Category (Podcast): HPS Insights

Sonal Shah, the Founding Executive Director of the Beeck Center for Social Impact + Innovation at Georgetown and former Deputy Assistant to President Obama, joins Stacy Kerr and Tony Fratto to discuss inclusive finance and the economic landscape. Sonal shares insights on her experience working on the Biden-Sanders Unity Taskforce, what COVID is exposing in our economy, how to bring new economic voices and perspectives to the forefront, and what government and philanthropic organizations can do to become more nimble.

 

Produced by Hamilton Place Strategies, the HPS Insights features the latest insights on politics, policy, and economics from Hamilton Place Strategies in Washington, DC. Subscribe on Apple Music or Spotify.

In a new episode of HPS Insights’ special series on higher education we talk to Matt Perault, Director of the Center on Science & Technology Policy and former Head of Global Policy Development at Facebook. Matt joins Stacy and Elliott to discuss synergies between the technology and education worlds and innovation in higher education in the time of COVID-19. They dive into the contributions that universities are making to public policy and discuss tech regulation on the horizon.

 

 

 

 

On the third episode of HPS Insights’ special series on higher education, Stacy, Matt, and Elliott host Dr. Debbie Cottrell, President of Texas Lutheran University in Seguin, Texas. Dr. Cottrell joins the podcast to discuss her role as the head administrator at a small, private university and the behind-the-scenes planning of students’ eventual return to campus after the COVID-19 pandemic. The team discusses the economic effects of the pandemic on the higher education sector, how policymakers can take an active role in supporting students, and the true costs of higher education with endowments, financial aid, and complex pricing models.

 

 

 

 

The second episode of HPS Insights’ special series on higher education features Brent Colburn, Vice President for Communications and Public Affairs at Princeton University. Brent joins Stacy, Matt, and Elliott to discuss COVID-19’s effect on the university environment and how colleges are coping with unpredictable changes for attendance, athletic events, conferences, and more. They also discuss how universities handle costs and financial resources, student aid, federal loans, student debt, and endowment management.

 

 

 

 

On the first episode of HPS Insights’ special series on higher education, Stacy Kerr hosts Matt McDonald and Elliott Owensby to discuss their new analysis on the higher education landscape. They preview their conversations with investment officers, university presidents, and public affairs officers in the higher education sector and break down the results of their research findings on endowments, tuition costs, the net price of higher education, and the future of universities. 

Produced by Hamilton Place Strategies, the HPS Insights features the latest insights on politics, policy, and economics from Hamilton Place Strategies in Washington, DC. Subscribe on Apple Music or Spotify.

HPS Partners Stacy Kerr and Michael Steel are joined by New York Times bestselling author Kate Andersen Brower to discuss her newest book, “Team of Five: The Presidents Club in the Age of Trump.” They discuss the collegial relationships and norms for presidents and how the former presidents view their roles during the Trump administration. Plus, Kate offers a behind-the-scenes look into the private bonds between the former American leaders.

Produced by Hamilton Place Strategies, the HPS Insights features the latest insights on politics, policy, and economics from Hamilton Place Strategies in Washington, DC. Subscribe on Apple Music or Spotify.

HPS Managing Director Stratton Kirton and Associate Bryce Campanelli join Managing Director Bryan DeAngelis to discuss their recent analysis on global and domestic oil markets. As oil producers are pumping millions more barrels of oil each day than the market needs, and storage is running out, Stratton and Bryce explain the short- and long-term economic and policy impacts.

Produced by Hamilton Place Strategies, the HPS Insights features the latest insights on politics, policy, and economics from Hamilton Place Strategies in Washington, DC. Subscribe on Apple Music or Spotify.

HPS Partner Tony Fratto hosts President & Editor-in-Chief of Devex Raj Kumar to discuss the impact of the coronavirus on the developing world. The two cover the unique challenges that developing nations face confronting the coronavirus, the global nature of the pandemic, and the effect of oil prices on all of this. They also discuss Raj’s new book “The Business of Changing the World.”

 Produced by Hamilton Place Strategies, the HPS Insights features the latest insights on politics, policy, and economics from Hamilton Place Strategies in Washington, DC. Subscribe on Apple Music or Spotify.

HPS Partner Michael Steel hosts HPS Director Molly Mitchell for a discussion on how COVID-19 has changed the media landscape and how to master remote television appearances. They discuss everything from at-home camera set-up to how to look your best without professional hair and makeup assistance.

Produced by Hamilton Place Strategies, the HPS Insights features the latest insights on politics, policy, and economics from Hamilton Place Strategies in Washington, DC. Subscribe on Apple Music or Spotify.

On this episode of HPS Insights, HPS Partner Stacy Kerr and Senior Director Meghan Pennington join Managing Director Bryan DeAngelis to discuss the state of the Democratic primary with Super Tuesday and Big Tuesday now in the rearview mirror. They take a look into the (near) future with insights on the general election, how the coronavirus is affecting American politics and who might be on the VP shortlist.

 Produced by Hamilton Place Strategies, the HPS Insights features the latest insights on politics, policy, and economics from Hamilton Place Strategies in Washington, DC. Subscribe on Apple Music or Spotify.

On this episode of HPS Insights, Alec Stapp, Director of Technology Policy at the Progressive Policy Institute (PPI), joins HPS Senior Director Lloyd Miller to discuss privacy in the age of big tech and big data. The pair discuss the history of privacy legislation with CCPA and GDPR, the future of a federal privacy law, the FTC’s role in prosecuting data privacy violations, and the unintended consequences of too much regulation.For more information on the Progressive Policy Institute, visit progressivepolicy.com or @ppi on Twitter. Alec Stapp on Twitter: @alecstapp

 Produced by Hamilton Place Strategies, the HPS Insights features the latest insights on politics, policy, and economics from Hamilton Place Strategies in Washington, DC. Subscribe on Apple Music or Spotify.

In this episode of Insights, HPS partner Michael Steel is joined by Declan Garvey, a reporter for The Dispatch and HPS alum, to recap the State of the Union address and how it plays into the 2020 election. Declan shares insight from his reporting, more information about The Dispatch, and how his work at HPS has helped him as a reporter for the new digital media company.The Dispatch: thedispatch.com & @thedispatch on TwitterFollow Michael Steel on Twitter: @michael_steel

 Produced by Hamilton Place Strategies, the HPS Insights features the latest insights on politics, policy, and economics from Hamilton Place Strategies in Washington, DC. Subscribe on Apple Music or Spotify.