Ethics and Leadership Lecture
On October 16, 2024, the Brennan School of Business will host a special event on our campus featuring renowned speaker Alex Counts, founder of the Grameen Foundation, who will be sharing his insights on effective and ethical mission-driven leadership. Don't miss this opportunity to gain valuable knowledge and inspiration from a leader with nearly four decades of experience in the nonprofit sector.
Alex Counts
Founder of the Grameen Foundation
October 16, 2024
5:30–6:30 p.m. Reception; 6:30 p.m Lecture
Martin Recital Hall, Dominican University
Alex Counts will share some of his most pragmatic, actionable, and surprising lessons in mission-driven leadership. He will draw from his acclaimed book Changing the World Without Losing Your Mind, his nearly four decades of experience working with some of the world's leading social entrepreneurs, including Nobel Peace Prize laureate Dr. Muhammad Yunus, and from serving as the chief executive or chairman of nonprofit organizations including the Washington, D.C.-based Grameen Foundation that have shaped the growth and development of the microfinance movement globally and the philanthropic sector more generally. He will also emphasize the importance of taking practical steps to ensure self-care, and how that can be accomplished while attempting to make major changes in society. Finally, he will address the question of what "ethical leadership" means in the context of the U.S. elections of 2024 in a nonpartisan manner.