The Acolyte
2024
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REIMAGINING CAPITALISM. It’s the most successful economic system to have ever existed, but capitalism is in danger of destroying itself—and our world.
"Business is screwed if we don't fix climate change," says economist Rebecca Henderson. In this bold talk, she describes how unchecked capitalism destabilizes the environment and harms human health -- and makes the case for companies to step up and help fix the climate crisis they're causing.
Henderson is known for her portrayal of Lizzy on the Netflix series Russian Doll and for her roles in independent films Appropriate Behavior, They Remain, and Mickey and the Bear. In October 2019, it was announced that Henderson would star alongside Sigourney Weaver and Kevin Kline in Amblin Partners' feature The Good House.
Rebecca Henderson is a professor at Harvard Business School. Before that, she was a professor at MIT where she learned that anything is possible. Her research focuses on the role the private sector can play in building a more sustainable economy, particularly how purpose-driven firms can help rebalance capitalism.
Rebecca Henderson Professor, Author and Authority on Reimagining Capitalism Can business save the world? Can you? Rebecca’s research and teaching explores what it’s going to take to build a just and sustainable capitalism.
Rebecca Henderson. John and Natty McArthur University Professor, HBS. Excerpt. June 15, 2021, Video: "Rebecca Henderson teaches at the Harvard Business School, but she’s a vocal critic of “business as usual.”
Rebecca Henderson is the John and Natty McArthur University Professor at Harvard University, where she has a joint appointment at the Harvard Business School in the General Management and Strategy units.
