Oct
12
Faith in the Halls of Power
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Michael Lindsay, Professor of Sociology at Rice University shares about his research and book “Faith in the Halls of Power: How Evangelicals Joined the American Elite.”
Abstract:
Evangelicals, once at the periphery of American life, now wield power in the White House and on Wall Street, at Harvard and in Hollywood. How have they reached the pinnacles of power in such a short time? And what does this mean for evangelicals—and for America?
Drawing on personal interviews with an astonishing array of prominent Americans—including two former Presidents, dozens of political and government leaders, more than 100 top business executives, plus Hollywood moguls, intellectuals, athletes, and other powerful figures—D. Michael Lindsay shows first-hand how they are bringing their vision of moral leadership into the public square.
Profile:
D. Michael Lindsay is assistant professor of sociology at Rice University where he is also the faculty associate of Leadership Rice and assistant director of the Center on Race, Religion and Urban Life at Rice University. Dr. Lindsay earned his Ph.D. in sociology at Princeton University, where he was named a National Science Foundation Graduate Fellow in 2002 and the Harold W. Dodds Fellow in 2004. He also received the 2003 Outstanding Teaching Award—the university’s highest award for graduate student teaching—from Princeton’s Graduate School and the Association of Princeton Graduate Alumni.
Jul
18
Sanjay Poonen, SVP, GM of Analytics Business at SAP
Sanjay currently serves as SVP and GM of the Analytics Business at SAP, the world’s largest applications software company. Prior to SAP, Sanjay Poonen served as VP of Line of Business Operations, at Symantec, reporting to the President. Sanjay played a key role in the $13B merger integration of VERITAS and Symantec.
Prior to the merger, Sanjay was VP of Strategic Operations at VERITAS, where he had sales responsibility for over $400MM in revenue from strategic accounts. Prior to VERITAS, Sanjay served as an executive officer of Informatica, first as the VP and GM of the Applications Business Unit and then as the SVP and GM of worldwide marketing. Early in his career, Sanjay also worked Apple and Microsoft.
Sanjay has an MBA from Harvard Business School, where he graduated as a Baker Scholar. He has a Master’s degree in Management Science and Engineering from Stanford University; and a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science & Math/Engineering from Dartmouth College.
Sanjay lives in the bay area with his wife, Kathy, and their 11-month old daughter, Sofia.
Dec
18
Guy Kawasaki
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Guy Kawasaki is a managing director of Garage Technology Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm and a columnist for Entrepreneur Magazine. Previously, he was an Apple Fellow at Apple Computer, Inc. Guy is the author of eight books including The Art of the Start, Rules for Revolutionaries, How to Drive Your Competition Crazy, Selling the Dream, and The Macintosh Way. He has a BA from Stanford University and an MBA from UCLA as well as an honorary doctorate from Babson College.
Sep
18
Greg Jamison
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Join us to hear from Greg Jamison as he shares about the challenges, joys and responsibilities that come from leading a major league sports team. Including how his reliance on God has helped him through the ups and downs that come with his position.
Greg Jamison, President, San Jose Sharks
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