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Cover: Herbert Bayer, Mirage, 1949, oil on linen, 32 x 42. Collection Kirkland Museum of Fine & Decorative Art, Denver 2014 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn

Left: Herbert Bayer, Marble Garden, 1955. With the assistance of Elizabeth Paepcke, Bayer created this garden located on the Aspen Meadows campus in Aspen, Colorado. (Photo by Dan Bayer)

The work of artist Herbert Bayer adorns the cover and pages of the Aspen Institute 2014 Overview and 2013 Annual Report. A teacher at the famed Bauhaus school in pre-World War II Germany, Bayer came to the US in 1938 to create a comprehensive exhibition showcasing the Weimar-based design movement for the Museum of Modern Art. The exhibit attracted the attention of visionary Chicago industrialist Walter Paepcke, president of the Container Corporation of America. Paepcke hired Bayer as a consultant to the corporation, for which he worked primarily on advertis-ing and graphic design projects. In 1946, the relationship deepened when the business magnate offered Bayer a unique opportunity to help create a cultural utopia in Aspen, Colorado. The project would come to include the Aspen Institute of Humanistic Studies, which Paepcke founded in 1949.

Bayers primary responsibilities for the Institute were the planning, landscape design, and architec-ture of its campus comprised of iconic buildings, earth sculptures, and expansive marble installations that still stand today. However, his own notion that an artist had a responsibility to imbue his work with head, heart, and hand closely matched Paepckes vision for the Institute to create a space to convene; share great ideas and cultural values; and nurture mind, body, and spirit. Together, with the help of several other highly regarded thought leaders, the artist and his patron created the basis for The Aspen Idea, as well as the aesthetic and substantive underpinnings for what stands today as the Aspen Institute.

The Legacy of Herbert Bayer: Recent Gifts and Loans to the Aspen Institute is permanently on display in the Resnick Gallery at the Doerr-Hosier Center on the Aspen Meadows campus, in Aspen, Colorado.We wish to thank all those who donated and loaned art for this exhibit. We'd like to particularly rec-ognize Trustees Melva Bucksbaum and Lynda Resnick for their donations and leadership of the Aspen Meadows Art Advisory Committee, which brought this exhibit to fruition. Herbert Bayer, 1983. Photo by Leinie Schilling Bard

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Public Programs 17

Seminars 23

Leadership Programs 27

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Our Locations and International Partners 37

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At the core of the founding of the Aspen Institute stood a remarkable band of innovators who had the idea that they could help the country rebound from a world at war. That there was no other institution advocating for ethics and values in the practice of business, integrating the body and mind for the betterment of both, or enhancing the spirit using the Socratic method of dialogue as a means to cultivate higher thinking, made it all the more vital to pursue.

Sixty-five years later, the spirit of innovation established by Walter and Elizabeth Paepcke and their cohorts Mortimer Adler, Robert Hutchins, and Herbert Bayer whose artistry can be seen throughout this publication is alive and well at the Insti-tute. While the scope of its work has grown markedly, creating new public events and leadership initiatives, as well as expand-ing its policy reach, the Institutes focus on moving the country and the world forward has never been stronger.

As has been a long-standing tradition, the Institute continues to bring leaders of differing perspectives together to seek solutions to intractable problems. The Aspen Seminar remains a direct reflection of the Institutes founding, yet offers an enduring lens that shifts to address contemporary issues. In moving from thought to action, the Institutes Aspen Global Leadership Network cultivates an ever-increasing number of innovators working to solve the big problems facing the world today. With the Institutes support, nearly 1,900 Fellows take risks and build strategies to answer the same kinds of ethics and values-based questions our founders had imagined the Institute would engender at the time of the Institutes inception.

In 2014, we celebrated the 10th anniversary of the Aspen Ideas Festival, which opened the doors of the Institute to a far broader audience and continues to showcase an array of ex-traordinary leaders in fields ranging from health and medicine and the US economy to global dynamics and education reform. The success of the Festival laid the groundwork for a growing number of public gatherings, such as Washington Ideas Forum, the Aspen Security Forum, and CityLab, an incubator for solutions for the 21st-century city.

The mainstay of the Institute continues to be our policy work. The 28 programs, and a growing number of initiatives, bring the most influential thinkers together to advance constructive solutions borne of a diversity of voices. We provide a safe hav-en for deep discourse in areas as varied as global food securi-ty, economic inequality, and the social impact of the arts.

The search for groundbreaking ideas extends to engaging international partners, including the new Aspen Institute Mexi-co, our first outpost in Latin America. Beyond our headquarters in Washington, DC, and our campuses in Aspen, Colorado, and on Marylands Eastern Shore, weve expanded our footprint in New York and the San Francisco Bay area. With a new offer-ing, Aspen Across America, the Institute will soon bring a series of conversations to prominent venues throughout the country.

The roots of the founders mission continue to inform the growth of the Institute as we seek the ideas that will help define the innovations of generations to come.

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From Herbert Bayers Great Ideas of Western Man series: The Container Corporation of America poster collection.

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Policy Programs and Partnerships Advancing Public Policy Through Dialogue and Actionwww.aspeninstitute.org/policy-work

The Aspen Institute policy programs provide non-partisan forums for analysis, consensus-building, and problem solving on pressing contemporary public policy issues. They frame critical topics, bring new evidence to bear on a wide range of issues, propose innovative ideas, and gather sector leaders and experts to reach constructive solutions. Each program serves as an impartial forum, and each is unique in its substance and approach. Together, however, they share a common mission and methodology, convening diverse perspectives for informed dialogue and action.

At President Obamas request, Institute President and CEO Walter Isaacson and the Institutes Energy and Environment Program gathered top policy analysts to help inform the direction of the administration's climate-related policy. (Official White House photo by Pete Souza)

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Anna Deavere Smith Works at the Aspen Institutewww.aspeninstitute.org/adsworksThis program offers a place for artistic excellence, social change, and civic engagement. Founded by actress, playwright, and educator Anna Deavere Smith in 1998 as the Institute on the Arts and Civic Dialogue at Harvard, Anna Deavere Smith Works convenes renowned artists from all disciplines and engages audiences in novel ways to participate in conversations about contemporary issues. Building on the powerful socio-theatrical form that Smith invented and nurtured, the program encourages the participation of artists in areas where pundits and policy makers have traditionally been the primary speakers. This program seeks to open hearts as well as minds and to tell the human side of all stories.

Ascend at the Aspen Instituteascend.aspeninstitute.orgMoving vulnerable children and their parents toward educational success and economic security, Ascend is a national hub for breakthrough ideas and collaborations. We embrace a two-generation approach and a commitment to racial equity and a gender lens. Two-generation approaches provide opportunities for and meet the needs of children and their parents together. We believe that educa-tion, economic supports, social capital, and health and wellbeing are the core components that create an intergenerational cycle of opportunity. Ascend makes a difference in the lives of children, parents, and families by elevating and investing in a port-folio of solutions fueled by political will and a national network of leaders, and informed by the voices of families.

Aspen Forum for Community Solutionswww.aspencommunitysolutions.orgThe mission of this program is to support collaboration that enables communities to effectively address their most pressing challenges. Its Opportunity Youth Incentive Fund works to demonstrate higher rates of reconnection to education and employment among opportunity youth and future generations; catalyze adoption of effective approaches in education and career attainment leading to family-sustaining careers for opportunity youth; and leverage systems and policy changes at local, state, and national levels to remove systems barriers. Melody C. Barnes, former director of the White House Domestic Policy Council and senior advisor to President Obama, chairs the Aspen Forum for Community Solutions.

Aspen Global Health and Developmentwww.aspeninstitute.org/ghdThis program promotes solutions to persistent global health and development problems. It is a force for fresh thinking, unlikely collaborations, and nimble action within the global health and development field. Aspen Global Health and Development works on a collection of issue-specific initiatives all aimed at catalyzing policy work that better con-nects champions at the highest levels, development practitioners in the field, and the poorest and most vulnerable on the ground. It supports the advance-ment of a number of ideas, including recognition of reproductive health as a key contributor to other development outcomes globally with a special focus on Malawi; adoption of policy innovations to address the global health workforce shortage; an alliance that aims to unleash the artisan sectors economic po-tential and elevate its role in preserving culture and livelihoods; a fellowship program for African devel-opment leaders who receive global media training; and advancement of sustainable and equitable efforts to feed a world population of more than nine billion.

The Aspen Institute Franklin Projectwww.aspeninstitute.com/franklin-project The Institute launched the Franklin Project in 2013, a program tasked with creating a voluntary civilian counterpart to military service in the United States. Born from General Stanley McChrystals call at the 2012 Aspen Ideas Festival to engage more Americans in serving their communities and country, the initiative has engaged leaders in military, business, government, nonprofit, faith, academic, community-building, and other sectors to support large-scale civilian service. Its formation is vital at a time of national division, when the entrepreneurial energy of citizens must be harnessed

to help solve public problems and bring people of different perspectives together. General McChrystal chairs the project, and John Bridgeland of Civic Enterprises and Alan Khazei of City Year and Be the Change, Inc. serve as co-chairs responsible for designing and managing the initiative. Former US Sen. Harris Wofford serves as senior advisor.

Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurswww.aspeninstitute.org/andeThis global network of organizations propels entrepreneurship in emerging markets. Its more than 200 members are drawn from nonprofits, investment funds, multinational corporations, banks, foundations, and research institutions that collectively work in virtually every developing economy in the world. These organizations are at the vanguard of a movement focused on supporting small and growing businesses (SGBs) that create economic, environmental, and social benefits for developing countries. The network advocates that policymakers and financial leaders drive more resources to these entrepreneurial firms. It hosts a wide variety of knowledge-sharing and training programs and offers financial support for innovative partnerships aimed at improving services to emerging market entrepreneurs. ANDE also sponsors annual events focused on the SGB sector, including a global conference on key trends and a workshop on metrics and impact assessment. In 2012, it launched a major multi-year research effort focused on building the evidence base that demonstrates the power of SGBs to build prosperity for the poor. The network has regional chapters in Brazil, Mexico/Central America, East Africa, India, South Africa, West Africa, and a newly forming chapter in East and Southeast Asia.

Aspen Planning and Evaluation Programwww.aspeninstitute.org/apepThis program helps clients plan and evaluate efforts to shape public policy and promote changes in attitudes and behavior. Program staff and consultants work with foundations and nongovernmental organizations in the US, Africa, and Europe assessing advocacy and social change efforts on issues as diverse as increasing college readiness among Hispanic youth, empowering women and girls in Kenya, and increasing access to family planning resources in Tanzania. The program also leads the Institutes internal program review process.

Aspen Strategy Groupwww.aspeninstitute.org/asgHow can Americas national security establishment better adapt to nascent threats and challenges? As current global trends defy traditional notions of international relations, what common problems do nations face in the 21st century? This program focuses on transnational issues that blend foreign and domestic subjects. Founded in 1984 with a concentration on strategic relations, arms control issues, and the US-Soviet relationship, its roots as an annual conference for researchers associated with arms control projects at universities and think tanks date back to the 1970s. As the group evolved, it also included legislators, government officials, business and industry representatives, and journalists. The current program has moved beyond its Cold War origins and today includes three generations of policymakers representing a range of perspectives. The approach, however, has remained constant: to use a bipartisan lens to identify the most conten-tious foreign policy and national security concerns facing our nation and to assess Americas evolving

interests. Recent workshops, briefings, and reports have covered the Arab revolutions and American policy, cyber security, American interests in South Asia, the national security implications of climate change, and the challenge of nuclear proliferation. The Aspen Ministers Forum and Track II dialogues with Brazil, China, and India also convene under the auspices of the Aspen Strategy Group.

At this time of challenge and change, the United States is in dire need of a new strategic narrative that clarifies how we should use our power and influence internationally to protect and advance American interests and values.Former US Under Secretary of Defense Michle Flournoy and University of

Virginia professor and former Aspen Strategy Group (ASG) Director Philip Zelikow discuss the future of American defense at a Washington Ideas

Roundtable Series presented in partnership with ASG. (photo by Steve Johnson)

We know about a third of those who are 35 and under are not properly prepared for the workforce today But we know that if people are getting skills and getting training they are much better off when they go into the workforce.

Forum for Community Solutions Chair Melody Barnes speaks with JPMorgan Chase Chairman, President, and CEO Jamie Dimon and

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel about closing the workforce skills gap. (photo by Steve Johnson)

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Business and Society Programwww.aspeninstitute.org/bspThis program builds on 60 years of Institute programming to help established and emerging business leaders put values at the heart of prac-tice. Through dialogue, research, and outreach, the program creates opportunities for executives and educators to explore new routes to business sustain-ability and values-based leadership. Its Corporate Values Strategy Group for business executives supports long-term thinking in business, investing through change in corporate practice and public policy, and exploration of fundamental questions on business purpose. Its First Movers Fellowship is for exceptional business innovators who are integrating profitability and social value in their companies. The program is also home to several signature programs for innovators in business education, including CasePlace.org, Faculty Pioneers, and an annual (Biz Ed) symposium, which highlight cutting-edge teaching and research on social and environmental stewardship and a new undergraduate network link-ing business and liberal arts educational innovators.

Center for Native American Youthwww.cnay.org Created by former US Sen. Byron Dorgan, the center is dedicated to improving the health, safety, and overall wellbeing of Native American youth through communication, policy development, and advocacy. Despite the efforts of tribal governments and advocates, difficult conditions including high rates of unemployment, poverty, alcohol and sub-stance abuse, crime, and health disparities persist in many tribal communities. The Center seeks to raise awareness and develop solutions to these issues by bringing together Native youth, tribal leaders, advocacy organizations, academic institutions, and a myriad of experts through roundtables, summits, and other events held throughout Indian Country.

College Excellence Program www.aspeninstitute.org/college-excellenceImproving college student outcomes is a vital national priority. Only half of all college students graduate, and evidence suggests that the learning that takes place in college is too often limited and not well aligned with what students need to succeed after graduating. Over the past 50 years, increased college access has benefited millions of Americans, but now the nation must get more students through college with the skills and abilities needed for success in a knowledge-based economy. The goal of this program is to identify and accelerate the replication of campus-based practices and policies that improve student success. The programs first initiative, the Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence, awards one million dollars biennially to the nations best community colleges. The prize aims to bring together community colleges around a measurable definition of excellence, to recog-nize community colleges that achieve exceptional student results, and to stimulate innovation on campuses nationwide. More recently, the program initiated the New College Leadership Project to inform the recruitment and training of a new gen-eration of community college presidents capable of improving student success. After releasing a report identifying the qualities of exceptional presidents, program staff worked with leader colleges from the national nonprofit organization Achieving the Dream to further develop the skills and knowledge needed to achieve high levels of student success.

Communications and Society Programwww.aspeninstitute.org/c&sThis program serves as a venue for global leaders and experts to exchange insights on the societal im-pact of advances in digital technology and network communications. It also creates a multidisciplinary space in the communications policymaking world where veteran and emerging decision-makers can

explore new concepts and develop policy networks. The program convenes approximately 10 leadership roundtables each year on subjects such as e-com-merce, institutional innovation, spectrum policy, big data, cloud computing, and global Internet governance. The program is also conducting ongoing projects on public libraries, consumer cyber security education, and online learning. Leaders from across disciplines and perspectives engage in moderated discussions that culminate in specific conclusions and recommendations. Conference reports are distribut-ed to key policymakers and opinion leaders around the world, and are available to the public online.

Community Strategies Groupwww.aspeninstitute.org/csgThis group helps leaders in rural, urban, and suburban communities act together to create more vibrant regions that advance and sustain prosperity and wellbeing for local people, places, and firms, especially for those on the economic margins. CSG helps community leaders on the ground connect with and motivate each other, and equips them with the best ideas, tools, and strategies to improve com-munity and economic results. The groups hallmark

approach is tailored, peer-to-peer exchanges in which community-based leaders create immediate back-home action plans. CSG also brings together disconnected leaders in specific geographic regions to collaborate and find common aims, and connects community innovators with regional and national experts and funders. It distills community lessons into action guides, good-practice profiles, virtual peer-learning exchanges, and online resources. CSG builds and manages three networks of communi-ty-based practitioners and regional leaders from across the country, one focused on advancing family economic success, one on community development philanthropy, and another on the WealthWorks approach to regional economic development.

Congressional Programwww.aspeninstitute.org/congressionalThis is a nonpartisan public policy education and civility-building program for members of the US Congress in which more than 30 percent of the current Congress has participated. At a time of Congressional gridlock and extreme partisanship, the program offers Republican and Democratic leg-islators the opportunity to learn from internationally recognized academics and experts and to explore policy alternatives. It assists legislators in developing a deeper understanding of public policy options and the personal relationships necessary to help Con-gress meaningfully address our nations problems. Although the program does not endorse specific legislation, for more than three decades it has pro-vided a forum for discussion of policy issues that has often sown the seeds for significant policy initiatives. Current subjects include international economic and security issues, extremism, energy security, and US policy relations with Asia. The program is funded solely by foundations, and it annually sponsors two dozen breakfast meetings and four conferences. No lobbyists, congressional staff, or outside observers are permitted, and the House and Senate ethics committees review all conference agendas.

