Unions: A Blind Spot in Business Education with Faiz Shakir

A fireside chat with Faiz Shakir, the first Muslim campaign manager for a major presidential candidate and the executive director of More Perfect Union, a nonprofit news media organization. Shakir provided some insights based on his experiences on the front lines of policy-making and discussed how corporate leaders can constructively work with union leaders to achieve just outcomes. He helped fill a blind spot in business education, challenging each of us to question everything we’ve heard about labor unions.

Speaker

Faiz Shakir is an American Democratic political advisor. He is currently the Executive Director of the nonprofit media organization More Perfect Union. Previously, he was campaign manager for Bernie Sanders' 2020 presidential campaign, aide to Congressional leaders Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid, editor-in-chief of the ThinkProgress blog, and political director of the American Civil Liberties Union. Shakir has a B.A. in government from Harvard University and a J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center.

Student leader moderator

Juan Saez, MBA ‘23