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How Data Can Drive Shared Prosperity

Prosperity is commonly thought of as a synonym for wealth, but it’s also defined as a successful, flourishing, or thriving condition. Wealth is nice, but flourishing and thriving is a bigger deal: It speaks to the dimensions that make us...
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Doug Merritt

President and CEO, Splunk
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The Prosperity of Equality

2018 was a revolutionary year for film. According to the MPAA, global box office receipts climbed to $41.1 billion, with revenue from theaters in the US and Canada reaching a new high. This revenue was not built on “business as usual”...
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Stacy L. Smith

Founder & Director, USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative
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Why Education Is the Key to Prosperity

I first set foot on American soil when I was three years old. Like so many immigrant families, mine left Italy to pursue opportunity and a better life. And when they imagined that better life for me, they always told me the same thing: it...
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Carmine Di Sibio

Global Chairman and CEO, EY
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Sustainability Through the Power of Partnerships

One of the most rewarding partnerships of my career began about a decade ago in Reykjavik while sharing a bottle of Zicam. At a gathering of the Arctic Circle, while discussing challenges and opportunities in the Arctic region in part...
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Scott Minerd

Co-Founder, Chairman of Investments, and Global Chief Investment Officer, Guggenheim Partners
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The Power of Early Learning to Build Brighter Futures

At Sesame Workshop, we have always believed that if we want to see a better, more peaceful, more prosperous world, one of the best investments we can make is in quality early education for the world’s children. This has been our call to...
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Sherrie Westin

President, Global Impact and Philanthropy, Sesame Workshop