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Glenn H. Hutchins

Co-Founder, Silver Lake

Mr. Hutchins is co-founder of Silver Lake, which is one of the world's largest firms investing in technology and technology-enabled businesses. Mr. Hutchins is chairman of the board of SunGard Corp. and a director of the NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. and Mercury Payment Systems.

He served President Clinton in both the transition and the White House as a special advisor on economic and health-care policy. Mr. Hutchins is a director of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and is vice chairman of the board of the Brookings Institution. He is also a director of the Harvard Management Company which is responsible for the University’s endowment. He is the chairman of the National Advisory Board of the W.E.B. DuBois Institute at Harvard and a trustee of the New York-Presbyterian Hospital.

Mr. Hutchins holds an A.B. from Harvard College, an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School, and a J.D. from Harvard Law School.


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U.S. Immigration Policy: The Border Between Reform and the Economy Photos

May 15, 2012 • Photo Galleries

On May 15, The Hamilton Project at Brookings held a forum exploring the challenges and opportunities for immigration reform in today’s political and economic climate.  Cecilia Muñoz, Assistant to the President and Director of the White House Domestic Policy Council, gave featured remarks on the Obama Administration’s efforts to reform America’s broken immigration system and why that is an economic imperative.

In the first panel, UC Davis Economist Giovanni Peri presented a new proposal for a market-based approach to immigration reform.  A panel of experts representing a range of perspectives discussed details of the proposal.  A second panel of thought leaders discussed many of the broader issues surrounding today’s immigration reform debate.  Participants included: former U.S. Senator Chuck Hagel (R-NE), Silver Lake Co-Founder Glenn Hutchins, National Council of La Raza President and CEO Janet Murguía, and UNITE HERE President John Wilhelm. 

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U.S. Immigration Policy:  The Border Between Reform and the Economy

Events • May 15, 2012 • Washington, DC 20045

America’s immigration policy no longer serves the needs of our fast-changing global economy.   Failure to address immigration reform at the national level has resulted in missed opportunities to spur America’s economic growth and productivity.  On May 15, The Hamilton Project held a forum exploring the challenges and opportunities for immigration reform in today’s political and economic climate. 

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PhDs, Policies, and Patents:  Innovation and America’s Future

Events • June 28, 2011 • Washington, DC

What new breakthrough sciences and technologies are next on the horizon for the U.S. economy, and what role can policy play in creating a positive environment to promote innovative developments? On June 28, The Hamilton Project at Brookings hosted a forum on the future of innovation in the United States which explored the challenges to, and opportunities for, furthering advancements to create jobs and spur economic growth.

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PhDs, Policies, and Patents: Obstacles and Opportunities for American Science and Innovation

June 28, 2011 • Video

Hamilton Project Director Michael Greenstone moderates a panel discussion between Stanford Professor Tim Bresnahan, Chief Technology Officer of the United States Aneesh Chopra, George Mason Professor Tyler Cowen, and Silver Lake Co-Founder and Co-Chief Executive Glenn Hutchins on challenges facing American innovation.

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PhDs, Policies, and Patents: Innovation and America’s Future Photos

June 28, 2011 • Photo Galleries

Innovation and invention drive the American economy, from the light bulb and mass production of automobiles to more recent advances like the smartphone and the coordinated effort to map the human genome. But what new breakthrough sciences and technologies are next on the horizon, and what role can U.S. policy play in creating a positive environment to promote innovative developments? On Tuesday, June 28, The Hamilton Project at Brookings hosted a forum on the future of innovation in the United States — exploring the challenges to, and opportunities for, furthering advancements to create jobs and spur economic growth.

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PhDs, Policies, and Patents: Panel 2: Obstacles and Opportunities for American Science and Innovation

June 28, 2011 • Audio

Full audio of Panel Two: Panel 2: "Obstacles and Opportunities for American Science and Innovation" from the event PhD's, Policies, and Patents: Innovation and Amerca's Future.

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Investing in America’s Infrastructure: From Bridges to Broadband: Event Photos

July 25, 2008 • Photo Galleries

Governor Tim Kaine joined Robert E. Rubin and Lawrence H. Summers in the opening session of a Hamilton Project public forum on the need for a national strategy that promotes infrastructure as a central component of long-term, broadly shared growth.

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Glenn Hutchins Moderates Discussion on Telecommunications Infrastructure

July 25, 2008 • Video

Silver Lake Co-Founder and Co-Chief Executive Glenn Hutchins moderates panel discussion on how to make bettter use of the wireless spectrum and share the benefits more broadly at the Investing in America's Infrastructure: From Bridges to Broadband Hamilton Project event.

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Events • July 25, 2008 • Washington, DC

Governor Tim Kaine joined Robert E. Rubin and Lawrence H. Summers in the opening session of a Hamilton Project public forum on the need for a national strategy that promotes infrastructure as a central component of long-term, broadly shared growth.

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Economic Security in a Changing World: Event Photos

September 15, 2006 • Photo Galleries

The Hamilton Project co-sponsored an event with The New Republic featuring four panel discussions focused on income instability among American families, economic security, and growth, and new proposals for progress.

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Events • September 15, 2006 • Washington, DC

The Project co-sponsored an event with The New Republic featuring four panel discussions focused on income instability among American families, economic security and growth, and new proposals for progress.

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