
Arthur Brooks
William Henry Bloomberg Professor of the Practice of Public Leadership, Harvard Kennedy School; Professor of Management Practice, Harvard Business School
Arthur Brooks is the William Henry Bloomberg Professor of the Practice of Public Leadership at Harvard Kennedy School and a professor of management practice at Harvard Business School. Previously, he was president of the American Enterprise Institute for ten years. Prior to that, Brooks was a professor of business and government at Syracuse University. Earlier in his career, he spent twelve years as a professional French hornist. Brooks is the author of twelve books, including the national best-seller From Strength to Strength. He is a columnist for The Atlantic, host of the podcast “How to Build a Happy Life,” and the subject of the 2019 documentary film The Pursuit. He gives more than 100 speeches per year around the world.
Previously

2022 Festival
Refusing the Sin of Despair
Video — 45m 36s

2022 Festival
How to Want Less
Video — 49m 29s

2021 Festival
On Happiness: Life Lessons from COVID
Video — 27m 27s

2019 Festival
Love Your Enemies
Video — 50m 3s

2019 Festival
Afternoon of Conversation
Video — 1h 25m 2s

2018 Festival
From Strength to Strength: Finding Happiness and Success at Every Stage of Life
Video — 46m 36s

2018 Festival
Deep Dive: The Rise of Populism in America: What It Looks Like, Why it Happens, and Prescriptions for Change
Video — 1h 29m 23s

2017 Festival
Trump Administration Report Card
Audio — 2h 14m

2017 Festival
Leadership through Inspiration
Video

2017 Festival
Life Lessons from the World's Greatest Composers
Video — 52m 0s

2016 Festival
Deep Dive: Why "Inclusive Capitalism" Is Critical to Our Economic Success
Video — 1h 27m 2s

2016 Festival
Job as Vocation: Finding Meaning in Our Work
Video — 1h 2m 20s

2016 Festival
An Angry America: How Did We Get to This Point?
Video — 53m 27s