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Rapid Response: Why business must be a force for good, w/former American Express CEO Ken Chenault
FromMasters of Scale
Rapid Response: Why business must be a force for good, w/former American Express CEO Ken Chenault
FromMasters of Scale
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Length:
27 minutes
Released:
Jun 17, 2021
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Podcast episode
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"Corporations can be a force for good – and they can also be very successful," says Ken Chenault, chair of investment firm General Catalyst and former longtime CEO of American Express. During the past year, Ken has been an outspoken advocate for business leaders to actively engage in societal matters. After George Floyd’s death, he and Merck CEO Ken Frazier launched OneTen, a coalition to create 1 million jobs for Black Americans that now includes major brands from IBM to Nike to Walmart. Chenault has pushed corporate chiefs to use their leverage to protect voting rights, and he's come out with a platform for Responsible Innovation that puts what he calls “social due diligence” alongside financial due diligence. Standing up for what's right, Ken says, fuels long-term success: "The most important thing is the quest for truth, character, and values."Read a transcript of this interview at: mastersofscale.comSubscribe to the Masters of Scale weekly newsletter at http://eepurl.com/dlirtX
Released:
Jun 17, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
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