Join us for our biggest night of the year, featuring Dr. Arthur Brooks!
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Thursday, September 11th
Hyatt Regency Bellevue
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WPC’s Annual Policy Dinner events bring together thousands of people from all over the state to discuss free-market ideas and celebrate the impact Washington Policy Center has on our state. This year's keynote presentation in Bellevue will feature Dr. Arthur Brooks, Harvard professor, author, and the world's foremost authority on happiness, purpose, and public leadership.
2025 Annual Policy Dinner Keynote Speaker in Bellevue
Dr. Arthur Brooks
Parker Gilbert Montgomery Professor of the Practice of Public and Nonprofit Leadership at the Harvard Kennedy School, and Professor of Management Practice at the Harvard Business School.
Arthur is also a columnist at The Atlantic, where he writes the popular weekly “How to Build a Life” column. Brooks is the author of 13 books, including the 2023 #1 New York Times bestseller, "Build the Life You Want: The Art and Science of Getting Happier" with co-author Oprah Winfrey and the 2022 #1 New York Times bestseller From Strength to Strength: Finding Success, Happiness, and Deep Purpose in the Second Half of Life. He speaks to audiences all around the world about human happiness, and works to raise well-being within private companies, universities, public agencies, and community organizations.
Brooks began his career as a classical French hornist, leaving college at 19, touring and recording in the United States and Spain. In his late twenties, while still performing, he returned to school, earning a BA through distance learning. At 31, he left music and earned an MPhil and PhD in public policy analysis from the Rand Graduate School, during which time he worked as an analyst for the Rand Corporation’s Project Air Force, performing military operations research analysis. Brooks then spent the next 10 years as a university professor, primarily at Syracuse University, where he taught economics and nonprofit management, and published 60 peer-reviewed articles and several books, including the textbook “Social Entrepreneurship” (2008). In 2009, Brooks became the president of the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) in Washington, DC, one of the world’s most influential think tanks. Over the following decade, he was selected as one of Fortune Magazine’s “50 World’s Greatest Leaders” and was awarded seven honorary doctorates.
Washington Policy Center is a non-profit, 501(c)(3) organization and a portion of your dinner contribution is tax-deductible. Our tax ID number is 91-1752769. Proceeds from this event will go to furthering WPC’s mission to improve lives through market solutions across the state.
For event or sponsorship questions, please contact WPC’s Assistant Vice President of Development at lsmith@washingtonpolicy.org | (206) 937-9691
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