Climate Week Bonus Episode | A Conversation with Dr. Ellen Stofan, The Smithsonian’s Under Secretary for Science and Research
As long-term investors and stewards of our clients’ capital, we need to uncover and reflect on all kinds of quantitative and qualitative information to optimize our investment decisions. For this special Climate Week episode, Brown Advisory’s Karina Funk sits down with Dr. Ellen Stofan, Under Secretary for Science and Research at the Smithsonian. They discuss the power of information and collaboration—especially in service of big questions around reducing carbon, promoting biodiversity, creating thriving communities, and discovering life beyond our solar system.
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