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Recent events in Iran are often analyzed through geopolitical frameworks and short-term political or economic explanations. This talk offers a different perspective: a cultural and ethical interpretation rooted in Iran’s indigenous Zoroastrian heritage. Drawing on historical analysis, contemporary survey data on religious affiliation, and the Women, Life, Freedom (Zan, Zendegi, Azadi) movement, Dr. Sousan Abadian […]

Jennifer Lane is Lead Ethics Counsel at Airbnb and co-chairs Women at Airbnb, shaping enterprise ethics and trust. She led high-stakes FINRA enforcement matters against major broker-dealers, examining C-suite witnesses, parsing complex trading data, and negotiating global resolutions. As an SDNY federal prosecutor, she handled serious white-collar cases and built diversity and diversion initiatives with national influence. Click to register.

Pamela Martinson is a business-focused leader, board member, and counselor with deep experience in finance, corporate governance, risk management, and bank regulation. Formerly a senior partner at Sidley Austin and earlier with Cooley, she advises executives and boards on complex matters, secured financings, reorganizations, and growth through disruption. She is Chief Legal Officer of Visionary Fiber Technologies and serves on multiple financial technology and banking boards.Click to register.

Viroopa Volla is a Senior Associate at Alvarez and Marsal in San Francisco, advising high-stakes restructurings and special situations in the firm’s North American Commercial Restructuring practice. She previously worked at Goldman Sachs, PJT Partners, McKinsey and Company, Walmart, and Star India. Viroopa earned her A.B. in Economics, cum laude, from Harvard College, followed by a J.D. from Harvard Law School and an M.B.A. with honors from Harvard Business School through the joint JD/MBA program. Click to register.

Woodie Dixon is Golden State’s Chief Legal Officer. He leads business and legal affairs across the Warriors, Valkyries, and related entities, overseeing contracts, litigation, real estate, governance, and strategic initiatives. He previously served as Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary at Chegg for five years, and earlier as General Counsel at the Pac-12 and the Kansas City Chiefs. He earned a J.D. from Harvard Law School, an MS from UMass Amherst, and a BA from Amherst College, and he serves on several sports-law boards. Click to register.

David E. White Jr. served as the 14th Deputy Director of the Peace Corps and was unanimously confirmed by the U.S. Senate. He held senior Biden-Harris roles at the State Department, Presidential Personnel, and the National Security Council, helping coordinate resettlement support for nearly 90,000 Afghan allies. He is a wounded Army cavalry officer and Bronze Star and Purple Heart recipient. He graduated from West Point and Harvard Law School cum laude, clerked on the Ninth Circuit, and worked at Wachtell Lipton. Click to register.

This talk examines how the Syrian war formally ended through a military campaign in late 2024 without producing a political settlement. While large-scale fighting concluded, the conflict did not close with a negotiated bargain over power, authority, or the future structure of the Syrian state. Drawing on field engagement, Track II dialogues, and the author’s […]

The Harvard Student-Parents and Caregivers Network is hosting a virtual yoga class. Feeling stretched thin by parenting, midterms, and everything else? Join the Harvard University-wide Parents network for a relaxing Yoga Nidra session on Zoom. You’ll simply lie down, get cozy, and be guided into a state of deep rest that research links with reduced […]

Frederick Fogel serves as General Counsel, overseeing Baupost’s legal, compliance and transaction structuring teams, and is also a member of the firm’s Management Committee. Previously, Fred was the General Counsel at Silver Point Capital, a Connecticut-based investment adviser focused on credit and special situations. From 2002-2004, he was a Managing Director and General Counsel at Ziff Brothers Investments, where he was responsible for all of the firm’s legal affairs. Prior to that, he was Executive Vice President and General Counsel for a publicly traded information technology services provider. Click to register.