Abbot Technology Leaders Program (ATLP)
ATLP brings leaders from industry, government, and academia to Thayer School for two days of interaction with students and faculty.
Featured Guests
April 2 & 3, 2009
- Jason Grumet, Founder and President of the Bipartisan Policy Center and Executive Director of the National Commission on Energy Policy
- Dr. James Hansen, Director of the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies
Jason Grumet has 20 years of experience working at the intersection of science, policy, and politics and was a senior advisor to the Obama campaign on energy and environmental issues. As president of the Bipartisan Policy Center, Jason oversees development of substance-based, bipartisan solutions through constructive argument and principled compromise in the areas of national security, health care, energy, transportation, and agriculture. Under his direction, the National Commission on Energy Policy released an influential report "Ending the Energy Stalemate: A Bipartisan Strategy to Meet America's Energy Challenges" in 2004. Jason is a frequent witness at Congressional hearings and has made appearances on NBC News, CNN, MSNBC, The News Hour with Jim Lehrer, and National Public Radio. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Brown University and his Juris Doctorate from Harvard University.
James Hansen is one of the world's leading climate scientists with dozens of papers on the subject in top-tier journals. For over two decades, he has been active in understanding and projecting potential human impact on climate, as well as bringing these impacts to the attention of the public. A member of the American Academy of Science, Dr. Hansen is the recipient of many distinguished awards including the Leo Szilard Lectureship of the American Physical Society, Dan David Prize Laureate, Duke of Edinburgh Conservation Medal of the World Wildlife Fund, Riger Revelle Medal of the American Geophysical Union, John Heinz Environment Award, and the National Wildlife Federation Conservation Achievement Award. He holds a Ph.D. in physics, M.S. in astronomy, and B.A. in physics and mathematics, all from the University of Iowa.
For more information contact atlp@dartmouth.edu
Previous Guests
Cathy Zoi, CEO, The Alliance for Climate Protection
Steven Goldstein, former head of International Internet Networking - National Science Foundation; member of the board of directors - ICANN (keeper of the Domain Name System)
Stephen Jacobsen, Distinguished Professor of Mechanical Engineering - U. Utah; Founder - Sarcos Research Corporation
Malcolm Lewis, President - CTG Energetics, Inc.
Julie Shimer, President and CEO - Vocera Communications
Stan Williams, Senior HP Fellow - Hewlett-Packard Company
John Gage, Chief Researcher - Sun Microsystems, Inc.
Robert M. Metcalfe, General Partner - Polaris Venture Partners
Jerald G. Fishman, President and CEO - Analog Devices, Inc.
Lynn Otten, Principal Design Engineer - Medtronic, Inc.
Edward A. Keible D'65, Th'67, CEO & President - Endwave Corporation
Jonathan L. Edwards D'82, Co-founder & President - Mediaplex, Inc.
William H. Davidow D'57, Th'58, Partner - Mohr, Davidow Ventures
Michael J. Ross D'71, Managing Partner - Didyma, LLC