Economic Opportunities Programwww.aspeninstitute.org/eopThis program promotes strategies to help low-income Americans participate successfully in the US economy. Its three primary areas of focus are entrepreneurship and small or microenterprise development; labor market strategies that enable low-income people to adapt to and make a living in our rapidly-changing economy; and financial tools that build the ability of low-income Americans to save, build assets, and achieve a measure of economic security. The program works closely with national and local leaders focused on building opportunity, including those from community colleges, community-based nonprofits, businesses, and economic development organizations, as well as elected officials, and other stakeholders. It evaluates innovative and promising strategies, provides peer learning and leadership development opportunities for local leaders, develops practical tools that help organizations implement promising strategies, and promotes public conversation around the issues facing low-income Americans, and ideas for promoting shared prosperity. The program includes three distinct initiatives: the Microenterprise Fund for Innovation, Effectiveness, Learning, and Dissemination (FIELD); the Workforce Strategies Initiative; and Skills for Americas Future.

Education and Society Programwww.aspeninstitute.org/educationRecognizing the importance of effective educa-tion policy to improve US schools, this program convenes workshops for federal, state, and local policymakers, education leaders, researchers, and analysts to provide ongoing peer-to-peer learn-ing and professional development. It facilitates knowledge sharing among urban school district leaders about how school systems can improve the education and life chances of all students. Program participants also work to identify solutions that will support, nurture, and develop new cadres of leaders in schools and classrooms. In addition, the programs Aspen Senior Education Congressional Staff Network informs federal policy development by assisting congressional staff members in better understanding innovations in the field, shared chal-lenges, and the impact of federal education laws on states and urban school districts.

Energy and Environment Programwww.aspeninstitute.org/eeThis program provides nonpartisan leadership and a neutral forum for improving energy and envi-ronmental policy-making through values-based discourse. The programs core competency is conven-ing professional, high-level, policy-testing dialogues influencing business, government, civil society, and environmental sustainability, both domestic and in-ternational. For more than three decades, its Energy Policy Forum has brought together senior industry, government, environmental, and other leaders to report on a broad range of energy challenges and opportunities, including climate change, electricity markets, nuclear power, renewable fuels, and fuel effi-ciency. The Global Forum on Energy, Economy, and Security assembles experts and policymakers to dis-cuss oil and gas global markets. The Aspen Institute Clean Energy Forum addresses the intersection of renewable energy, clean technology, innovation, and financing with commercial markets and public policy.

Dr. Jill Biden with Dr. Lori Gaskin, president of Santa Barbara City College, and Dr. Steven VanAusdle, president of Walla Walla Community College,

co-winners of the 2013 Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence.(photo by Patrice Gilbert)

This report from the EOP FIELD initiative shares findings on the quality of jobs created by microbusiness program cli-ents, based on a set of in-depth interviews with workers from clients of Accion East. The re-port is part of a broader body of work in EOP investigating opportunities to build better jobs and illuminating a variety of job quality elements including good wages, benefits, stable schedules, opportunities to de-velop skills, business ownership opportunities, and more.

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The programs efforts to advance collective knowledge about critical environmental problems have included policy-changing dialogues on global food security; water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH); sustainable water use in the US; ocean conservation; the impact and governance of climate change in the Arctic; conservation and human development in the 21st century; and international institutional responsibili-ties for environmental sustainability.

Global Alliances Programwww.aspeninstitute.org/gapThis program was established in response to the increasing need for and reliance on public-private alliances to take on the challenges that the public sector is unequipped to tackle on its own. As a platform for cross-sector collaboration, the Global Alliances Program (GAP) has partnered with the Department of State to encourage US cooperation and investment in business and communities across the globe. These Partnership Opportunity Delegations (PODs) are deployed in response to local communities priorities and result in business-to-business and people-to-people partnerships. To date, PODs have gone to Colombia and Myanmar. As a result of this work, the Accelerated Market Driven Partnership (AMP) has been brought into the Aspen Institute, with an initial focus on Brazil. GAP has also partnered with the Department of Defense to foster a culture of innovation and learning within the Office of the Secretary of Defense. The New Ideas @ OSD series brings experts from outside the national security field to the Pentagon to consult with Defense leadership on how to shape policy in ways that are innovative, adaptive, and effective in a changing and complex global security environment. By convening and facilitating partnerships between the US public

and private sectors, as well as their international counterparts, GAP strives to build equitable, sustainable relationships between communities and to foster greater development and prosperity.

Health, Medicine, and Society Programwww.aspeninstitute.org/health This program creates opportunities for government, academic, advocacy, and industry leaders to explore critical issues in health, health care, medical science, and health policy in the US. The Health, Medicine, and Society Program (HMS) facilitates knowledge exchanges and advances strategic thinking among decision makers through nonpartisan, multi-disciplinary public policy programs and dialogue, including roundtables, briefings, conferences, and Internet forums. These convenings encourage collaborative networks among leading policymakers, health professionals, advocates, scientists, and social scientists in a broad range of fields, while helping to inform and advance policies to improve the health of individuals, families, communities, the nation, and the world. In 2013, the program brought on new leadership and began to re-brand itself with a new name and new energy all with the goal of putting the Institute on the map in domestic health. At the same time, it inaugurated its first Care Innovation Summit (in collaboration with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid) to explore disruptive innovations in health care delivery systems and technology. It also launched the Aspen Veterans Initiative, designed to support returning combat veterans, and the physicians, mental health professionals, social workers, educators, and others who work with them through high-level convenings, training programs, and peer-to-peer counseling. In addition, HMS began to create a safe space in which to build a National Biomedical Innovation Strategy.

At the request of FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg, HMS convened the first roundtable of thought leaders from industry, policy institutes, academia, and government to discuss the complex interrelationships that drive the biomedical enterprise, from basic discovery to product development.

Homeland Security Programwww.aspeninstitute.org/securityYears have passed since 9/11, yet holes remain in Americas defenses against terrorism, heightening the risk of another attack. This program identifies gaps in the nations defenses against terrorism and recommends ways to close them. Through reports,

roundtable discussions, Congressional testimony, and forums, it strives to convince policymakers, stakeholders, and the public at large to reduce Americas vulnerability to terrorism.

Initiative on Financial Securitywww.aspeninstitute.org/ifs Saving sparks entrepreneurship, increases the gross domestic product, builds the middle class, and creates jobs for the future. But Americas savings system is broken. Working toward restoring financial security for all, this initiative is the nations leading policy program focused on helping Americans at every stage of life to save, invest, and own. In roundtables, panel discussions, congressional briefings, and other forums, it brings together federal officials and industry experts to craft innovative policies that enable low- and moderate-income families to acquire financial assets. It designs new savings accounts for children and homeownership, as well as safe and simple investment products for adult savers and lifelong income products for seniors. It also researches new approaches to savings and tax policy and works with federal policymakers to support efforts to increase financial security for all Americans.

Justice and Society Programwww.aspeninstitute.org/justiceFor close to 40 years, the Justice and Society Program has convened individuals from diverse backgrounds to discuss the meaning of justice and how a just society ought to balance fundamental rights with the exigencies of public policy, in order to meet contemporary social challenges and strengthen the rule of law. The annual Justice and Society Seminar, held in Aspen and co-founded by the late Supreme Court Justice Harry A. Blackmun,

continues to be led by preeminent judges and law professors. Through our public programming component which includes the Susman Conversation on the Constitution and the Courts at Aspen, periodic roundtables at the Institutes Washington office, and presentations by leading jurists we bring to the table public officials, established and emerging opinion leaders, and grassroots organizers to share their perspectives in a neutral and balanced forum.

Manufacturing and Society in the 21st Century www.aspeninstitute.org/mfgThe US manufacturing sector has long been a source of good jobs, innovation, and global competitiveness, as well as a pillar of both community stability and national security. In the current economic climate many fear the decline of this sector, even though it is leading the stubbornly weak economic recovery and regaining momentum. What can be done to preserve and strengthen this critical part of the US economy and society? This program brings business, government, and opinion leaders together to discuss and analyze many of the important problems and opportunities affecting the future of manufactur-ing in an increasingly globalized economy. Policy discussions are convened in Washington, DC, and a CEO seminar is held in Aspen, Colorado, to build consensus on issues important to the sector.

Middle East Programswww.aspeninstitute.org/mideastThe mission of Partners for a New Beginning (PNB), the Emirates-Aspen Partnership, and the Aspen Levant Program is to develop and implement pragmatic economic and policy initiatives that advance stability and prosperity in the Middle

East. The programs catalyze and convene networks of global leaders to deepen relationships between the US and the region, spur innovation, and create partnerships that enhance education and further economic development. Through high-level policy forums and on-the-ground initiatives, these programs contribute towards the prospects for enduring peace, ending the Arab-Israeli conflict, and bridging the US-Muslim divide. Program activities support free enterprise and entrepreneurship, thereby strengthening the regions private sector and civic leadership.

