Ethics, Influence, and Power | Live Panel with GW’s GSPM

About this episode

A live panel discussion on ethics, influence, and power featuring former Congress members and a journalist.

What does it really mean to lead ethically when the rules keep changing, and the public is watching every move? In this special live edition of Chief Influencer, recorded before a live audience at The George Washington University's Graduate School of Political Management (GSPM) as part of the Paul O'Dwyer Forum for Political Ethics at GSPM, an annual endowed lecture series dedicated to advancing the study of ethics in political life, host Nneka Chiazor (President & CEO, Public Affairs Council) moderates a candid, high-stakes conversation about ethics, influence, and power in today's polarized world. It's exactly the kind of conversation GW was built for, where the next generation of leaders sits in the same room as the people who have already been tested. Joined by former Congressman Michael Capuano (MA), former Congresswoman Mimi Walters (CA), and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Brody Mullins, author of The Wolves of K Street , the panel pulls no punches. Both Michael and Mimi served on the House Ethics Committee, and Brody has spent decades exposing the hidden mechanics of Washington influence. Together, they explore where ethical lines are drawn, who draws them, and what…

People in this episode

Host: Nneka Chiazor

Guests: Michael Capuano, Mimi Walters, Brody Mullins

Topics covered

• ethics
• influence
• power
• politics
• leadership
• polarization

Keywords

• ethics
• influence
• power
• political leadership
• Congress
• polarization
• journalism

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: George Washington University, Graduate School of Political Management, Public Affairs Council, Former Members of Congress Association

Books & works: The Wolves of K Street

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