Lizness School Special: Liz's Faculty Advisor Roberta Katz Explains Gen Z

About this episode

Roberta Katz discusses her insights on Gen Z and her experiences as Liz's faculty advisor at Stanford.

Today's guest is Roberta Katz, Liz's faculty advisor at Stanford last year. Roberta is so fun to talk to. She's a senior research scholar at the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences at Stanford and a PhD Anthropologist. She is the author of the book  Gen Z, Explained , a project she describes to Liz as a "second glass of wine idea." Roberta also holds as a law degree, and was previously the General Counsel of McCaw Cellular Corporation (now AT&T Wireless) and then of Netscape Corporation. From 2004 to 2017, she served under Stanford University Presidents John Hennessy and Marc Tessier-Lavigne as the Associate Vice president for Strategic Planning at Stanford. Sponsor: Welcome to our new sponsor  Stanford Federal Credit Union .  To use their $625 New Member offer, go to  sfcu.org/lizness HOMEWORK:  For more on Roberta Katz and her research on Gen Z, here are links to her book and a couple of podcast interviews: Book:  GenZ Explained - The Art of Living in a Digital Age  by Roberta Katz, Sarah Ogilvie, Jane Shaw and Linda Woodhead Podcast Interview:  4 Quarter Lives  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8r7TNxyxw4 The…

People in this episode

Host: Liz

Guest: Roberta Katz

Topics covered

• Gen Z
• Anthropology
• Cultural Studies
• Education
• Digital Age

Keywords

• Gen Z
• Roberta Katz
• Stanford
• Anthropology
• Digital Age
• Cultural Studies
• Education

Sponsors

Stanford Federal Credit Union

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Stanford University, McCaw Cellular Corporation, AT&T Wireless, Netscape Corporation, Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences

Books & works: Gen Z, Explained

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