Leadership 2050

In episode 5 Andrew talks to Sam Gyimah, former UK government minister and now non-executive director at Goldman Sachs, about the role of finance in serving and transforming society.

With a background in investment banking and politics – Sam is a former Conservative universities and science minister - he understands how to bring these worlds together to create real change.

Sam is also a leader led by his values. In 2018 he was one of only 21 Tory rebels who voted against a no-deal Brexit. It was a stand that ultimately cost him his political career.

Now back at Goldman Sachs, where he started out in corporate finance, the firm says he brings “a diversity of perspective” on innovation, ESG, and impact investing. 

“Business has no choice but to find solutions,” he says.

Featuring:

Dr Andrew White, Senior Fellow of Management Practice, Saïd Business School, University of Oxford.

Sam Gyimah (@SamGyimah), Board Director, Goldman Sachs International; Oxford University Innovation.

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In episode 4 Andrew talks to Jane Burston, the founder and Executive Director of The Clean Air Fund, about leading without ego and building a movement to create clean air for all.

The Clean Air Fund calls air pollution a “hidden emergency”. In fact it’s one of the biggest public health issues we face globally – and it’s getting worse. 90% of people worldwide do not have clean air to breathe. And every minute one child and 12 adults die of illnesses caused by air pollution.

Putting an end to this is too big a task for just one organisation. It needs a global movement. And building that is what The Clean Air Fund is all about.

It’s a philanthropic foundation that brings together funders, researchers, policy makers and campaigners to strengthen their collective investment, voice and impact. 

Says Jane: “Clean air initiatives can be a secret weapon against some of the world’s most pressing challenges but governments are largely ignoring them. We can tackle climate change, save lives and fight inequality at the same time if we invest more and work together.”

Featuring:

Dr Andrew White, Senior Fellow of Management Practice, Saïd Business School, University of Oxford.

Jane Burston (@Jane_Burston), founder and Executive Director of The Clean Air Fund.

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In episode 3 Andrew talks to David Katz, founder and CEO of The Plastic Bank, about conscious capitalism and turning ocean plastic into money - his for-profit solution to plastic waste and poverty.

The Plastic Bank is a global network of micro recycling markets that empower the poor to transcend poverty by cleaning the environment. By reframing the problem of ocean plastic as an opportunity to create abundance for everyone, The Plastic Bank is clearing our seas of harmful plastic, turning it into money for the people who collect it, and recycling collected material into the global manufacturing supply chain. Partners include IBM, Shell Energy, SC Johnson, Aldi, Henkel and more.

David Katz is its visionary founder: “The duty of a CEO to ensure that shareholders win at the expense of others has to change. We’re here now because of a win-lose philosophy. Win win or no deal is a regenerative idea. How might we get to a place where everything we buy helps society, helps the environment, helps the Earth?”

David talks to Andrew about having an abundance mindset, hiring for vulnerability and why profit does not need to come at the expense of people or planet.

Featuring:

Dr Andrew White, Senior Fellow of Management Practice, Saïd Business School, University of Oxford.

David Katz (@DavidKatzPB), founder and CEO of The Plastic Bank.

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Ep2: Katherine Garrett-Cox, Gulf International Bank UK: “Ask yourself: what difference am I making?”

In episode 2 Andrew White talks to Katherine Garrett-Cox, the Managing Director and CEO of Gulf International Bank UK about the key role asset management has in supporting sustainable development.

Katherine has more than 30 years’ experience in the finance sector. At GIB she is, as she puts it, “right out on the edge of frontier” with a strategy that promotes mobilising and scaling capital in support of humanitarian investing and ocean finance. 

Here she talks to Andrew about long-term investing in companies that are solving the world’s most wicked problems and how the finance sector can help build resilience in communities that need it most.

Leadership 2050 is a podcast exploring the leadership we need to successfully transition to 2050. Who are the innovators setting the agenda for a more equal and sustainable future? In this series you’ll meet them. In each episode Andrew White talks to a visionary leader from the business community who is confronting the challenges humanity faces and finding solutions.

Dr Andrew White is a Senior Fellow of Management Practice at Said Business School, University of Oxford. His research and teaching focuses on how leaders transcend 21st century challenges such as disruptive technology change and the climate crisis. Also, how they create cultures that are diverse, inclusive, resilient and high performing, alongside the ongoing challenge of delivering profitable growth. At Oxford he directs the Oxford Advanced Management and Leadership Programme, and works with leaders from industry and governments across the world. This has given him a deep understanding of how good leaders create value and bad leaders destroy it. Never before has this been so important.  

Featuring:

Dr Andrew White, Senior Fellow of Management Practice, Said Business School, University of Oxford.

Katherine Garrett-Cox CBE, Gulf International Bank UK.

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Ep1: Alan Jope, Unilever: “Leading the Adventure”

In episode 1 Andrew White talks to Alan Jope, the CEO of Unilever, about the company’s theory of change, putting this into practice, and cultivating an “inner and outer game”.

Unilever is one of the world’s largest consumer goods companies and over the last 15 years it has broken ground in terms of what it means to be a sustainable business on a global scale.

Although he describes himself as a “reluctant CEO”, Alan is one of the world’s most powerful industry changemakers. Here he talks candidly about making mistakes, putting employees first and bringing a spirit of adventure into the company.

What kind of leadership does Alan think is needed between now and 2050?

Leadership 2050 is a podcast exploring the leadership we need to successfully transition to 2050. Who are the innovators setting the agenda for a more equal and sustainable future? In this series you’ll meet them. In each episode Andrew White talks to a visionary leader from the business community who is confronting the challenges humanity faces and finding solutions.

Dr Andrew White is a Senior Fellow of Management Practice at Said Business School, University of Oxford. His research and teaching focuses on how leaders transcend 21st century challenges such as disruptive technology change and the climate crisis. Also, how they create cultures that are diverse, inclusive, resilient and high performing, alongside the ongoing challenge of delivering profitable growth. At Oxford he directs the Oxford Advanced Management and Leadership Programme, and works with leaders from industry and governments across the world. This has given him a deep understanding of how good leaders create value and bad leaders destroy it. Never before has this been so important.  

Featuring:

Dr Andrew White, Senior Fellow of Management Practice, Said Business School, University of Oxford.

Alan Jope (@alanjope), CEO, Unilever.

Interview recorded May 2021.

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