Dan Porterfield
President and CEO, The Aspen Institute
Dan Porterfield is president and CEO of the Aspen Institute. He previously served for seven years as president of Franklin & Marshall College. Earlier in his career, he was senior vice president for strategic development and an English professor at his alma mater, Georgetown University, and a senior public affairs official in the US Department of Health and Human Services. Recognized as a visionary leader and advocate for expanding educational opportunity and improving the human condition, Porterfield was named a White House Champion of Change in 2016. He was awarded a Mellon Fellowship in the Humanities from The City University of New York Graduate Center, where he earned his PhD.
Previously
2019 Festival
Just What IS Civil Society?
Video — 49m 53s
2019 Festival
The Art of Hope: Transforming Lives Through Creative Collaboration
Video — 53m 10s
2019 Festival
Fostering Educational Excellence on a Global Scale
Audio — 47m
2019 Festival
(Re)Building the Good Society
Video — 54m 27s
2019 Festival
Aspen Ideas Festival Opening
Video — 1h 15m 49s
2019 Health
Reaching Rural Populations
Video — 46m 7s
2019 Health
The Roaring Fork Valley’s Affordable Housing Crisis: What Does it Mean for Health?
Audio — 54m
2018 Festival
Closing Session: LET'S DO SOMETHING! Conversations with Remarkable Change Makers
Video — 1h 3m 38s
2018 Festival
The Drive for Access and Excellence in Higher Education
Audio — 49m
2018 Festival
Clash of Values? College Campuses, Free Speech, Inclusion, and Safe Spaces
Video — 50m 13s
2018 Festival
What Will it Take for the US to Expand College Excellence?
Video — 51m 27s
2018 Festival
Advancing Trust in Higher Education
Video — 51m 41s
2018 Festival
Where Do Ideas Come From? Aspen Ideas Festival Opening Event
Video — 1h 24m 28s
2018 Health
Report Card: How Do Colleges Score on Student Health Needs?
Video — 1h 16m 10s
2016 Festival
Are College Presidents Ready to Guide Higher Education Into the Future?
Audio — 1h 5m