About the Peterson Series
Each semester, the Center for Responsible Business partners with thought leaders from both the Haas School of Business and the UC Berkeley campus at large to bring a series of events around a topic of corporate responsibility or sustainability. This program promotes exploration of emerging areas that require vision and leadership from our students, corporate partners and faculty members.
While Rudolph Peterson led Bank of America onto the global stage in the 1960s, headed the United Nations Development Program in the 1970s and became a notable philanthropist later in life, he had a knack for not losing sight of what was really important: the responsibility to help those with less and the integrity to never waver in that pursuit.
The Peterson Series (previously the Peterson Lecture Series) is an embodiment of the man it is named for: bold, forward-thinking and possessing a dogged view that corporations, like all people, should be productive and ethical members of our society.
Next semester we will focus on an issue that is at the heart of building a sustainable approach to commerce:
Fall 2011: Sustainable Value Chain
Please check the Upcoming Events page for up-to-date event details.
The Peterson Series was created in 1997 through a generous gift from Rudolph Peterson, a 1925 UC Berkeley graduate and former CEO & President of Bank of America. Mr. Peterson oversaw Bank of America from 1963-70 and also served as Administrator to the United Nations Development Programme during the 1970s.
Past Events
