01 August 2015

Combating Poverty: A Social, Moral & Economic Imperative | Robert E. Rubin


Published on Jul 14, 2015 [from YouTube  11:23]
How does our nation's poverty rate impact overall economic growth? In his compelling, first-ever TEDx talk, Robert E. Rubin, Co-Chair of the Council on Foreign Relations and former Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, shares his unique perspective as a current and former public, private, and non-profit sector leader to explain how improving economic opportunity for all Americans is critical to our nation's economic growth and well-being.

Robert E. Rubin served as our nation's 70th Secretary of the Treasury from January 10, 1995 until July 2, 1999. He joined the Clinton Administration in 1993, serving in the White House as the first Director of the National Economic Council. In June 2007, Mr. Rubin was named Co-Chairman of the Council on Foreign Relations. 

He is Chairman of the Board of the Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC). 
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He joined Goldman, Sachs & Company in 1966, serving as Co-Senior Partner and Co-Chairman from 1990 to 1992. From 1999 to 2009, he served as a member of the Board of Directors at Citigroup and as a senior advisor to the company. In 2010, Mr. Rubin joined Centerview Partners. Mr. Rubin is one of the founders of The Hamilton Project. Mr. Rubin is the author of In An Uncertain World: Tough Choices from Wall Street to Washington. Mr. Rubin graduated summa cum laude from Harvard College in 1960. He received a L.L.B. from Yale Law School in 1964 and attended the London School of Economics.

This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community.

2 comments:

Unknown said...

Thanks so much for recognizing LISC on our 23rd Birthday here in Phoenix!!

Unknown said...

Thanks for recognizing LISC as an integral part of supporting underserved areas. LISC Phoenix is hard at work on our next three year strategic plan. We plan to keep our focus on the transit corridor here in the valley. "Our future's on the line!"