer of the National Constitution Center

Jeffrey Rosen is a professor of law at The George Washington University, President and CEO of the National Constitution Center, and contributing editor of The Atlantic. His most recent book…

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Ayaan Hirsi Ali

Founder, AHA Foundation

Ayaan Hirsi Ali is founder of AHA Foundation. She is known as a women's rights activist, champion of free speech, and best-selling author. She is also know as someone who…

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All Socrates Moderators

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