Political Pundit & Economic Analyst; Chancellor's Professor of Public Policy at UC Berkeley; Former U.S. Secretary of Labor; Author of "Aftershock" & "Saving Capitalism"
Robert Reich Biography
Robert B. Reich is an economist, professor, author, and political commentator whose career spans government service, academia, and public discourse. Reich has served in the administrations of Presidents Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, and as the 22nd U.S. Secretary of Labor under President Bill Clinton. Educated at Dartmouth College, Oxford University, and Yale Law School, Reich began his career in law and government before transitioning to academia, teaching at Harvard University and later serving as professor of public policy emeritus at the Goldman School of Public Policy at the University of California, Berkeley.
As Secretary of Labor, Reich implemented the Family and Medical Leave Act, led efforts against sweatshops in the United States and illegal child labor globally, advocated for raising the minimum wage, secured workers' pensions, and launched one-stop career centers and school-to-work initiatives. Under his leadership, the Department of Labor received more than 30 awards for innovation. Time Magazine named him one of the Ten Most Successful Cabinet Members of the century, and The Wall Street Journal included him among America's Top Ten Business Thinkers. Reich also served as an advisor and member of President Barack Obama's economic transition advisory board.
Reich has written 18 books, including the bestsellers "The Work of Nations," "Aftershock," and "The System: Who Rigged It and How We Fix It." "The Work of Nations" has been translated into 22 languages, and his other titles include "Saving Capitalism," "The Common Good," and "Locked in the Cabinet." Reich received the Václav Havel Vision Foundation Prize for his work in economic and social thought. His articles have appeared in The New Yorker, The Atlantic, The New York Times, The Washington Post, and The Wall Street Journal. He is a columnist for Newsweek and The Guardian and authors a daily newsletter.
Reich's work in economic policy and social justice extends to film, co-creating the documentary "Inequality for All" and the Netflix original documentary "Saving Capitalism." The film "Inequality for All" won a U.S. Documentary Special Jury Award for Achievement in Filmmaking at the Sundance Film Festival. Reich is co-founding editor of The American Prospect magazine, co-founder of the Economic Policy Institute, and co-founder of Inequality Media. He speaks extensively on income inequality, labor policy, and the future of capitalism, contributing to ongoing discussions about economic and political challenges in the United States.
Robert Reich Speaking Topics
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Robert Reich Can Also Address the Following Topics:
- The Economics of Energy
- The Art and Practice of Change Insurgency
- Helping Your Workforce Meet the New Competition
- Brand and People Are All There Is
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The Global Economy and the Future of Everything National
Corporations are headquartered anywhere, brands and franchises circle the globe, and talented employees come from all over the world. The emerging global economy offers unusual opportunities. But it also poses new hazards, and a downturn affects different markets in different ways. Even with the global slowdown, China remains one of America’s largest creditors and is becoming the manufacturing center of the world. India is fast becoming a world center for software development. These two countries will fundamentally alter the way the world does business. Meanwhile, the slow global recovery is obscuring one of the most important demographic and business trends in the world: the development of a new global middle class. This new middle class will create new tensions and difficult negotiations as they drive global economic shifts and place new demands on their governments. Robert Reich will explain these emerging forces and cover how businesses can make the most of the new opportunities while minimizing the hazards, whether the U.S. should care that China and India will displace it as the largest economy and center for high-tech development and how the new global middle class will impact global politics.
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