Waseem Noor : Interview for the John W. Gardner Legacy Oral History Project
Abstract/Contents
- Abstract
- Waseem Noor, executive director of Russell Reynolds Associates, a former John Gardner Public Service Fellow, and former president of the John Gardner Fellowship Association (JGFA), discusses being mentored by John W. Gardner and the important lessons he learned from Gardner’s speeches and writings. Noor recalls his involvement with the Haas Center for Public Service as an undergraduate, where he developed his passion for public service. He recounts meeting John W. Gardner for the first time at a Haas Center event and being struck by Gardner’s lack of superficiality. Noor discusses the power of Gardner’s famous 1991 commencement address on renewal and leadership. He also talks about getting to know Gardner more closely through the Gardner Fellowship, noting the power of Gardner’s understated mentoring approach. He explains how the desire to create a network to bring together both past and current fellows led to the creation of the John Gardner Fellowship Association. Noor finishes by reflecting on Gardner’s impressive commitment to his family, his lessons on leadership, and the wonderful example that his life was.
Description
Type of resource | text |
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Extent | 1 text file |
Place | Stanford (Calif.) |
Publisher | Stanford Historical Society |
Date created | March 9, 2018 |
Language | English |
Digital origin | born digital |
Creators/Contributors
Interviewee | Noor, Waseem | |
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Creator | Noor, Waseem | |
Interviewer | Mancini, Nancy | |
Publisher | Stanford Historical Society |
Subjects
Subject | Gardner, John W. (John William), 1912-2002 |
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Subject | Civil Society > United States |
Subject | John Gardner Public Service Fellowship |
Genre | Interview |
Bibliographic information
Biographical profile | Waseem Noor is a member of Russell Reynolds Associates Global Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology and Nonprofit Practices in New York. He specializes in the assessment and recruiting of senior executive leaders and board members for his clients. Prior to joining the firm, Noor spent seventeen years at IMS Consulting Group/Strategic Decisions Group, where he most recently served as VP and Global Lead for their Strategy and Portfolio Analysis group. While there, he advised large pharmaceutical, biotech and global health executives on strategic planning, growth strategy and business acquisition engagements. He is also an adjunct professor of international economics at Columbia University. Earlier, he consulted for the Harvard Institute for International Development, the International Labour Organisation, and the World Bank. Noor earned his BA (1991) in quantitative economics from Stanford University and his MA and a PhD (1997) in economics from Columbia University. In 1991-1992, Noor was a John Gardner Fellow at the Institute for International Economics in Washington, DC, where his mentor was Dr. William R. Cline. Noor served for six years on the National Advisory Board of the Haas Center for Public Service at Stanford University, and is currently on the boards of directors for the nonprofit organizations Only Make Believe and the Game Theory Academy. |
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Finding Aid | |
Location | https://purl.stanford.edu/nj572rx1605 |
Location | SC1355 |
Repository | Stanford University. Libraries. Department of Special Collections and University Archives |
Access conditions
- Use and reproduction
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- Copyright
- Copyright © The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University. All rights reserved.
Collection
John W. Gardner Legacy Oral History Project
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