Susan Eisenhower
CEO and Chair, The Eisenhower Group
This episode will air on Thursday, July 24 at 7:00 p.m. ET
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Summary
In this episode of Leadership Matters, Alan Fleischmann sits down with author and national security expert Susan Eisenhower to discuss insights from her career in international diplomacy, nuclear non-proliferation and US-Russia relations, highlighting the importance of mentorship and optimism in effective leadership. She also discusses the enduring leadership lessons she learned from her grandfather, President Dwight D. Eisenhower, reflecting on his strategic mindset, humility and focus on strong communication.
Mentions & Resources in this Episode
How Ike Led: The Principles Behind Eisenhower's Biggest Decisions - by Susan Eisenhower
Mrs Ike: Memories and Reflections on the Life of Mamie Eisenhower - by Susan Eisenhower
Breaking Free: A Memoir of Love and Revolution - by Susan Eisenhower
Partners in Space: U.S.-Russian Cooperation After the Cold War - by Susan Eisenhower
Guest Bio
Susan Eisenhower is an expert in strategic leadership, a consultant and award-winning speaker and writer. Through The Eisenhower Group, Inc, Ms. Eisenhower uses her extensive domestic and geopolitical experience to help Fortune 100 and Fortune 500 companies untangle the issues they face in meeting the challenges of a rapidly changing world.
Author of five books, her most recent, How Ike Led: The Principles Behind Eisenhower’s Biggest Decisions, has received acclaim nationally and internationally. She holds positions on several advisory boards, including the Army War College in Carlisle and the MIT Energy Initiative Advisory Board. Co-founder and former chairman of the Eisenhower Institute, now at Gettysburg College, she has led a distinguished career in the foreign policy world.
She spent eight years as a member of the National Academy of Sciences Standing Committee on International Security and Arms Control and NASA’s Advisory Council. The Department of Energy awarded her the Distinguished Service Award after her two-term stint as co-chairman of their Nuclear Energy Advisory Council and membership on three nuclear energy-related blue-ribbon commissions.
Ms. Eisenhower has appeared on CNN, Fox News, MSNBC and PBS. Her op-ed articles and essays have been featured in The New York Times, The Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, The London Spectator, USA Today, and Issues in Science and Technology, among others. Her speeches have been printed in the American Speechwriter’s Association publication Vital Speeches of the Day. Among her accolades are France's Legion of Honor.
Episode Transcript
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