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Those familiar with Summers’ strategy said he consulted regularly with Professor of Public Service David R. Gergen, a close friend of Summers from their time in Washington, where Gergen was a top adviser to President Clinton throughout his own scandals...
...Gergen, according to two individuals who were told of his advice, urged Summers to be “presidential” and resist apologizing too extensively or too frequently. Through an assistant, Gergen declined to comment on his role. Other advisers to Summers named in this article also declined to comment or did not respond to phone messages and e-mails over the past several months...
With funding from the Center for Public Leadership (CPL) and the Ash Institute for Innovations in Democratic Governance at the Kennedy School, we have conducted, with Public Service Professor David R. Gergen, and with research assistance from others, an in-depth field study of business leaders’ experiences transitioning into public leadership roles. We have interviewed over 40 accomplished politicians including U.S. senators, governors, and mayors of large U.S. cities who had successful business careers and later entered public service...
...director of the Kennedy School’s Center for Public Leadership, David R. Gergen, predicted that over the next few years, “joint-ness” will be the catchphrase as record numbers of students seek concurrent degrees...
...issue of U.S. News and World Report, profiles 25 men and women, ranging from national celebrities to CEOs, politicians, and social entrepreneurs. “There are individuals who are sterling examples of good leadership who are in our midst,” said CPL Director David Gergen, one of the project’s two co-chairs. “We felt that by spotlighting them and telling their stories they might serve as examples to others.” CPL selected a group of 35 judges, themselves leaders in both the private and public domain, to winnow down...