Are Women Still Disconnected From The Connected World?

2011 Global Thinker Robert Zoellick and Jeffrey E. Garten discuss the future of emerging markets, gender equality, and the cyclical nature of globalization.

By , a story editor at Foreign Policy from 2015-2017.
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In this week’s Global Thinkers podcast, Jeffrey E. Garten, the dean emeritus at the Yale School of Management, and former World Bank president Robert Zoellick debate the future of globalization and the diverse voices that will define it. FP story editor Amanda Silverman hosts.

In this week’s Global Thinkers podcast, Jeffrey E. Garten, the dean emeritus at the Yale School of Management, and former World Bank president Robert Zoellick debate the future of globalization and the diverse voices that will define it. FP story editor Amanda Silverman hosts.

Jeffrey E. Garten is the dean emeritus at the Yale School of Management, where he currently teaches. He’s also the chairman of Garten Rothkopf, a global consulting firm he co-founded with The FP Group’s CEO and editor David Rothkopf. Previously, he was the undersecretary of commerce for international trade under President Bill Clinton. He’s the author of five books, including The Politics of Fortune and The Mind of the CEO. His newest book, From Silk to Silicon: The Story of Globalization Through Ten Extraordinary Lives, will be published by HarperCollins in March 2016.

Robert Zoellick is the former president of the World Bank, and was honored as an FP Global Thinker in 2009, 2010, and 2011. He’s now a senior fellow at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard’s Kennedy School and the Chairman of Goldman Sachs’ international advisers. Previously, he served as the U.S. trade representative and as deputy secretary of state under President George W. Bush.

Amanda Silverman is a story editor for print at FP. Follow her on Twitter: @apsilverman.

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