How can we reinvent corporate responsibility to serve the public good?
Join Anita McGahan and friends in a new podcast on the private sector forging the public good. Anita has a long history as a professor advocating for impact through the private sector. This includes serving as the George E. Connell Chair of Organizations and Society at the University of Toronto. She was President of the Academy of Management, which is the largest association of business-school professors in the world. She currently is a Distinguished Senior Fellow and Senior Scientist at the Burnes Center for Social Change, focusing on private innovation in the public interest. Through "Private Innovation in the Public Interest," she brings together leading thinkers and doers to talk about how private-sector leaders are driving meaningful social change and tackling today's pressing questions:
A project of the Burnes Center for Social Change at Northeastern University, the Private Innovation in the Public Interest initiative (Pi-Squared for short) offers our best thinking on how corporate leaders can have a profoundly constructive impact both within their organizations and the communities that they serve. Tune in to the first three episodes now, and stay tuned for new episodes every week!
Professor Subramanian Rangan highlights the transformative power of humility, good intentions, continuous learning, clarity of purpose, and, above all, decisive action. Listen Now
Professor Leo Pongeluppe discusses how online retailers charge higher prices in poorer areas of Rio's favelas compared to wealthier neighborhoods just steps away. He's optimistic that this can change – and gently demands that it should happen now. LISTEN Now
Professor and Dean Emeritus Roger Martin encourages company leaders to address critical public problems by leveraging their strengths: scaling proven solutions into profitable and sustainable business models.
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COMING SOON: The Pi-Squared Workshop Series launches in spring 2025! Join Anita for live workshops on reinventing corporate social responsibility and finding new ways that companies, NGOs, and even government itself can work together to change the world.
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Anita M. McGahan, Senior Research Scientist at the Burnes Center for Social Change, leads the Pi-Squared initiative. With leadership roles at the University of Toronto, decades of experience as an entrepreneur, and extensive consulting work in strategic management, Anita is dedicated to bridging private innovation and public service.
The Burnes Center for Social Change at Northeastern University designs practical solutions to society's hardest problems. The Center is led by a growing team of accomplished and recognized changemakers focusing on strengthening democracy and improving governance, tackling climate change, advancing education outcomes, deepening labor and economic justice, and promoting better health.
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