Program on Philanthropy and Social Innovationwww.aspeninstitute.org/psiThrough convenings, leadership development initiatives, communications, and strategic partnerships, this program seeks to maximize the impact of social-sector leaders in contributing to the good society at home and abroad. It hosts the Aspen Philanthropy Group, an agenda-setting body of foundation leaders at the cutting edge of change,

Former Secretary of State and Institute Trustee Madeleine Albright and Institute President and CEO Walter Isaacson speak with Quartet Represen-

tative Tony Blair at the first Initiative for the Palestinian Economy event. (Photo by Ondej Bespert)

In the name of homeland security, we can-not sacrifice our values as a nation. We can build more walls, install more screening de-vices, ask more questions, and make people suspicious of each other, but not at the cost of who we are as a nation of people who cherish privacy and freedom, celebrate diversity, and are not afraid.

US Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson in his first public address at an Aspen Institute Homeland Security Group-hosted event in conjunction with the

Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.(Photo by Barry Bahler)

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and it spurs dialogue among leaders from the private, public, and social sectors in working groups on specific issues of concern. Among the programs current working group series are the Nonprofit Data Working Group, an effort to ensure high quality and accessible statistical data on social sector activity. Leadership development initiatives include the American Express Foundation-Aspen Institute Fellowship for Emerging Nonprofit Leaders, the Aspen Philanthropy Seminar, and the Seminar for Mid-America Foundation CEOs. The programs policy work includes the Impact Economy

Initiative, which seeks to create an enabling environment for investments and enterprises that generate both financial profit and positive social or environmental returns. To extend the reach of its networking and share the knowledge generated by its convenings, the program hosts philanthropy conferences on specific issues, including its biennial Aspen Childrens Forum, which uses a deliberative process to build and broaden a consensus among philanthropists on ways to advance the health and wellbeing of children.

Program on the World Economywww.aspeninstitute.org/pweBegun in 1981, this program promotes sustainable economic growth and financial stability in the world economy by convening prominent leaders from both industrial and developing nations. It uses an interdisciplinary approach to generate pragmatic solutions to major economic and financial challeng-es and to advance cooperation on key issues facing the global economic and financial system.

Roundtable on Community Changewww.aspeninstitute.org/rccThis program distills lessons about how to revitalize distressed areas in the US, and helps policymakers, funders, and practitioners create effective strategies for promoting vibrant, racially equitable communities. It convenes national leaders in the community-change field, reviews community anti-poverty initiatives, and disseminates lessons

to funders and practitioners about how to improve outcomes for low-income children, families, and communities. The program also has a premier research and action program on race and racism in 21st-century America, including a leadership development program for government, nonprofit, media, and business leaders to improve their skills to work on racial equity and inclusion. Roundtable staff members provide technical assistance and coaching to communities and organizations working to reduce poverty and promote racial equity.

Sports and Society Programwww.sportsandsociety.orgThis program convenes leaders, fosters dialogue, and inspires solutions that help sports serve the public interest. It covers a range of topics and, in 2013, launched the Aspen Institutes Project Play, a two-year initiative focused on the need to keep more children involved in healthy sports into the teenage years and beyond a key component in confronting the nations epidemic of physical inactivity. The program brings together high-level leaders from across the sports landscape, as well as those from policy and other realms. Meetings have covered such topics as the role of sport organizations in defeating childhood obesity, lessons learned from video games about competition-friendly environments, NCAA-style amateurism at a crossroads, and the challenge of creating a national sport development model.

Herbert Bayer, Study for Stairwell Mural in Bauhaus Building, Weimar, Germany, 1923, Gouache on paper

Herbert Bayer Collection and Archive, Denver Art Museum, Gift of the Estate of Joella Bayer.

The pathway out of poverty for many Americans in the 21st century requires economic reinvention, not only marginal access to assets and services.

Clara Miller, president of the F.B. Heron Foundation, offers a new strategy for foundations to deploy capital at the

2013 Aspen Philanthropy Group Annual Meeting. (Photo by Michael Brands)

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Public Programs Promoting Nonpartisan Inquiry and Engaging the Publicwww.aspeninstitute.org/events

Public programs open the Institute to wider audiences, offering opportunities to engage in thoughtful, nonpartisan inquiry. They range from major conferences such as the Aspen Ideas Festival, New York Ideas, and the Aspen Security Forum to more intimate discussion series and topical symposia. They take place in Aspen, Colorado; Washington, DC; New York City; and occasionally other locations in the US and abroad.

The Aspen Challenge expanded in 2014 to engage high school students from Denver Public Schools. (Photo by Dan Davis)

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Aspen Community Programswww.aspeninstitute.org/aspeneventsThe Aspen Institute hosts dozens of public programs year-round for residents and visitors alike, including the Hurst Student Seminars, Great Books, Great Decisions, From Athens to Aspen, Teen Socrates, the McCloskey Speaker Series, the Hurst Lecture Series, and Fireside Chats. These programs offer unique and affordable opportunities for a diverse mix of people to find inspiration in a variety of ways. Thanks to the generosity of donors, the program offers need-based scholarships to teens and adults to take part in the Aspen-based events.

McCloskey Speaker Serieswww.aspeninstitute.org/mccloskeyThis summer program in Aspen features talks by leaders who have a far-reaching impact on society. Past speakers have included Supreme Court Justices Elena Kagan and Sandra Day OConnor, documen-tary filmmaker Ken Burns, New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, and physicist Brian Greene, among many others. The series is made possible by a generous donation from the McCloskey Family Charitable Foundation.

Hurst Community Fundwww.aspeninstitute.org/hurstThe Hurst Community Fund expanded the Institutes seminars for young people in Aspen, and throughout the Roaring Fork Valley, by introducing a Great Ideas Seminar for middle school students, and by growing the program for 11th-grade students. Modeled after the Institutes flagship Aspen Seminar, this seminar continues to be a popular offering for high school students. In addition, the Hurst Community Fund has established a new Hurst Lecture Series, enabling the Institute to take advantage of opportunities to present talented, high profile leaders in conversation for a public audience. These events are open to all Roaring Fork Valley residents and other participants at a modest ticket price.

Aspen Security Forumwww.aspensecurityforum.orgWhat are the key security threats we face as a nation, and how safe are we today? The Institutes Homeland Security Program, CNN, and The New York Times present this three-day symposium in Aspen, Colorado, that brings together leaders in government, industry, media, think tanks, and academia to explore key national security issues. These themes include the state of cyber and aviation security, counterterrorism strategy and intelligence issues, and regions of importance to US national security.

Conversations with Great Leaders in Memory of Preston Robert Tisch Founded in 2009, the Institutes flagship discussion series in New York City is underwritten by Laurie, Steve, Jonathan, and Lizzie Tisch to memorialize the legacy of their father, Preston Robert Tisch, an extraordinary business leader, philanthropist, and public servant. The series features moderated

Aspen Ideas Festival www.aspenideas.orgThis annual event in partnership with The Atlantic gathers some of the worlds foremost academic, political, scientific, business, and cultural leaders for a weeklong exchange of ideas on the Institutes Aspen, Colorado, campus. Lectures and panel discussions address wide-ranging topics, including some of the most pressing issues of the day.

Aspen Institute Arts Programwww.aspeninstitute.org/artsThis program was established to support and invigorate the arts in America and to return the arts

to the center of the Institutes Great Conversation. It brings together artists, advocates, educators, managers, foundations, and government officials to exchange ideas and develop policies that strengthen the reciprocal relationship between the arts and society. Program activities include the Harman-Eisner Artist-in-Residence Program, in which distinguished artists join the Aspen Ideas Festival and Institute programs throughout the year; the Aspen Arts Strategy Group, which convenes leaders in the arts and other sectors in cities around the country to strategize on ways the arts can solve problems in realms from education to healthcare to diplomacy; the US-China Forum on the Arts and Culture, which brings together American and Chinese cultural representatives for open dialogues; curated conversations on the arts for the Washington Ideas Roundtable series in Washington, DC; the New Views Documentaries and Dialogue series in Aspen, Colorado; and an ongoing series of discussions focusing on the intersection of arts and society at the Roosevelt House in New York City.

Washington Ideas Forum The Institute, in partnership with The Atlantic, hosts an annual two-day session of interviews and conversations at the Newseum in Washington, DC, pairing todays key newsmakers with the nations leading journalists in an attempt to ask big questions, identify overarching themes, and bring together diverse perspectives for civil dialogue.

New York Ideas This annual event, in partnership with The Atlantic and the New-York Historical Society, brings to-gether more than 850 New York-based and national thought leaders for two days of programming on issues of importance to civil society. The program features cutting-edge innovators whose work and passions are changing our world.

CityLabA partnership between the Aspen Institute, The Atlantic, and Bloomberg Philanthropies, CityLab: Urban Solutions to Global Challenges engages mayors and government officials, urban theorists, scholars, artists, and other key voices. Over the course of several days, attendees take part in a series of conversations about urban ideas and innovations that are shaping metro centers around the world.

