Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government

The Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government (M-RCBG) is a research center at Harvard University, located at the John F. Kennedy School of Government (The Kennedy School). The Center is presently under the leadership of Lawrence H. Summers, Weil Director, Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government, and Charles W. Eliot University Professor and John A. Haigh, Co-Director, Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government, and Lecturer in Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School.^[1]

History

The Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business & Government was founded in the fall of 1982 by former Harvard President Derek Bok (1971–1991), former Kennedy School Dean Graham Allison (1977–1989), Harvard alumnus Frank Weil,^[2] and former Lamont University Professor John Dunlop (1938–1984).

Dunlop was a former Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences^[3] (1969–1973) and former Secretary of Labor in the Ford Administration (1975–1976). He returned to Harvard as the Lamont University Professor to teach at both the Business School and the John F. Kennedy School of Government.

Directors

Lawrence H. Summers and John A. Haigh currently serve as Director and Co-Director of the Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business & Government.

Past Directors

Winthrop Knowlton (1982–1987)
John T. Dunlop (1987–1991)
Richard Cavanagh (1991–1993)
John P. White (1993–1995)
Roger B. Porter (1995–2000)
Ira Jackson (2000–2002)
John Ruggie (2002–2008)
Roger B. Porter (2008–2010)
John Haigh^[4] (2011–present)
Lawrence H. Summers (2011–present)

Research Areas and Programs^[5]

Achieving Shared & Sustainable Prosperity

Sustainability Science Program (SSP)
Education Policy Program
Growthpolicy
Financial Sector Program
Technology, Innovation and Regulation
Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) Healthcare Policy Program
Program on Science, Technology and Society (STS)
Public Impact Analytics Science Lab (PIAS-Lab)

Regulation, Energy, Environment and Technology

Regulatory Policy Program
Harvard Climate Internship Program
Harvard Environmental Economics Program (HEEP)
Project on Climate Agreements
Harvard Electricity Policy Group (HEPG)

China, Asia and the Global Economic System

Rising Chinese Economic Power
Trade and Negotiation Program
Kansai Keizai Doyukai Program

Exploring Capitalism and the Role of the Corporation

Corporate Responsibility Initiative
Corporation, Governance and Public Policy

Senior Fellows

M-RCBG Senior Fellows^[6] ^[7]contribute to understanding the evolving relationship between business and government. They are professionals from government and/or business who come to M-RCBG to address issues at the interface of the public and private sectors: regulation, corporate governance, and the role of government in the changing global economy. Senior fellows undertake independent research projects that culminate in a working paper, a journal article or, in rare cases, a book. They also offer study groups for Harvard students.

Every senior fellow is sponsored by a Harvard Kennedy School faculty member, and a committee of M-RCBG-affiliated faculty reviews applications, recommends fellows appointments and assigns faculty sponsors.

Grossman Fellowship

The Jerome H. Grossman M.D. Graduate Fellowship^[8] honors Dr. Jerome H. Grossman,^[9] whose career focused on strengthening health care delivery in the United States.

References

^ "From the Directors". Harvard Kennedy School Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government. Harvard University. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
^ "Frank and Denie Weil" (PDF). Frank & Denie Weil. Harvard University. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
^ "Faculty of Arts and Sciences". Harvard University. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
^ "John Haigh". Harvard Kennedy School. Harvard University. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
^ "Programs". Programs. Harvard Kennedy School. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
^ "Senior Fellows Program Description". Mossavar-Rahmani Center. Harvard Kennedy School. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
^ "M-RCBG welcomes new senior fellows". Harvard Gazette. September 28, 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
^ "Jerome H. Grossman M.D. Graduate Fellowships". Mossavar-Rahmani Center. Harvard Kennedy School. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
^ Pearce, Jeremy (April 21, 2008). "Jerome H. Grossman, Health Care Policy Expert, Is Dead at 68". New York Times. Retrieved 4 February 2024.

[1] "From the Directors". Harvard Kennedy School Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government. Harvard University. Retrieved 4 February 2024.

[2] "Frank and Denie Weil" (PDF). Frank & Denie Weil. Harvard University. Retrieved 4 February 2024.

[3] "Faculty of Arts and Sciences". Harvard University. Retrieved 4 February 2024.

[4] "John Haigh". Harvard Kennedy School. Harvard University. Retrieved 4 February 2024.

[5] "Programs". Programs. Harvard Kennedy School. Retrieved 4 February 2024.

[6] "Senior Fellows Program Description". Mossavar-Rahmani Center. Harvard Kennedy School. Retrieved 4 February 2024.

[7] "M-RCBG welcomes new senior fellows". Harvard Gazette. September 28, 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2024.

[8] "Jerome H. Grossman M.D. Graduate Fellowships". Mossavar-Rahmani Center. Harvard Kennedy School. Retrieved 4 February 2024.

[9] Pearce, Jeremy (April 21, 2008). "Jerome H. Grossman, Health Care Policy Expert, Is Dead at 68". New York Times. Retrieved 4 February 2024.

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