Yale SOM 50: SOM’s First Fifty Years

Yale SOM 50: SOM’s First Fifty Years

Join us for a conversation with Deans Kerwin K. Charles (2019-present), Edward A. Snyder, (2011-2019) and Jeffrey E. Garten (1995-2005) as they reflect on their leadership of the school, discuss how they made meaning of the school’s founding mission, and consider how the school has both evolved and stayed constant through the decades. This conversation will be moderated by Tom Ascheim ’90, Co-founder and Principal, Pith & Pixie Dust.

After the panel, join us for a reception and an opportunity to network with fellow SOMers. This event is open to current SOM alumni, faculty, and staff. 

Meet the Speakers

Kerwin K. Charles is the current Indra K. Nooyi Dean and Frederick W. Beinecke Professor of Economics, Policy, and Management at the Yale School of Management. A distinguished economist, his research focuses on inequality, labor markets, wealth, discrimination, and economic mobility, and he serves in numerous leadership roles with leading economic research and professional organizations.

Edward A. Snyder is the William S. Beinecke Professor of Economics and Management and co-faculty leader of the Yale Program on Stakeholder Innovation and Management, and served as dean from 2011 to 2019.  His research and teaching are focused on industrial organization, antitrust economics, law and economics, and financial institutions.

Jeffrey E. Garten is Dean Emeritus and Juan Trippe Professor in the Practice Emeritus of International Trade, Finance, and Business. Jeffrey was dean of the school from 1995 to 2005 and has been teaching at the school since he stepped down. He was U.S. undersecretary of commerce for international trade, held senior leadership roles at Lehman Brothers and the Blackstone Group, and was a widely published commentator on global business and economic policy.