Aspen Writers Foundationwww.aspenwriters.orgFounded in Aspen in 1976, the Aspen Writers Foundation is one of the nations leading literary centers and a stage for the worlds most prominent authors. Its programs employ literature as a tool for provoking thought, broadening perspectives, fostering connections, and inspiring creativity. Since 2009, it has worked in partnership with the Institute to reinforce the humanistic ideals of both organizations and to cultivate the inner life through the exchange of words, stories, and ideas.

2013 Harman-Eisner Artist-in-Residence Yo-Yo Ma at the Aspen Ideas Festival (Photo by Dan Bayer)

From education to public health to fighting crime, the solutions, increasingly, can be found here, in our cities.Then-New York Mayoral Candidate Bill de Blasio at the 2013 CityLab: Urban Solutions to Global Challenges.(Photo by Elena Olivio)

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie debate issues during a McCloskey Speaker Series event.

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conversations with influential leaders from all walks of civic life. It also includes the annual Preston Robert Tisch Award in Civic Leadership. Highlights have included conversations with womens sports pioneer Billie Jean King, Tony-award winning director Julie Taymor, former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, and New York Giants Coach Tom Coughlin.

Aspen at Roosevelt HouseThe Institutes main venue in New York, Roosevelt House, is the historic home of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt and the Public Policy Institute of Hunter College. Each academic year, the Institute and Hunter College present programs at the house focused on critical public policy issues such as the economy, the arts, and the environment.

Alma and Joseph Gildenhorn Book SeriesThis regular series in Washington, DC, presents informal conversations with notable authors of current books. It is a chance to talk to biographers, historians, philosophers, political scientists, journalists, scholars, and other writers about their work. Philanthropist Howard G. Buffett, prize-winning author and Emmy Award-winner Simon Schama, and Barnard College President Debora Spar were among the recently featured authors.

Washington Ideas Roundtable SeriesThis monthly Washington-based lunchtime discussion series focusing on world affairs, arts, and culture is made possible by the generous support of Michelle Smith and the Robert H. Smith Family Foundation. Sessions from the past year featured No Labels Co-founder Sen. Joe Manchin, Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Wendy Sherman, and former National Security Adviser Tom Donilon.

Aspen Around Town SeriesWith the support of underwriter and Trustee Michelle Smith, the Washington, DC-based evening event series officially launched in December 2012. The public offerings are held around the city in conjunction with other highly regarded partnering organizations and showcase discussions across a broad range of topics between experts and renowned individuals from multifaceted backgrounds. Among the events featured this year, the Series hosted a conversation on the 50th anniversary of Letter from Birmingham City Jail at the National Cathedral, featuring former US Poet Laureate Natasha Trethewey, Yale Law School professor Stephen L. Carter, American civil rights leader Julian Bond, and Dean of the Washington National Cathedral Rev. Gary Hall.

Aspen ChallengeIn partnership with the Bezos Family Foundation and with support from the Moriah Fund, the 2014 Aspen Challenge engaged students from the Den-ver Public Schools and the Los Angeles Unified School District. Adding a new US city each year, the Aspen Challenge begins with a forum for stu-dents and teachers from partner high schools. At the event, leaders pioneering change to some of the worlds most pressing issues present challeng-es to the school teams. Equipped with tools and support, the groups then design a solution to their selected challenge. Seven weeks later, they present their solutions on stage in a daylong competition, and teams are selected to advance and showcase their work at the Aspen Ideas Festival.

Herbert Bayer, belle nuit geometrique, 1978/76 Acrylic and pencil on canvasGift of Lynda & Stewart Resnick

The impact [of budget cuts] will be on infrastructure, cost, modernization, and readiness. Theres no magic bucket you go to to get more money, so these things will just be more heavily impacted.

US Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Welsh speaks at the 2013 Aspen Security Forum. (Photo by Dan Bayer)

Philanthropists and authors Howard W. Buffett and Howard G. Buffett sign copies of their book 40 Chances at an Alma and Joseph Gildenhorn

Book Series event. (Photo by Steve Johnson)

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Seminars Deepening Knowledge and Fostering Leadershipwww.aspeninstitute.org/seminars

Aspen Institute seminars help leaders reflect on timeless ideas and values. Through text-based dialogue with expert moderators and accomplished peers, seminar participants expand their knowledge, refine their tools of intellectual analysis, test the wellsprings of their convictions, and enhance their capacities to think more creatively in solving the problems that confront society.

A group of seminar participants gather on the Aspen Meadows campus. (Photo by Dan Davis)

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The Aspen Seminar www.aspeninstitute.org/aspenseminarFor more than 60 years, this premier roundtable has challenged leaders in every field to think more critically and deeply. The seminar is a unique opportunity to step away from the demands of the present and reflect with other leaders in moderated, text-based Socratic dialogue on the concept of a good and just society: What is it? How does it become a reality? What is our role in making it happen? The settings in Aspen, Colorado, and on Marylands Eastern Shore are ideal for rejuvenating the mind, body, and spirit of participants who emerge personally renewed and professionally refocused.

Socrates Programwww.aspeninstitute.org/socratesThis program has provided a forum for emerging young leaders from various professions to explore contemporary issues through expert-moderated dialogue for more than 15 years. It also provides the opportunity for participants to enter a diverse professional network, as well as the broader range of the Institutes programs. Its weekend-long seminars in Aspen, Colorado, and abroad, and daylong seminars in major US cities are values-based Socratic explorations that facilitate the exchange of ideas. Select recent topics include privacy and technology; social entrepreneurship; big data; the US economy; education innovation; the American dream; health reform; China and US competition and cooperation; green investing; immigration; new leadership in the Middle East and North Africa, Afghanistan and Pakistan; social media; energy security; happiness economics; and sustainable communities.

Wye Academic Seminars www.aspeninstitute.org/seminars/wyeIn a longstanding collaboration with the Association of American Colleges and Universities, these seminars engage faculty, senior academic administrators, and college presidents in an exchange of ideas about education, citizenship, and the global polity. Sessions address the need for a liberal arts institutions faculty and leadership to exchange ideas with colleagues from other colleges and disciplines while exploring the ideas and values that underlie their teaching. Modeled after the Aspen Seminar and offered at the Institutes Wye River campus near the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland, the seminars focus on issues such as individual rights and responsibilities and the public purpose of education. Wye Faculty Seminars celebrated their 30th anniversary in 2013.

Custom Seminarswww.aspeninstitute.org/seminars/customThese seminars are tailored to address specific leadership issues facing major corporations, government agencies, and nonprofit organizations. Building on the Institutes historic strength in professional development through text-based dialogue, these seminars are led by skilled moderators who help organizational teams identify and align fundamental institutional and personal values, think critically and creatively about strategic and operational issues, and build a culture of cooperation and trust.

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Leadership Programs Aspen Global Leadership Network

Spurring Entrepreneurial Leaders to Move From Success to Significance www.aspeninstitute.org/leadership

The Aspen Global Leadership Network is a worldwide community of successful, high-integrity, action-oriented leaders committed to making the world a better place. Fellows are selected in groups of 20 to be part of one of 12 geographic or sector-specific initiatives around the world all modeled after the Aspen Institute flagship Henry Crown Fellowship Program. They enter this experience having demonstrated a great deal of personal success. They leave it inspired to make a greater mark on their communities and the world. The fellowship gatherings provide space for introspection, probing dialogue, and problem solving. Each Fellow is asked to bring his or her leadership to bear on a pressing societal concern of their choosing by launching a new venture. From fighting rare genetic diseases, to providing healthy meals to school children, to battling corruption, Fellows are moving the needle on a variety of critical issues. Today, the Aspen Global Leadership Network numbers nearly 1,900 Fellows in 46 countries and continues to grow. The Network connects Fellows through events like the Aspen Action Forum, an annual event designed to connect Aspen Global Leadership Network Fellows as well as other action-oriented leaders from Aspen Institute programs and partners and spur them to move from thought to action.

Henry Crown Fellow Jeff Mendelsohn adds his Action Pledge to the wall at the 2013 Aspen Action Forum. (Photo by Dan Bayer)

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Henry Crown Fellowship Programwww.aspeninstitute.org/crownFounded in 1997, this flagship leadership initiative challenges the next generation of leaders, largely from the US business sector, to use their talents and energies to make a difference in the world. The program honors the memory of Chicago industrialist Henry Crown (1896-1990), whose career was marked by a lifelong commitment to integrity, industry, and philanthropy.

Africa Leadership Initiativewww.aspeninstitute.org/aliThis initiative captures the energy, talent, and resolve of an emerging generation of leaders in Africa and engages them in confronting the foremost challenges of their countries. Founded in 2001 by four Henry Crown Fellows, it is a collaborative venture of the Institute, the Databank Foundation (Ghana), Infotech Investments (Tanzania), LEAP Africa (Nigeria), the Letsema Foundation (South Africa), and CETA Construction and Services (Mozambique). The initiative has three distinct programs in West Africa, East Africa, South Africa, and Mozambique.

