“This I Believe” with Samar Ali

Posted by donaldcr on Tuesday, October 13, 2020 in News.

October “This I Believe” with Samar Ali

Thursday, October 15 at 5:15pm

Samar Ali is President and CEO of Millions of Conversations. As a conflict-resolution practitioner, she is a recipient of the White House Fellows IMPACT Award and Vanderbilt University’s Young Alumni Professional Achievement Award. Ali is a Young Global Leader with the World Economic Forum and a term member of the Council on Foreign Relations.
Working at the intersection of civil rights, national security, and economic development, Ali served as a White House Fellow in the Obama Administration and as Assistant Commissioner of International Affairs in Tennessee Governor Haslam’s administration. Ali is currently working on a memoir, From the Holy Land to the Heartland: Olives & Sweet Tea, about one family’s century’s long quest for peace through belonging. She maintains her law practice through Bass, Berry & Sims and is a Commissioner on the Nashville Human Relations Commission. She received her JD and BA in Political Science from Vanderbilt University.
Bring your supper this informal Zoom conversation. Listen to Samar Ali share a belief that she holds closely. Engage in conversation and consider the beliefs that are foundational for you.

Zoom link: https://vanderbilt.zoom.us/j/97061856049
RSVP to gretchen.person@vanderbilt.edu