Life After Power
Join us for a conversation with bestselling author Jared Cohen exploring how seven former U.S. Presidents engaged life and work after the presidency.
About the Event
How do individuals who hold the most powerful job in the world approach their next chapter?
Join us for a conversation with New York Times bestselling author Jared Cohen to discuss his just-released book Life After Power, which chronicles the stories of seven former U.S. presidents and how they approached life and work after the presidency. From Jefferson’s decision to found the University of Virginia to Bush’s decision to make a clear break from politics, the book offers enlightening insights into U.S. history and aspirational lessons for how each of us approaches the encore chapter of our lives.
Who's Speaking
Jared Cohen
Author
Jared Cohen is the President of Global Affairs and co-head of Applied Innovation at Goldman Sachs, where he joined as a partner in 2022 and is a member of the firm’s Management Committee and the Firmwide Client Franchise Committee. Before Goldman Sachs, he was CEO of Jigsaw, which he founded at Alphabet Inc. in 2016, and focused on applying frontier technology to the internet’s greatest challenges. Prior to that, he was Google’s first director of ideas and chief advisor to Google CEO and executive chairman Eric Schmidt. From 2006 to 2010, he served as a member of the Secretary of State’s policy planning staff and as a close advisor to both Condoleezza Rice and Hillary Clinton. He is a New York Times bestselling author of six books, most recently Accidental Presidents: Eight Men Who Changed America. He has been named to the Time 100 list, Foreign Policy’s “Top 100 Global Thinkers,” and Fortune’s “40 Under 40.” Jared received his B.A. from Stanford University and his M.Phil in International Relations from the University of Oxford, where he studied as a Rhodes Scholar. He lives in New York City with his wife and three daughters.
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