The David Rubenstein Show: Peer to Peer Conversations

News and Public Affairs Series / 2 Seasons

What makes a great leader? How can leadership be developed into a force for true achievement? The David Rubenstein Show: Peer to Peer Conversations explores successful leadership through the personal and professional choices of the most influential people in business. Renowned financier and philanthropist David Rubenstein travels the country talking to leaders to uncover their stories to success.

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Kristalina Georgieva

S4 E415 / 25m 30s / TV-PG

IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva talks about the Fund’s role in ensuring vaccine access around the globe, making the Fund more diverse and what it was like growing up behind the "Iron Curtain."

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Tricia Griffith

S4 E413 / 25m 30s / TV-PG

Progressive Corp. Chief Executive Officer Tricia Griffith explains how she went from the head of human resources to CEO and why the company keeps trying to improve its diversity program.

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John Mackey

S4 E411 / 25m 30s / TV-PG

John Mackey, Whole Foods Market co-founder and chief executive officer, talks about having the company being bought by Amazon, when he might retire, and how the pandemic changed consumer habits forever.

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Wynton Marsalis

S4 E408 / 25m 30s / TV-PG

Wynton Marsalis, Jazz at Lincoln Center managing and artistic director, talks about growing up with racism, who his biggest influencers were, and how he kept performing during the pandemic.

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Ruth Porat

S4 E407 / 25m 30s / TV-PG

Ruth Porat, Alphabet Inc. chief financial officer, talks about breaking through the glass ceiling on Wall Street, surviving cancer twice, and the importance of finding the right work-life balance.

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Lonnie Bunch

S4 E405 / 25m 30s / TV-PG

Smithsonian Institution Secretary Lonnie Bunch talks about how the COVID-19 crisis brought the museum together, diversity at the organization and how he built the National Museum of African American History and Culture from scratch.

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Stephen Breyer

S4 E404 / 25m 30s / TV-PG

Stephen Breyer, Retired United States Supreme Court Associate Justice, discusses his relationship with the other justices on the high court, his path from teaching at Harvard Law School to Capitol Hill, and why young Americans need to get involved in politics.

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José Andrés

S4 E403 / 25m 30s / TV-PG

José Andrés, ThinkFoodGroup chef and owner, and World Central Kitchen founder, talks about his transition from chef to humanitarian, how his organization is feeding people around the world, and the hunger crisis in America.

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Mellody Hobson

S4 E402 / 25m 30s / TV-PG

Ariel Investments President and Co-CEO and Starbucks Chair Mellody Hobson talks about overcoming adversity, the importance of gratitude and the need for diversity on corporate boards.