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Power of Ideas

Unleashing the Power of Women Entrepreneurs

Where might future economic growth come from? With slower productivity gains, aging populations, and the persistent uncertainty of recent years, it is a pressing question. Despite the challenges we face, I remain optimistic. And that is...
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Ida Liu

Global Head, Citi Private Bank
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How Business Can Build Better Lives

The pressure is on for corporations to take the lead in solving social challenges, bringing innovation, technology, and partnership to bear in accelerating our recovery from the pandemic’s worst impacts. This mandate comes from the Milken...
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Pier Luigi Sigismondi

President, Food & Beverages Group, Dole Sunshine Company
Power of Ideas

Capturing the Power of Diversity

Diversity is often touted as a key value in society and in business, but it is rarely realized; far too frequently, it’s simply been ignored. Some years ago, it became increasingly clear that issues of equity and inclusiveness weren’t...
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Cyrus Taraporevala

President and CEO, State Street Global Advisors
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Addressing the Disparities Revealed by COVID-19

The spring of 2020 was illuminating in many ways. We witnessed the abysmal handling of a public health crisis, we watched COVID-19 health disparities by race and income unfold in real time, and we were traumatized repeatedly by the sight of...
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Linda Goler Blount

President & CEO, The Black Women's Health Imperative
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Do ‘Most Powerful Women’ Lists Exacerbate the Problem?

The loss of Ruth Bader Ginsburg presents an opportunity to reflect on the great impact one life can make on the world. When trailblazers live long lives as she did, we can evaluate what has changed over the decades, contrasting the society...
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Richard Ditizio

CEO, Milken Institute
Richard Ditizio is the Chief Executive Officer of the Milken Institute, responsible for all pillars and departments across the organization's global footprint. Under his leadership, the Institute expanded its staff and programmatic work to Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and Latin America.
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