This is a Closer Look at John Hennessy. He is the chairman of Alphabet, the parent company of Google and he has a long career of achievements in computer science and engineering, and too many awards to list here. He is one of the longest-serving presidents in Stanford University history with a 16-year tenure, having first joined the faculty in 1977. He stepped down in 2016 to start the Knight-Hennessy Scholars program. John Hennessy joins former SEC chairman Arthur Levitt talk about his new book, “Leading Matters,” where he shares the core elements of leadership that helped him become a successful tech entrepreneur, and nonprofit administrator. Host: Arthur Levitt See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We Are Seeing the Limitations of Our Existing Laws

Arthur Levitt, a former chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, and a member of the board of Bloomberg L.P., takes a closer look at the brightest minds in business and politics through one-on-one interviews.

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Audio from The Elizabeth Holmes trial

Chairman Jay Clayton began his career as a clerk for the Honorable Marvin Katz of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. He then joined the Wall Street law firm of Sullivan & Cromwell where he advised market participants on capital raising and regulatory enforcement, until 2017, when he was nominated to chair the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.  Host: Arthur Levitt See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We’re Raising the Standard of Conduct for Broker-Dealers

Eva Moskowitz was born in NYC and graduated from Stuyvesant High School. From 1999 to 2005 she served on the New York City council, chairing the education committee. And in 2006 she founded her first charter school, Harlem Success Academy. Today, the Success Academy network is the largest and best-performing public charter school network in New York City with 47 schools serving 17,000 students. Host: Arthur Levitt See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We Continue to Underestimate Children

This is a Closer Look at Vince Houghton, intelligence historian, US Army Vet and curator of the International Spy Museum in Washington, DC. Houghton Joins former SEC chairman Arthur Levitt to talk about his new book, “Nuking the Moon: And Other Intelligence Schemes And Military Plots Left On The Drawing Board.” The book looks at covert projects and technology from WWII to through the Cold War that were seriously considered, but didn’t make the grade. Some were ultimately deemed too risky, expensive, dangerous, ahead of their time—or even certifiably insane. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We Are Seeing the Limitations of Our Existing Laws

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