by Sara Ersson | Feb 4, 2020 | Leadership, Tallberg / Eliasson Global Leader
Q. What do hydra polyps, mice and Columbia University neuroscientist Rafael Yuste have in common? A. The Tällberg Foundation Rafa, a 2018 winner of the Tällberg/Eliasson Global Leadership Prize, is one of the most accomplished neuroscientists in the...
by Sara Ersson | Dec 4, 2019 | Tallberg / Eliasson Global Leader, Winners
During the week of November 11, the Tällberg Foundation—in partnership with the Senate of Kenya and the Strathmore Business School—celebrated great leadership and great leaders in the form of the 2019 Tällberg/Eliasson Global Leadership Prize winners. Anne Goldfeld,...
by Sara Ersson | Oct 9, 2019 | Leadership, Tallberg / Eliasson Global Leader
Where some might see a dichotomy in Anne Goldfeld’s career—her cutting-edge laboratory at Harvard Medical School versus her fieldwork with patients in Cambodia and Ethiopia—she describes them as deeply integrated, along with her human-rights efforts. The...
by Sara Ersson | Oct 8, 2019 | Tallberg / Eliasson Global Leader
First came Tegla Loroupe’s extraordinary achievements as an athlete: first African woman to win the New York Marathon, in 1994 (she would win twice more); world-record holder at 25 and 30 kilometer distances; three-time Olympian, and more. Then came the Kenyan...
by Sara Ersson | Apr 25, 2019 | Leadership, Tallberg / Eliasson Global Leader
On April 11, Columbia University’s Committee on Global Thought hosted the 2018 winners of the Tällberg / Eliasson Global Leadership Prize in a public conversation about global leadership in the 21st century. Neuroscientist Rafael Yuste, filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy...
by Sara Ersson | Mar 29, 2019 | Tallberg / Eliasson Global Leader
What do geopolitics, new thinking about innovation and design in Namibia, and mass migration have in common? Two things, at least earlier this month at the American University of Cairo. First, they were elements of an innovative workshop co-sponsored by AUC’s School...
