Leadership in Challenging Times: Thasunda Brown Duckett
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Leadership in Challenging Times: Thasunda Brown Duckett

In this Leadership in Challenging Times conversation, Thasunda Brown Duckett, speaks with Dr. Lori Esposito Murray about advancing economic opportunity.

This episode is part of the Leadership in Challenging Times series from the Committee for Economic Development (CED), the public policy center of The Conference Board. The series features discussions with the outstanding business leaders who are recipients of CED’s Distinguished Leadership Awards. In this series, business leaders discuss the unprecedented challenges facing the nation and how they are helping chart a path forward for both their companies and communities in which they operate.

 

In this Leadership in Challenging Times conversation, Thasunda Brown Duckett, President and CEO of TIAA, speaks with Dr. Lori Esposito Murray, President of CED, about advancing economic opportunity, using her role to drive change, solving the retirement crisis, and more. Tune in to find out:

 

  • Duckett is the first female CEO of TIAA and the third-ever Black woman to run a Fortune 500 company. How is she using her unique background and leadership position to advance change?
  • 40 percent of all Americans run the risk of running out of money. How is TIAA helping to address the retirement crisis in the US?
  • During times of large-scale change and economic uncertainty, what critical leadership principles does Duckett use to help navigate her company?
  • What are the fundamental factors that Duckett considers in advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion? 
 Leadership in Challenging Times: Thasunda Brown Duckett

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This episode is part of the Leadership in Challenging Times series from the Committee for Economic Development (CED), the public policy center of The Conference Board. The series features discussions with the outstanding business leaders who are recipients of CED’s Distinguished Leadership Awards. In this series, business leaders discuss the unprecedented challenges facing the nation and how they are helping chart a path forward for both their companies and communities in which they operate.

 

In this Leadership in Challenging Times conversation, Thasunda Brown Duckett, President and CEO of TIAA, speaks with Dr. Lori Esposito Murray, President of CED, about advancing economic opportunity, using her role to drive change, solving the retirement crisis, and more. Tune in to find out:

 

  • Duckett is the first female CEO of TIAA and the third-ever Black woman to run a Fortune 500 company. How is she using her unique background and leadership position to advance change?
  • 40 percent of all Americans run the risk of running out of money. How is TIAA helping to address the retirement crisis in the US?
  • During times of large-scale change and economic uncertainty, what critical leadership principles does Duckett use to help navigate her company?
  • What are the fundamental factors that Duckett considers in advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion? 

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Dr. Lori Esposito Murray

Dr. Lori Esposito Murray

Former President
Committee for Economic Development

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Thasunda Brown Duckett

Thasunda Brown Duckett

President and CEO
TIAA

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