Robert D. Putnam

Peter and Isabel Malkin Professor of Public Policy

Robert D. Putnam�is the Malkin Professor of Public Policy at Harvard University. He has served as a consultant for the last three American presidents and is the author of best-sellers�Bowling Alone�and�Making Democracy Work.� Professor Putnam will discuss insights and financial services opportunities revealed in his latest book,�Our Kids: The American Dream in Crisis, on the growing class gap among young Americans.“Robert D. Putnam is technically a Harvard social scientist, but a better description might be poet laureate of civil society.” - New York Times, March 4, 2015h