Arthur C. Brooks
The Convener
The room, the network and the deal, brings the right people together.
Arthur C. Brooks is The Convener by design, not merely disposition. Leading AEI, he deliberately pursued dialogue across ideological lines, building a platform where competing ideas could meet rather than collide. His Harvard course on leadership and happiness, his books, and his public speaking all serve one purpose, creating spaces where divided people find shared understanding. That strategic intent behind every connection he builds is the archetype's defining trait.
“I want a billion people to understand the happiness science. That's what I want. That's what changes the world is when people have aspirations for their own life, for something better.”
“As a behavioral scientist, I'm going to spend the rest of my life lifting people up and bringing them together in bonds of happiness and love using science and ideas.”
“Love people, use things, and worship the divine as you understand it. And if you do that, you're on the right track.”
The David Rubenstein Show: “Arthur C. Brooks”
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