Join the MIT Climate Conversation with a talk by Dr. Larry Linden, MIT alum and former General Partner and Managing Director of Goldman Sachs. From growing up in smog-filled Los Angeles, to MIT, the White House, and then a career on Wall Street, Dr. Linden describes the experiences and transformation that has brought him to launch an effort to move the politics of climate change in the United States. The Linden Trust for Conservation is seeking advance a national conversation on the use of a revenue-neutral carbon tax to minimize greenhouse gas emissions, a centrist concept with the potential to draw bipartisan support. Describing lessons learned on the role of science in regulation, government technology policy, and financial risk management, his insights are both personal and global as they apply to our individual and collective ability to make a difference in one of the 21st century's most pressing challenges. 

About the speaker: Dr. Linden leads the Linden Trust for Conservation, founded in 2006 to bring state-of-the art skills in finance and markets to the environmental community. At Goldman Sachs he launched the firm's first environmental policy. He served on the White House Staff in the Carter Administration coordinating policy development for the transportation, energy sectors and environmental protection. He has served as Board Chair for the World Wildlife Fund, Resources for the Future, and currently for TIAA.