Liberty Fellowship Programwww.aspeninstitute.org/libertyThis program promotes outstanding leadership in South Carolina, empowering the state and its leaders to realize their full potential. Founded in 2003 by Aspen Institute Trustee Hayne Hipp, it is a partnership of Mr. Hipp, the Institute, and Wofford College, where it is based.

Central America Leadership Initiativewww.aspeninstitute.org/caliInspired by two Henry Crown Fellows and begun in 2004, this initiative develops values-based leadership talent in six countries of Central America to tackle the challenges this region confronts. A partnership of the Institute, TechnoServe, INCAE, and FUNDEMAS, the initiative was formalized in 2007 as an independent nonprofit foundation.

Aspen Institute-Rodel Fellowships in Public Leadershipwww.aspeninstitute.org/rodelThis program, introduced in 2005 through the vision and support of Aspen Institute Trustee Bill Budinger, seeks to strengthen US democracy by bringing together the nations most promising young elected political leaders, both Democrats and Republicans, to explore Western democratic values and the responsibilities of public leadership. The fellowships help recipients excel in public service through thoughtful and civil bipartisan dialogue.

India Leadership Initiativewww.aspeninstitute.org/iliBegun in 2006, this collaboration between the Aspen Institute (US) and the Ananta Aspen Centre helps leaders from across India explore leadership approaches to addressing challenges faced by the worlds largest democracy.

Pahara-Aspen Entrepreneurial Leaders for Public Education Fellowshipwww.aspeninstitute.org/pahara Inaugurated in 2007 through a collaboration of two Henry Crown Fellows, this program offers entrepreneurial leaders working in education an opportunity to broaden their perspectives, build networks of like-minded change agents, and hone their skills in values-based leadership to improve US public education.

Catto Fellowship Programwww.aspeninstitute.org/cattoEstablished in 2007 with support from the late Henry Catto and his wife, Jessica, this initiative seeks creative solutions to global environmental problems by gathering emerging leaders to work collaboratively as a fellowship across public, private, and nonprofit lines. The Institutes Energy and Environment Program administers the program.

Middle East Leadership Initiativewww.aspeninstitute.org/meliLaunched in 2009 by three Henry Crown Fellows, the aim of this initiative is to identify leaders from across the Middle East and motivate them to apply their energies, skills, and resources to the important societal challenges in their countries and region.

China Fellowship Programwww.aspeninstitute.org/chinaLaunched in 2013 by two Henry Crown Fellows, with the generous support of David M. Rubenstein, the China Fellowship Program aims to energize the new generation of private sector business leaders in China to step up in a meaningful fashion to the challenges presented by the countrys vast economic and social transformation.

Visa Participant Erin Steinhauer and Africa Leadership Initiative Fellow Kwaku Addo Sakyi before a session at the 2013 Aspen Action Forum.

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India Leadership Initiative Fellow Manoj Kumar at work on his Action Pledge to support the education of 100,000 girls in India.

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Policy Leadership ProgramsBorn from the myriad policy programs at the Aspen Institute, the Policy Leadership Programs seek to empower exceptional individuals to lead with innovation in their chosen fields. These individuals then become more effective change agents who can influence the institutions and fields in which they work or lead to create better outcomes for society.

First Movers Fellowshipwww.aspeninstitute.org/firstmoversEstablished in 2009 by the Business and Society Program, this fellowship is designed for exceptional business innovators who are integrating profitability and social value in their companies. It meets a growing need for values-based business leaders who understand the interdependency of business success and the long-term health of society.

Ascend Fellowshipwww.aspeninstitute.org/ascendThe Ascend Fellowship invests in a cohort of diverse leaders with breakthrough ideas to build educational success and economic security for low-income families. These leaders have a vision for ensuring the American dream passes from one generation to the next. Through a values-based leadership program, Ascend supports Fellows with resources and a platform to create, amplify, and expand proven

and promising two-generation strategies that focus on children and parents together. The 18-month fellowship spurs new partnerships, increases the impact of Fellows work, strengthens their leadership capacity and networks, fuels their passion, and most important inspires them to action.

New Voices Fellowshipwww.aspeninstitute.org/newvoicesAspen Global Health and Development established the New Voices Fellowship, a groundbreaking initiative designed to identify and assist the next generation of development champions on issues affecting the developing world. The program, supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, will help New Voices Fellows sharpen their messages, strengthen their stories, focus their media targets, and communicate their insights across a range of media platforms, bringing important new perspectives to the global development discussion.

Middle East Leadership Initiative Fellows in discussion during a seminar near the Dead Sea in Jordan. (Photo by Caitlin Colegrove)

New Voices Fellow Jacques Sebisaho, M.D., poses with his community on Idjwi Island, Democratic Republic of Congo.

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Society of Fellows 50 Years of Extraordinary Ideas, Access, and Experiences www.aspeninstitute.org/sof

The Society of Fellows program celebrates its 50th anniversary in 2014. Membership has grown from its first year with 33 members, each making a contribution of $1,000, to over 1,400 members who contribute over $3.5 million in annual unrestricted financial support for the organization. Since the founding of the Society of Fellows in 1964, the program has raised over $40 million, which has been critically important to the success and growth of the Institute. The stated goal in 1964 was to sustain and strengthen the Institutes program for advancing humanistic interests and values, and it remains true to those goals today.Members in the Society of Fellows enjoy unparalleled access to the Institutes offerings, including public forums, lectures, policy discussions, seminars, and symposia. Fellows receive advance notice and special invitations to over 30 member-exclusive offerings each year. At luncheons, lectures, private talks, and discussion receptions held in private homes, Fellows have unique access to leading experts and featured speakers. Multiday symposia offer Fellows the opportunity for in-depth exploration of todays most important issues. Events are held throughout the year in Aspen; Washington, DC; New York City; and San Francisco. Additional events are offered periodically in other major metropolitan areas around the country.

Fellows themselves are accomplished leaders from all walks of life, including philanthropy, education, health care, technology, business, and government. Fellows serve on advisory boards and contribute their expertise to enhance and expand the discussion.For more information on joining or referring a new member to the Society of Fellows, please contact Peter Waanders, director of the Society of Fellows, by calling (970) 544-7912. Aspen Wye Fellowswww.aspeninstitute.org/aspenwyefellowsThe Aspen Wye Fellows program is a special donor and public outreach initiative on the Institutes Wye River campus in Maryland. Fellows are Chesapeake Bay-area residents who support and share the Institutes interest in open-minded dialogue. The program includes discussions, receptions, book signings, and other special events featuring prominent leaders and policy experts.

Aspen Across AmericaCapitalizing on the success of the DC-based series Aspen Around Town, featuring programming such as The Legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.s Letter from Birmingham City Jail held earlier this year at the National Cathedral, Institute Vice President Eric L. Motley has just launched Aspen Across America. Institute-style conversations will be held all across the country in large and small venues, such as museums, libraries, concert halls, major research universities, small colleges, and homes.

Author and civil rights chronicler Taylor Branch addresses Society of Fellows members at an intimate gathering. (Photo by C2 Photography)

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2013-2014 Selected Highlights of the Institute's Work The Aspen Global Leadership Network held

its first Aspen Action Forum on the Aspen Meadows campus in 2013 and connected 350 Fellows from around the Network with other leaders, both domestic and international, to help facilitate their moves from thought to action.

The Institute launched a co-branded partnership with The Huffington Post to feature content from its directors, Fellows, and partners on the popular website.

US Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer and former Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Chief Justice Margaret Marshall joined the Justice and Society Program for the inaugural Susman Conversation on Individual Constitutional Rights.

The 2013 annual Summer Celebration dinner honored Khan Academy Founder and CEO Salman Khan with its award for Innovation and Leadership in Education, and presented its Public Service Award to former US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson.

The inaugural CityLab brought hundreds of leaders together to discuss the future of cities, including then-Mayor Michael Bloomberg, former Vice President Al Gore, and Bill de Blasio, mere weeks before his election as Mayor Bloombergs successor.

The Aspen Institute Japan celebrated its 15th anniversary in Tokyo, where several Institute Trustees were present.

With support from Trustee Diane Morris, the Morris Series kicked off in San Francisco with the mission to bring speakers on leadership, innovation, and technology to the Bay Area. Speakers have included Institute President and CEO Walter Isaacson and IDEO Founder David Kelley.

The 2013 John P. McNulty Prize was awarded to Bill Bynum, Henry Crown Fellow and CEO of Hope Credit Union, which works to advance economic opportunity and create banking opportunities for underserved populations of the US mid-south region.

The Institutes 30th Annual Awards Dinner honored former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger with the 2013 Global Leadership Award and musician Wynton Marsalis with the 2013 Henry Crown Leadership Award.

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg received the 2013 Preston Robert Tisch Award in Civic Leadership.

The Institute launched a partnership with the Khan Academy on a series of educational videos about citizenship, the founding of the American Republic, leadership, and tools of diplomacy.

