Democracy is Hard Work | Governor Bob Kerrey and Mitch E. Daniels, Jr.

Описание: In this episode, Gary speaks with Governor Bob Kerrey, Managing Director, Allen & Company; Former Governor & U.S. Senator (NE) and Mitch E. Daniels Jr., President, Purdue University and Former Governor (IN). The conversation explores decision making during COVID-19, the partisan times of late, the drive behind leaders, and more.

00:48 Introduction

Agenda Items:
07:54 The Challenges of Making Decisions During COVID-19
14:18 Who Can be a Trusted Source of Information?
22:46 How COVID-19 is Changing Healthcare
47:30 Governor Kerrey on Why Democracy is Hard Work
52:18 What Drives President Daniels to be a "Serial Leader"

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Bob Kerrey is Managing Director at Allen & Company. He is also Executive Chairman of the Minerva Institute for Research and Scholarship, supporting The Minerva Project, an exceptional liberal arts and sciences education.

From 2001 to 2011 Mr. Kerrey was President of The New School, a university founded on democratic ideals and daring educational practices. On his watch, The New School experienced unprecedented growth in enrollment, faculty, scholarships, capital projects, research, and international engagement.

From 1989 to 2001 Mr. Kerrey represented Nebraska in the Senate, where he promoted equity for rural communities, led in farm and environmental legislation, strengthened taxpayers’ rights, led in restructuring our intelligence agencies, and partnered with local leaders to build projects of lasting value to Nebraskans.

His public service since leaving the Senate includes: the 9/11 Commission, advisory board of the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans Association, co-chair of the Concord Coalition, and the Natural Resources Defense Council.

Prior to his Senate service, Mr. Kerrey served one term as Nebraska’s Governor.

Before entering politics, he was a businessman who helped build a chain of restaurants and health clubs employing over 1000 people.

Mr. Kerrey served as a U.S. Navy SEAL during the Vietnam War. For his service, he received the Medal of Honor. While in Vietnam, he was wounded, permanently disabled, and received from this injury a great gift: sympathy for those who are suffering and an appreciation for the capacity of government to save your life.

Mr. Kerrey earned a BS degree in Pharmacy from the University of Nebraska.

Mr. Kerrey is married to Sarah Paley and lives in New York. They have a 20-year-old son, Henry, and Mr. Kerrey has two children from his previous marriage, Ben and Lindsey Kerrey, and four grandchildren.


Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr. became the 12th president of Purdue University in January 2013, at the conclusion of his second term as Governor of the State of Indiana.

During his first term, Governor Daniels spearheaded a host of reforms aimed at improving the performance of state government. These changes and a strong emphasis on performance measurement have led to many state agencies, including the Bureau of Motor Vehicles, Department of Child Services and Department of Correction winning national awards.

Daniels is also the author of three books, including best-seller "Keeping the Republic: Saving America by Trusting Americans." He is a contributing columnist in the Washington Post, and his writings are regularly featured in other publications. He earned a bachelor's degree from the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University in 1971 and his law degree from Georgetown University in 1979.

President Daniels and his wife, Cheri, have four daughters — Meagan, Melissa, Meredith, and Maggie — and seven grandchildren.