Episode description:
As we think about our hopes for the New Year, perhaps it’s time to consider some bigger aspirations beyond our list of personal resolutions—especially as we get older and ponder a more lasting legacy. In what ways might we create a lasting, significant contribution to making a better world? In today’s episode, I talk with Emiliana Vegas, a Harvard professor and author of the recent book, “Let’s Change the World,” who has spent her career focusing on issues to improve the educational opportunities in the so-called Global South—Latin America, the Caribbean and other developing regions. Dr. Vegas offers a practical and encouraging guide for everyone, no matter their age, who wants to make a positive change through their professional life—from ensuring access to quality schools and clean water, to improving healthcare and creating safer communities. Finding global institutions on that path are often difficult to understand, hard to get into, and even harder to navigate. Dr. Vegas, who has 20 years of experience working in international development organizations, will not only describe her own personal and professional journey, but provide a compendium of insider tips, best practices, and targeted advice, offering a blueprint for all of us determined to be a force for good.
Guest description:
Emiliana Vegas is currently a professor of practice at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. She has been highly recognized for her career working to inform education policy and improve educational opportunities in developing countries in the so-called Global South. She has been a leading economist at the World Bank, division chief of education at the Inter-American Bank, and codirector of the Center for Universal Education at the Brookings Institution.
Website: https://www.emilianavegas.com/
Contact: emiliana_vegas@gse.harvard.edu
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