Speakers

Elliot Gerson is executive vice president for policy and public programs and for international partnerships at the Aspen Institute. As American secretary of the Rhodes Trust, he also manages the U.S. Rhodes scholarships. His career has included the practice of law and executive positions in state and federal government and a presidential campaign.  He has also served as president of leading insurance and healthcare companies and on many boards in the fields of education, international development, and the arts and humanities. Aspen's more than two dozen policy programs focus on important challenges in domestic and international affairs and private enterprise and seek to improve decision-making by providing neutral venues, nonpartisan analysis, and candid dialogue among leaders. The public programs open the Institute to a broad audience of influential citizens and include the Aspen Ideas Festival, Aspen Health Forum, and Aspen Environmental Forum. The Institute has international partners in France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, and Romania.