Join us for a "Leadership in a Time of Crisis" Coffee Talk featuring Professor Mike DiBerardinis and Christine Piven, executive director of adult education at the Office of Children and Families for the City of Philadelphia.

"Leadership in a Time of Crisis" Coffee Talks are offered to current students as a unique “off-record” opportunity to discuss current events and relevant policy issues with active practitioners. These talks are small by design and allow students to gain insight and learn valuable lessons on public sector leadership.

Join us for a "Leadership in a Time of Crisis" Coffee Talk featuring Professor Mike DiBerardinis and Everett Gillison, Director of Employee and Labor Relations at the Defender Association of Philadelphia.

"Leadership in a Time of Crisis" Coffee Talks are offered to current students as a unique “off-record” opportunity to discuss current events and relevant policy issues with active practitioners. These talks are small by design and allow students to gain insight and learn valuable lessons on public sector leadership.

About Everett A. Gillison

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Join us for this Public Policy in Practice event as we welcome Women’s World Banking President and CEO, Mary Ellen Iskenderian.

Mary Ellen Iskenderian is president and CEO of Women’s World Banking, the global nonprofit devoted to giving more low-income women access to the financial tools and resources they need to achieve security and prosperity. Ms. Iskenderian has led the Women’s World Banking global team, based in New York, since 2006 and also serves on the investment committees of its two impact investment funds.

Dr. Paul C. Light is NYU Wagner's Paulette Goddard Professor of Public Service and founding principal investigator of the Global Center for Public Service, Before joining NYU, Dr. Light served as the Douglas Dillon Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution, founding director of its Center for Public Service, and vice president and director of the Governmental Studies Program.

Join us for a free happy hour networking event at City Tap Logan Square (Center City Philadelphia) on Monday, December 16, 2019, from 5:30 - 7 p.m., and learn more about the most practical program in public administration in the Ivy League. This networking event is a great opportunity for prospective students to meet some of the University of Pennsylvania's Fels Institute of Government faculty, staff, students, and alumni, and network with the Fels community in Center City Philadelphia.

Please join Fels for a conversation with Richard Painter, who is the S. Walter Richey Professor of Corporate Law at the University of Minnesota and former chief ethics lawyer to President George W. Bush. He is also vice-chair of Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW).

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Join us for a free happy hour and alumni reception at The Sturges Speakeasy on Friday, February 28, 2020, from 5:30 - 7 p.m., and learn more about the most practical program in public administration in the Ivy League!