The SALA Series Podcast

As President and CEO of Points of Light, Jennifer Sirangelo has spent her career making the case that service is more than generosity—it is a way to build stronger communities, deepen civic connection, and create...

For decades, David Shapiro has built his career around a simple idea: young people thrive when the adults around them show up, invest in them, and build relationships that last. As former President and CEO of MENTOR and...

Throughout his career, Dorsey Hopson has led at the intersection of public service, education, and systems transformation. As the former Superintendent of Shelby County Schools, he guided one of the nation's largest...

What can the ocean—and Earth’s deep history preserved beneath it—teach us about the future? In this conversation, Peter de Menocal, President and Director of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, sits down with...

After surviving multiple near-death experiences from Castleman disease, Dr. David Fajgenbaum emerged with a profoundly different perspective on life—and on what it means to make the most of the time we are given. A...

As a former member of Arcade Fire and CEO of Plus1, Marika Anthony-Shaw has spent her career exploring music’s power to bring people together and inspire action. From performing on the world’s biggest stages to...

SALA Series present its new Podcast "Fatherhood" hosted by Gordon LaForge In the 20th century, if you asked someone to picture the typical American father, they would probably describe a man with a briefcase, a face...

At a time when disagreement too often becomes division, Rabbi Brad Hirschfield has spent a lifetime demonstrating another path. As President of CLAL (The National Jewish Center for Learning and Leadership), he has...

Stu Jackson has spent decades shaping the game of basketball from nearly every level imaginable — first as a college basketball player, then as one of the youngest head coaches in NBA history with the New York Knicks...

Marcia Chatelain, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and professor at the University of Pennsylvania, has built her work around uncovering the deeper stories that shape American life. Through acclaimed books like...

Jennifer Peter has spent her career leading newsrooms through some of the most consequential moments in modern journalism. From overseeing The Boston Globe’s Pulitzer Prize-winning coverage of the Boston Marathon...

Jen Loving, CEO of Destination: Home and one of the nation’s leading voices on homelessness systems change, joins host Jeff Olivet — nationally recognized homelessness policy expert, former Executive Director of the...

As America approaches its 250th anniversary, author and scholar Eddie Glaude Jr. asks a deeper question: what stories do we tell ourselves about who we are—and what truths do we leave out? Known for his intellectual...

Well beyond his extraordinary on-field accomplishments, Paul Rabil has reimagined what the sport of lacrosse can become—and expanded who it’s for. For those familiar with his story, it’s no surprise. As the sport’s...

Fidel Vargas’ story comes full circle. Once a recipient of Hispanic Scholarship Fund (HSF) scholarships at Harvard and Harvard Business School, he now leads the organization as President and CEO—guiding one of the...