The Institutes Forum for Community Solutions hosted JPMorgan Chase Chairman, President, and CEO Jamie Dimon and Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel in conversation with the programs Chair Melody Barnes about closing the workforce skills gap.

The Legacy of Herbert Bayer: Recent Acquisitions and Loans opened as a rotating retrospective surveying the Bauhaus artists lifework in the Resnick Gallery of the Doerr-Hosier Center. The pieces, which have been gifted or loaned to the Institute from private collections, include paintings, photography, sculptures, objets, and tapestries.

The Aspen Around Town series in Washington, DC, gathered experts to discuss the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.s Letter from Birmingham City Jail, a critical text in the Institutes flagship Aspen Seminar. Panelists included American civil rights leader Julian Bond, Yale Law School professor Stephen L. Carter, Washington National Cathedral Dean Gary Hall, and US Poet Laureate Natasha Trethewey, moderated by Institute President and CEO Walter Isaacson.

The Society of Fellows celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2014. Since its founding, the program has raised more than $40 million for the Institute. Fellows have contributed to many special projects, underwriting critical expenditures ranging from capital improvements to scholarships to new program launches.

The Wye Advisory Board was established to help promote the Aspen Institute, the Aspen Wye River campus, and the Wye Fellows program to Marylands Eastern Shore community. Society of Fellows member Richard Marks was named as its founding chair.

Life Reimagined Seminars launched to foster 45-59 year olds considerations of personal and professional transitions, in a collaboration between the Institute and AARP. Several of these seminars will be held annually at the Wye River campus.

The Murdock Mind, Body, Spirit series, generously underwritten by Gina and Jerry Murdock, was initiated to bring a range of experts, innovators, and leaders to Aspen to discuss their research and share the latest revelations about the link between mindfulness, physical activity, and emotional wellbeing.

The Rockefeller-Aspen Diaspora program, a collaboration between the Institute and the Rockefeller Foundation that includes several Institute policy programs, launched to cultivate a strategic investment of financial and human capital from diasporas to various home countries.

With the support of the Bezos Family Foundation, the Aspen Challenge expanded to host events for Denver Public Schools and the Los Angeles Unified School District. The program engages high school students to solve issues facing their communities.

A new partnership with the world-famous Christies auction house in New York provides a new destination for Institute events.

Accelerating Market-Driven Partnerships (AMP) joined the Institute, under the Global Alliance Program, as a new policy initiative driving collaborations with Fortune 500

companies, governments, and civil society to catalyze investments that deliver beneficial social and environmental outcomes.

Aspen Institute Mexico became the Institutes ninth and newest international partner, and its first in Latin America. The new Institute launched with a two-day conference that brought together Mexicos business, academic, and political leaders including the heads of all three political parties.

The Aspen Institute Arts Program named actress and activist Alfre Woodard and dancer Charles Lil Buck Riley as the 2014 Harman-Eisner Artists-in-Residence.

Henry Crown Fellow Sylvia Mathews Burwell was confirmed as US Secretary of Health and Human Services. Rodel Fellow and San Antonio Mayor Julin Castro was nominated as Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. They join three Institute Fellows already serving in the Obama Cabinet: Henry Crown Fellow Arne Duncan as Secretary of Education; Rodel Fellow Anthony Foxx as Secretary of Transportation; and Rodel Fellow Thomas Perez as Secretary of Labor.

The Board of Trustees elected six new members: Miguel Bezos, vice president and co-founder of the Bezos Family Foundation; Kenneth L. Davis, president and CEO of The Mount Sinai Medical Center; Mark Hoplamazian, president and CEO of Hyatt Hotels; Salman Khan, founder of Khan Academy; Laura Lauder, general partner of

Lauder Partners, LLC; and Ricardo Salinas, president of Grupo Salinas. Trustee James S. Crown was elected as vice chairman of the Board and is to succeed current board chairman Robert K. Steel in 2016.

The Aspen Across America program, which seeks to bring Institute-style events to a range of venues throughout the country, launched in New York City with a panel on Making, Collecting, and Experiencing Art in the Digital Age.

The Aspen Ideas Festival marked its 10th year. In honor of the anniversary, the Spotlight series launched as a new, annual two-and-a-half-day expansion to delve deeper into a critical topic, the first being Spotlight: Health.

The Aspen Idea magazine underwent a major redesign to add more depth to both its aesthetics and coverage of the Institutes news, convenings, opinion pieces, research, and donor support.

The Institute launched the Aspen Journal of Ideas, a digital collection of Institute programs and partners thought-provoking analyses and issue-defining essays, conversations, and opinions on the big issues of the day. The Journal showcases a daily list of five best ideas.

The Washington, DC, headquarters underwent refurbishment to include a new 1,300-square foot conference room. The space will accommodate gatherings in both roundtable and theater-style formats.

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Throughout 2013 and 2014, notable leaders took the stage at the Aspen Institute.Opposite page, from top left: Al Jazeera Americas Inside Story Host Ray Suarez (photo by Steve Johnson); Author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (photo by Erin Baiano); NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton (photo by Kristoffer Tripplaar); Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) (photo by Max Taylor); Former Obama National Security Adviser Tom Donilon (photo by Steve Johnson); US Civil Rights Leader Julian Bond (photo by Donovan Marks); IRC President and CEO David Miliband (photo by Steve Johnson); Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal (photo by Riccardo Savi); US Treasury Secretary Jack Lew (photo by Riccardo Savi)

This page, from top left: Barnard College President Debora Spar (photo by Steve Johnson); New York Giants Head Coach Tom Coughlin (photo by Ayumi Sakamoto); Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Mathews Burwell (photo by Max Taylor); Actor and activist Alan Alda (photo by Erin Baiano); Financial Services Roundtable CEO Tim Pawlenty (photo by Hal Williams); US Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN) (photo by Steve Johnson); Clinton Foundation Vice Chair Chelsea Clinton (photo by Eddie Perlas/ESPN Images); Former Bush White House Chief of Staff Karl Rove (photo by Max Taylor); National Security Adviser Susan E. Rice (photo by Max Taylor)

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Our Locations The Aspen Institute is headquartered in Washington, DC, where a variety of policy program events and meetings, roundtable lunches, and book talks are held. The Institute also carries out much of its work on its two campuses in Colorado and Maryland, where natural beauty and quiet surroundings encourage thoughtful reflection and refresh the mind, body, and spirit. Both campuses are also favorite retreats for corporate and organizational meetings.

The Aspen Institute One Dupont Circle, NWSuite 700 Washington, DC 20036-1133 202-736-5800 202-467-0790 (fax)www.aspeninstitute.org

The Aspen Meadows campus, nestled in the quiet West End of the Rocky Mountain town of Aspen, Colorado, was created by renowned Bauhaus artist and architect Herbert Bayer. Its 40 acres, bordered by mountain streams and fields of wildflowers, are just minutes away from the center of Aspen.

The Aspen Institute 1000 North Third Street Aspen, CO 81611970-925-7010 970-925-4188 (fax)www.aspeninstitute.org

The Aspen Wye River campus, comprised of more than 1,000 acres, is located near Queenstown on the Eastern Shore of the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland. Its conference centers are set on 950-plus acres on the banks of the Wye River.

The Aspen Institute 2010 Carmichael Road P.O. Box 222 Queenstown, MD 21658410-827-7400 410-827-9295 (fax)www.aspeninstitute.org/wyeriver

New York City is home to an increasing number of Aspen Institute activities, including policy work, public programs, and special events. Offices are located at 477 Madison Avenue. Many Institute events take place at Roosevelt House on the Upper East Side, the onetime home of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt that is now part of Hunter College.

The Aspen Institute 477 Madison AvenueSuite 703 New York, NY 10022212-895-8000 212-895-8012 (fax)

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Aspen Institute Espaa, headquartered in Madrid, was incorporated as a foundation in December 2010. The Institute aims to promote social responsibility and contribute to the strengthening of civil society, providing a neutral forum for public dialogue, and reflection through conferences, seminars, and roundtable discussions. In this

pursuit, the Institute takes on the values, features, and goals of the Aspen model, adjusting them to the realities of the Spanish context, that incorporates Spains close ties with other regions in Europe, Latin America, and the Mediterranean.

Fundacin Aspen Institute EspaaGran Va 28 28013 Madrid, SpainPh: +34 91 580 8623 mail@aspeninstitute.eswww.aspeninstitute.es

Institut Aspen France was founded in 1983 as a nonpartisan, nonprofit, international center for discussion and dialogue. Based in Paris, it has two goals: to help leaders identify the challenges they face and seek solutions to contemporary problems and to facilitate informal meetings of leaders from different geographical, cultural, and professional worlds.

Aspen France organizes policy programs and leadership seminars to address the major economic, social, and political issues of the day. Aspen France hosts two discussion clubs in Paris and Lyon in which approximately 20 young leaders meet with leading experts and discuss a variety of contemporary issues.

