Carnegie Council

July 6, 2011

Carnegie Council interviews BRAC USA’s President & CEO

Policy Innovations for a Fairer Globalization, a publication of the Carnegie Council, recently hosted a conversation between Julia Taylor Kennedy and Susan Davis, President and CEO of BRAC USA. The goal of the conversation was to explore the topic of ethics and how this has shaped Susan's career.
February 8, 2011

Carnegie Council interviews BRAC USA’s Susan Davis on business solutions to ending poverty

Recently, the Carnegie Council's Carnegie Ethics studio editor, Julia Taylor Kennedy, interviewed BRAC USA President & CEO, Susan Davis, as part of a series on global business ethics. Davis and Kennedy discussed how BRAC got its start, how BRAC addresses the ultra-poor through microfinance, and the evolving relationship between corporations and nonprofit organizations. In the interview, Davis mentions how BRAC measures success in alleviating poverty in terms of empowering individuals. She notes, "Although there is no magic bullet, social entrepreneurship unlocks everybody's ability to be a change maker and to participate in the solutions to their own problems."The full transcript of this revealing and informative conversation is available on the Carnegie Council website here. Audio of the interview is also available here.