Harvard Rules in Beaverton Creek
I'm still in Portland, but before I head back east I want to thank everyone who came out for the "Ivyplus" meeting last night in Beaverton Creek. About 30 people came out to discuss Harvard Rules, most of them from Harvard, but also alumni of MIT, Stanford, and Yale. (Was I imagining it, or was there a little schadenfreude on their part?)
One of the real pleasures of writing this book has been talking about it with smart and thoughtful audiences; I know I'm supposed to give the reading, but truth is, I'm much more interested in the q-and-a parts of these talks, when I always learn something new.
Here was perhaps my favorite question from last night: If, while he was at the Treasury, Larry Summers modeled himself after Bob Rubin, who did he model himself after when he came to Harvard?
A great question, and I have to say, it hadn't previously occurred to me. My first answer was former BU president John Silber, but that was (mostly) a joke. My second answer...Larry Summers at the Treasury Department. Just because it's very hard to think of another Harvard president whom Summers sees as a role model. He is truly sui generis.
