Climate change, income inequality, the mental health epidemic, political polarization and AI are challenging the foundations of the societies that businesses operate in.
In response, firms, impact investors, social entrepreneurs, and family offices around the world are innovating new business and finance solutions to these issues, while progressive politicians, communities, and ordinary people are also experimenting with new approaches.
Meanwhile, many business school professors are incorporating a wide range of forms of inner or spiritual development into their teaching, with the aim of helping students broaden their worldviews, deepen their understanding of the systems they are part of, and develop the capacity to contribute to meaningful change through their future work in business.
Please join us for a convening of the growing community of business school faculty, deans, and thought leaders to explore how including inner development curricula, coupled with a focus on systemic change, can contribute to students’ ability to lead meaningful change.
We welcome suggestions of other potential invitees to consider. Please send invitee recommendations and questions to lily@garrisoninstitute.org.
***Please do not forward the link to this registration portal. The gathering is invitation-only***
INITIATIVE STEERING COMMITTEE
Rebecca Henderson is one of 25 University Professors at Harvard, a research fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research and a fellow of both the British Academy and of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. She has more than twenty-five years of major public board experience. Rebecca’s research explores the degree to which the private sector can play a major role in building a more sustainable economy. Her publications include Accelerating Energy Innovation: Insights from Multiple Sectors (University of Chicago Press), Leading Sustainable Change: An Organizational Perspective (Oxford University Press) and Political Economy and Justice (University of Chicago Press). She is also the author of Reimagining Capitalism in a World on Fire which was shortlisted for the FT/McKinsey 2020 Business Book of the Year Award. Learn more at rebeccahenderson.com.
Jonathan F.P. Rose is the co-founder and chairman of the Garrison Institute and CEO of Jonathan Rose Companies, a real estate development and investment firm focused on affordable and mixed-income housing. He is the author of The Well-Tempered City.
Anne Greenhalgh is Deputy Executive Director of Wharton’s Anne and John McNulty Leadership Program and a professor of Management at the Wharton School.
Jason Jay is a Senior Lecturer at MIT Sloan and Director of its Sustainability Initiative, where he researches corporate sustainability, sustainability-oriented innovation, systemic investing, and how organizations navigate tensions around social and environmental impact.
Andrew Hoffman is the Holcim Professor of Sustainable Enterprise at the University of Michigan, studying how organizations, markets, and institutions respond to environmental challenges such as climate change.
Michael Pirson is James A. F. Stoner Endowed Chair in Global Sustainability at Fordham University whose work connects sustainability, social entrepreneurship, human dignity, well-being, trust, and responsible business. Learn more at michaelpirson.com.
Louis “Jody” Fry is a Professor at Texas A&M University–Central Texas whose research and teaching focus on spiritual leadership, sustainability, and achieving the “triple bottom line” in organizations.
Rakesh Khurana is Marvin Bower Professor of Leadership Development and Professor of Sociology, whose research examines leadership, organizational behavior, and corporate governance. He was Dean of Harvard College from 2014-2025.
Derek van Bever is a Senior Lecturer at Harvard Business School and Director of the Forum for Growth and Innovation, where he teaches and researches growth, innovation, leadership, and corporate strategy.
Mette Morsing is Interim Dean of Oxford’s Saïd Business School and a leading scholar of sustainable management, corporate responsibility, and responsible business education.
Otto Scharmer is a Senior Lecturer at MIT Sloan and co-founder of the Presencing Institute, best known for developing Theory U, an approach to leadership and systems transformation centered on “learning from the emerging future.” Learn more at ottoscharmer.com.
Hitendra Wadhwa is a Columbia Business School professor and founder of the Mentora Institute whose work focuses on leadership development, human potential, and cultivating inner capabilities for transformative leadership. Learn more at hitendra.com.
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ACCOMMODATIONS
There are Single, Double rooms available. Please note, there is no available guest elevator and all rooms are accessible by stairs—except for those reserved for the mobility-impaired on the first floor. There are two communal bathrooms on each residential floor as well as a comfortable lounge with sofas and easy chairs, where tea and instant coffee are available. The lounges also are equipped with wireless, high-speed internet connection. There are several local hotels within driving distance from the Institute, for those who wish to stay off-site, as commuters. Onsite meals are included with commuter registrations.