This Week in Business

James Bullard, President and CEO of the St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank, joins hosts Jeremy Schwartz and Wharton Professor Jeremy Siegel to discuss US monetary policy, interest rate hikes, and the recent Fed announcements on Behind the Markets. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Host Christian Terwiesch discusses the future of innovations in US health care and how we receive that care with Dr. Jesse Pines, National Director of Clinical Innovation at US Acute Care Solutions, and Sharon Vitti, SVP and Executive Director at CVS MinuteClinic on Work of Tomorrow. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

John Vento, CPA and President of Comprehensive Wealth Management, joins host Kent Smetters to discuss the latest tax law changes, what they mean for you, and what you need to be doing now in preparation for the 2018 tax season on Your Money. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hosts Peter Cappelli and Dan O'Meara find out what it's like to go to work as an NFL player with Erik Lorig, current Wharton MBA student and former NFL Fullback/Tight End for the New Orleans Saints and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, on In the Workplace. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In low and middle income countries, poorer and marginalized people often find themselves excluded from programs aimed at raising education levels. The U.S. provides aid to countries in a wide range of areas, but only 4% of that money involves education initiatives, which may disappear if the Trump administration goes through with proposed foreign aid spending cuts. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, or UNESCO, is looking at different ways to tackle educational inequalities. Host Dan Loney speaks with Suzanne Grant Lewis, Director of the International Institute for Educational Planning for the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, and Dan Wagner, Chair in Literacy and Learning at Penn’s Graduate School of Education, to discuss what kind of goals and strategies UNESCO are considering on Knowledge@Wharton. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kelly Palmer, Chief Learning Officer of Degreed, joins hosts Anne Greenhalgh and Mike Useem to discuss her mission to change the way the world learns as well as her new book "The Expertise Economy: How the Smartest Companies Use Learning to Engage, Compete, and Succeed" on Leadership in Action. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Alibaba's Chairman, Jack Ma, announced last week that he was stepping down as head of Chinese e-commerce giant. His successor will be Daniel Zhang, who is credited with the development of “Singles Day”, the largest 1-day retail shopping event in the world. Host Dan Loney talks with David Hsu, Professor of Management at the Wharton School, and Orville Schell, Director of the Asia Society’s Center on US-China Relations, to discuss the implications of this changing of the guard on Knowledge@Wharton. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

One year ago today, Hurricane Maria slammed into Puerto Rico causing mass devastation. Much of the island was left without power for months, almost 3000 people died from the storm and its aftereffects, and thousands of Puerto Ricans moved to the US mainland and haven't gone back. Knowledge@Wharton host Dan Loney discusses the state of the island now with Carla Minet, Executive Director of the Center for Investigative Journalism in Puerto Rico, and Charles Venator-Santiago, Associate Professor with a joint appointment in the University of Connecticut's Department of Political Science and the Institute for Latino, Caribbean and Latin American Studies. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sara Schaer, Co-Founder & CEO of Kango, joins hosts Doug Collom and Irina Yuen to discuss her trustworthy ridesharing app for kids and busy parents on Bay Area Ventures. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

John Hennessy, Chairman of Alphabet's Board of Directors and Former Stanford University President, joins hosts Mike Useem and Anne Greenhalgh to discuss his career in leadership and his new book, "Leading Matters: Lessons from My Journey," on Leadership in Action.Book - https://www.amazon.com/Leading-Matters-Lessons-My-Journey/dp/1503608018 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.