First General Session
Monday, June 16
Gregg Easterbrook
Selfish Reasons to Become a Better Person
Gregg Easterbrook has a bachelor’s degree in Political Science from Colorado College and a master’s in Journalism from Northwestern University. He is the author of numerous books including, The Progress Paradox: How Life Gets Better While We Feel Worse. Eric Schmidt, CEO of Google, has called The Progress Paradox “a book you must read, because it tells the truth about America today.” He also serves as a contributing editor of The Atlantic Monthly, The New Republic and Washington Monthly, a visiting fellow at the Brookings Institution, and a columnist for ESPN.com.