Institut Aspen France20-22 rue des Petits-Htels 75010 Paris, FrancePh: +33 1 73 03 04 81contacts@aspenfrance.orgwww.aspenfrance.org

Aspen Institute Germany, founded in 1974 for the study and advancement of ideas related to major contemporary issues, is the oldest international Aspen center. The Institute seeks to address the challenges of the 21st century in areas such as global economic change, technological advancement, international security, and emerging leaders. Located in the heart of Berlin, the Aspen Institute Germany convenes a diverse network of

representatives from all sectors for discussion in leadership conferences and policy programs, as well as participation in the Aspen Seminar and other leadership programs.

Aspen Institute GermanyFriedrichstrasse 60, 10117 Berlin, GermanyPh: 49-30-804-890-15kiesewetter@aspeninstitute.dewww.aspeninstitute.de

Ananta Aspen Centre is an independent and not-for-profit organization that seeks to foster positive change in society through dissemination of knowledge. The Centre facilitates discussions on issues of international significance, values-based leadership, and cross-sector outreach by engaging the civil society, government, private sector, and other key stakeholders.

Ananta Aspen Centre (formerly Aspen Institute India)Thapar House, 1st Floor, 124 Janpath, New DelhiIndia 110001admin@aspenindia.orgwww.aspenindia.org

Aspen Institute Italia is a leader in promoting enlightened dialogue in Europe and across the Atlantic, organizing a number of conferences, seminars, and roundtables each year on economics, business, politics, and security. Its quarterly journal, Aspenia, is read in Italy and abroad, and has been judged one of the best foreign affairs journals in the world.

Aspen Italia conferences gather prominent figures in every field thanks to its more than 300 international board members. Aspen Italia focuses on the most important problems and challenges facing society in settings that encourage frank and open debate.

The aim is not to reach unanimous agreement or reassuring conclusions, but to bring to light the complexity of our world.

Aspen Institute ItaliaPiazza Navona 114 00186 Roma, Italyinfo@aspeninstitute.itwww.aspeninstitute.it

The Aspen Institute Japan is a nonprofit organization committed to enhancing values-based leadership in contemporary society. Evolved from the Tokyo liaison office of the Aspen Institute and Aspen Institute Japan Council, AIJ was formally established in 1998. Its flagship program has been the Nippon Aspen Executive Seminar.

The Institute offers three seminars annually, providing the leaders and future leaders of Japan with reflective experiences through moderator-led dialogue based on extensive readings of texts from both classic and contemporary authors, and from the Western and non-Western world. In addition to the Seminars, the Institute offers other executive seminars tailored to the needs of national and local government officials and young business executives. It also organizes periodic lecture programs for the alumni of the seminars.

The Aspen Institute JapanHarks Roppongi Bldg., 2nd Fl. 15-21, Roppongi chome, Minato-City, Tokyo, Japan 106-0032Ph: +81 3 6438 9208www.aspeninstitute.jp/english

Aspen Institute Mxico launched March 2014 in Mexico City as a nonpartisan center for debate and discussion. One of its main objectives is to foster the development of young leaders and their networks,

promoting values and principles of democracy, such as freedom, the rule of law, and economic efficiency; and to expand their relations with rising leaders from other countries in the region. The activities are divided into seminars, policy and public programs, leadership initiatives, and a moderators training program.

Aspen Institute MxicoPeriferico Sur 4225 int. 406Jardines en la MontaaTlalpan C.P. 114210 Mexico City, MexicoTel: +5255- 56310592www.aspeninstitutemexico.org

The Aspen Institute Prague, established in June 2012, is a regional platform for policy innovation and nonpartisan dialogue with an operational focus in Central Europe. The activities of Aspen Prague are divided into leadership,

policy, and public programs, with annual conferences, seminars, panel discussions and publications targeting diverse audiences. Aspen Prague produces a quarterly journal on international affairs, the Aspen Review, published in English, Polish, and Czech. Aspen Pragues aim is to support program participants in contributing to the economic, social, and cultural growth of the region in line with the Aspen Institute ethos of values-based leadership.

Aspen Institute PraguePalackho 740/1 110 00 Prague 1Czech Republicoffice@aspenprague.czwww.aspenprague.cz

Aspen Institute Romania was launched in Bucharest in 2006 and is dedicated to promoting values-based leadership in Romania and the Central and Eastern European region. The Institute encourages open-minded and informed debate among leaders about the challenges

facing societies today; and to provide a neutral and balanced venue for discussing and acting on critical issues. It does that through a series of activities, including: leadership programs that harness individual potential and leadership; policy programs that serve as nonpartisan forums for analysis, consensus building, and problem solving on a wide variety of issues and public programs that provide a commons for people to share ideas.

Aspen Institute RomaniaBucharest Business Park, Entrance A, 3rd Floor1A, Bucuresti-Ploiesti National Road Bucharest, RomaniaPh: +4021 316 4279 office@aspeninstitute.rowww.aspeninstitute.ro

International PartnersThe Aspen Institute has nine international partners that conduct independently developed and supported programs, conferences, seminars on region-specific issues, global challenges, and leadership development. Each partner works closely with the Aspen Institute to develop unique programming and also to stay true to a mission of values-based leadership and enlightened dialogue. To learn more about the Institutes international partners and programming, visit www.aspeninstitute.org/about/global-partners.

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Aspen Institute Corporate Officers

Walter IsaacsonPresident and Chief Executive Officerpat.zindulka@aspeninstitute.org

Elliot GersonExecutive Vice President Policy and Public Programs International Partners elliot.gerson@aspeninstitute.org

Amy Margerum BergExecutive Vice President Development and OperationsCorporate Secretaryamymb@aspeninstitute.org

Peter ReilingExecutive Vice PresidentSeminars and Leadership ProgramsExecutive Director Henry Crown Fellowship Programpeter.reiling@aspeninstitute.org

Cindy BuniskiVice PresidentAdministration Executive Director, Aspen Wye River Campuscindy.buniski@aspeninstitute.org

Dolores GorgoneVice PresidentFinance and Information TechnologyChief Financial Officerdolores.gorgone@aspeninstitute.org

James M. SpiegelmanVice PresidentChief External Affairs OfficerDeputy to the Presidentjim.spiegelman@aspeninstitute.org

Policy Program Directors

Anna Deavere Smith Works at the Aspen InstituteAnna Deavere Smith, Executive Directoradsworks@aspeninstitute.org

Ascend, at the Aspen Institute Anne Mosle, Executive Directoranne.mosle@aspeninstitute.org

Aspen Forum for Community SolutionsMelody Barnes, Chairmelody.barnes@aspeninstitute.orgSteve Patrick, Executive Directorsteve.patrick@aspeninstitute.org

Aspen Global Health and DevelopmentPeggy Clark, Executive Directorpeggy.clark@aspeninstitute.org

Aspen Network of Development EntrepreneursRandall Kempner, Executive Director randall.kempner@aspeninstitute.org

Aspen Planning and Evaluation ProgramDavid Devlin-Foltz, Executive Directordavid.devlin-foltz@aspeninstitute.org

Aspen Strategy GroupNicholas Burns, Directornicholas.burns@aspeninstitute.orgJonathon Price, Deputy Directorjonathon.price@aspeninstitute.org

Business and Society ProgramJudy Samuelson, Executive Directorjudy.samuelson@aspeninstitute.orgNancy McGaw, Deputy Directornancy.mcgaw@aspeninstitute.org

Center for Native American YouthErin Bailey, Executive Directorerin.bailey@aspeninstitute.org

College Excellence ProgramJosh Wyner, Executive Directorjosh.wyner@aspeninstitute.org

Communications and Society ProgramCharles Firestone, Executive Director firestone@aspeninstitute.org

Community Strategies GroupJanet Topolsky, Executive Director janet.topolsky@aspeninstitute.org

Congressional Program Dan Glickman, Executive Directordan.glickman@aspeninstitute.org

Economic Opportunities ProgramMaureen Conway, Executive Directormaureen.conway@aspeninstitute.org

Education and Society Program Ross Wiener, Executive Directorross.wiener@aspeninstitute.orgSheila Brown, Directorsheila.brown@aspeninstitute.org

Energy and Environment ProgramDavid Monsma, Executive Directordavid.monsma@aspeninstitute.orgNicole Alexiev, Deputy Directornicole.alexiev@aspeninstitute.org

Franklin ProjectJason Mangone, Executive Directorjason.mangone@aspeninstitute.org

Global Alliances ProgramMichael Bergman, Executive Director mickey.bergman@aspeninstitute.org

Health, Medicine, and Society ProgramRuth Katz, Executive Director ruth.katz@aspeninstitute.org

Homeland Security ProgramClark Ervin, Executive Director clark.ervin@aspeninstitute.org

Initiative on Financial SecurityLisa Mensah, Executive Directorlisa.mensah@aspeninstitute.org

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