Learning best practice from the best practitioners

MIT Sloan invites more than 400 of the world’s finest leaders to campus every year. The most anticipated of these visits are the talks given as part of the Dean’s Innovative Leader Series, which features the most dynamic movers and shakers of our day.

At a school that places enormous value on having both feet planted in the real world, the Dean’s Innovative Leader Series is a powerful learning tool. Students have the rare privilege of engaging in frank and meaningful discussions with the leaders who are shaping the present and future marketplace.

Upcoming Speakers

Jeffrey Hollender

Jeffrey Hollender

Co-founder & Executive Chair
Seventh Generation
November 17, 2009
Wong Auditorium, 12 noon
This event is open to the MIT Community; Co-Sponsored with the Sustainability@Sloan Speaker Series.

Seventh Generation is quickly becoming the world's most trusted brand of safe and environmentally-responsible products for the home. As Chief Inspired Protagonist, Co-founder, and Executive Chairperson of Seventh Generation, Jeffrey is a well-respected leader in the socially and environmentally responsible communities. He has led Seventh Generation from its humble beginnings to its current position as the leading and fastest-growing brand of natural products for the home, and the leading authority on issues related to making a positive difference in the health of the planet and its inhabitants through everyday choices.

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Dr. Jim Yong Kim has been recognized as a global leader and distinguished professional, including being awarded a MacArthur “Genius” Fellowship in 2003 and being named one of America's 25 best leaders by US News & World Report in 2005. Dr. Kim spoke about “Bridging the Delivery Gap to Global Health,” as part of the Dean's Innovative Leader Series.
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