Anna Bernasek M.P.P. '99, financial journalist, contributing columnist for The New York Times, and author of The Economics of Integrity: From Dairy Farmers to Toyota, How Wealth Is Built on Trust and What That Means for Our Future, will present a public lecture titled, "The Economics of Integrity" at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, October 14, 2010, in Bowl 016, Robertson Hall. A book signing and public reception will follow the talk in the Bernstein Gallery.

Bernasek has been a regular commentator on broadcast media including CNN, CNBC, public television and National Public Radio. Her first book, The Economics of Integrity, was published in February 2010 by Harper Collins. In the book, the author explores the link between integrity and wealth creation, and provides examples that support her assertion that trust and integrity are the bedrocks of a successful economy and culture.

Bernasek’s writing about finance and the economy has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, the International Herald Tribune, Fortune, TIME, The Huffington Post, and Australia’s Sydney Morning Herald and the Australian Financial Review.

She has presented her work at conferences including the annual meeting of the Business Council, The Harper Studio/Vanity Fair ReSet Business Forum, the Corporate Responsibility Officers Association summit and the NRC Focus seminar in Amsterdam.

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