The Importance of Economic Diplomacy

The following was written by The Honorable Fred P. Hochberg, Chair of Governance and Nominating Committee and member of the Meridian Board of Trustees. This feature can be found in our recently launched Corporate Systemic Responsibility Report which was the first outcome of our new Responsible Business Diplomacy initiative. To download the report and read other testimonies, click here. Harry Truman said, “Our relations, foreign and economic, are indivisible.” At the end of WWII, Truman understood that if America wanted to lead the post-war world, we had to do so on several fronts: militarily, diplomatically, and economically. We had...

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The Evolving Role of the CEO and Responsibility of Business

The following was written by Lisa Osborne Ross, CEO of Edelman U.S. and member of Meridian Board of Trustees. This feature can be found in our recently launched Corporate Systemic Responsibility Report which was the first outcome of our new Responsible Business Diplomacy initiative. T To download the report and read other testimonies, click here. I am an optimist, and that position has at times felt hard to maintain throughout 2020 and 2021. Over the past 18 months, our society has weathered challenges that, imagined five years ago, would have crushed our spirits in mere anticipation. But, for those...

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