Speakers

David Brancaccio is a broadcast journalist who specializes in telling stories important to our democracy and our economy through the eyes of the real people who live in the cross hairs of crucial issues. His work has earned the highest honors, including the Peabody, the Columbia-duPont, the Emmy, and the Walter Cronkite award. As host and senior editor of public television’s NOW on PBS, he brought his engaging, probing style to beats that included business and finance, the environment, national security, and human rights. He is author of the book Squandering Aimlessly, a nationwide odyssey to speak to Americans about money and values.