Marian Miner Cook
Athenaeum

Jean Yarbrough is professor of government and the Gary M. Pendy, Sr. Professor of Social Sciences at Bowdoin College. A recipient of two fellowships from the National Endowment for the Humanities, she teaches political philosophy and American political thought. Active on numerous editorial boards, Yarbrough also is the author of many books, including most recently Theodore Roosevelt and the American Political Tradition (2012), which won the Richard E. Neustadt Award in 2013 for the best book on the American presidency. "Theodore Roosevelt and the American Political Tradition" (12:00 p.m. program)

Renowned Indian music artists Paul Livingstone, Vineet Vyas, and Pandit (‘Maestro’) Kanhaiya Lal Mishra will play solo and together on sitar, tabla, and sarangi a selection of Hindustani ragas and talas (melodic and rhythmic pieces). In this intimate, traditional concert, rasa — flavor — of the experience is created by musical improvisation within very disciplined structures. "An Evening of Indian Classical Music"

Diana Linden, art historian, is the author of The New Deal Murals of Ben Shahn: Jewish Identity in the American Scene (Wayne State University Press, forthcoming 2015). Linden will situate Shahn’s New Deal mural production within the context of broad themes in American history, including American-Jewish history. "Red, White, and Jew: The New Deal Murals of Ben Shahn" (12:00 p.m. program)

Verlyn Klinkenborg, a writer and former editorial board member of The New York Times, has been praised for his NYT editorial series "The Rural Life," a collection of meditations on rural life and his farm in upstate New York. He teaches at Yale College and his most recent book, Several Short Sentences About Writing offers thoughtful and practical wisdom on the art and craft of writing. "The Writer at Work"(12:00 p.m. program)

Dinner Theater, "The Bold, The Young and the Murdered" by Don Zolidis (2011) (6:00 p.m.)

Dinner Theater, "The Bold, The Young and the Murdered" by Don Zolidis (2011) (6:00 p.m.)

Dinner Theater, "The Bold, The Young and the Murdered" by Don Zolidis (2011) (6:00 p.m.)

Kyle Theodore ’91 is a senior vice president at Pacific Investment Management Company (PIMCO) as an account manager on the DC key accounts team. With over 19 years of investment sector experience, he was previously at Valuemetrics, a valuation and transaction advisory services company, and the Walt Disney Company. Theodore majored in government and literature at CMC and has an MBA from Yale University. He will speak at the Athenaeum as a Robert Day School Distinguished Speaker. "PIMCO’s Current Economic Views, and Thoughts on Behavioral Finance" (12:00 p.m.)

Peter Gentala, counsel to the Arizona House of Representatives, and Mary O'Grady P'15, counsel to the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission, will discuss the constitutional authority of independent redistricting commissions to draw congressional districts, and analyze the arguments before the Supreme Court in Arizona State Legislature v. Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission. Christopher Skinnell '99, partner at Nielsen Merksamer Parrinello Gross and Leoni LLP will moderate; "Who Draws the Lines? Will the Supreme Court Strike Down Independent Redistricting Commissions?" (12:00 p.m. program)

Larry Kramer is the president of The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation in Menlo Park.Before joining the Foundation, Kramer served as the Richard E. Lang Professor of Law and Dean of Stanford Law School. His teaching and scholarly interests include American legal history, constitutional law, federalism, separation of powers, the federal courts, conflict of laws, and civil procedure. Kramer is the author of numerous articles and books, including The People Themselves: Popular Constitutionalism and Judicial Review. "Compromise as the Core Constitutional Value"

Mark Penn P'15 is executive vice president and chief strategy officer at Microsoft Corporation. Responsible for working on core strategic issues across Microsoft’s products, he oversees an interdisciplinary strategy team and works with product and other teams across the company. Penn has been a senior advisor to many corporate and political leaders in the U.S. and abroad. He served as chief strategist to Hillary Clinton in her senate campaigns and her 2008 presidential bid; he was also the White House pollster to President Clinton. "New Microtrends: From Politics to Dating" (12:00 p.m. program)

Jessica Tuchman Mathews is a distinguished fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace where she previously served as president for 18 years. Before her appointment in 1997, her rich and extensive career included posts in both the executive and legislative branches of government, in management and research in the nonprofit arena, and in journalism, environmental and science policy. "Can the U.S. Still Lead?"

Michael O'Hanlon is a senior fellow and co-director at the Center for 21st Century Security and Intelligence and director of research for the Foreign Policy program at the Brookings Institution, where he specializes in U.S. defense strategy, the use of military force, and American foreign policy. His most recent book, co-written with James Steinberg, is Strategic Reassurance and Resolve: U.S-China Relations in the Twenty-First Century (2014). "The Obsolescence of Ground Power, The Rebalance to the Pacific, the Dominance of Drones, and Other Truths, Half-Truths, and Myths about the Future American Military" (12:00 p.m. program)

Fernando Fabre is president of Endeavor Global whose mission is to transform cities around the world by supporting local entrepreneurship. Tapped in 2002 by Mexican President Vicente Fox, Fabre helped develop a set of guidelines to build an entrepreneurial culture in Mexico, an effort that was heralded by the local press. He holds a master degree in economics from Claremont Graduate University and an MBA and B.A. in managerial economics from Universidad Anahuac del Sur. "High Impact Entrepreneurs in Emerging Economies" (12:00 p.m. program)

Jonathan Macey, Sam Harris Professor of Corporate Law, Corporate Finance and Securities Law, Yale University; author, Macey on Corporation Laws (1998), and co-author, Corporations: Including Partnerships and Limited Liability Companies (2003); "From Bankers Trust to Goldman Sachs: The Demise of Market Discipline for Breaches of Trust" (12:00 p.m. program)