The Future of Work: Aligning Education, Training, and Opportunity | Lunch and Learn with the Bipartisan Policy Center’s Commission on the American Workforce

Description

Meeting Method:
In-Person
Event Types:
Special Events
Speakers:
Aimee Rogstad Guidera
Margaret Spellings
Cheryl Oldham
Andy Rotherham

Join the Institute of Politics and Spring 2026 Resident Fellow Aimee Rogstad Guidera for a timely Lunch & Learn conversation on the future of the U.S. workforce. This discussion will highlight new recommendations from the Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) to develop a comprehensive national strategy for strengthening the labor market amid rapid economic and technological change.

Drawing on the work of BPC’s Commission, panelists will explore an emerging roadmap to better align education and workforce training with employer needs, expand pathways to economic mobility, and enhance U.S. global competitiveness. The conversation will offer insights into how policymakers, educators, and business leaders can work together to build a more resilient and inclusive workforce for the future.

Featuring:

  • Margaret Spellings
    Former U.S. Secretary of Education; President, Bipartisan Policy Center
  • Cheryl Oldham
    Executive Vice President, Bipartisan Policy Center
  • Andy Rotherham
    Co-founder and Partner, Bellwether
  • Aimee Rogstad Guidera
    Spring 2026 IOP Resident Fellow

*Lunch will be served

Please register with a valid Harvard email address to attend in-person.

OFF-THE-RECORD: In keeping with our long tradition at the IOP to ensure honest and candid discussions of politics, this event is off-the-record.

Accessibility

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