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Fay Twersky

Fay Twersky

Fay Twersky is a Senior Fellow at The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation and a member of CEP’s Advisory Board.
 

Time for a Gold Standard of Use

by Fay Twersky | February 27th, 2012
Ask most people what “the gold standard” is and they’re likely to tell you it is a metaphor for “the best.” Indeed, when a New York Times opinion piece recently took the Obama administration to task for a certain environmental policy and the author called it “the bronze standard,” it was clear it was no compliment. ...
 
Lessons from a Risk Taken
Julia Coffman on May 2nd
I really appreciate your willingness to share this and your assessment of what didn't work out as planned or anticipated. Thanks.
Lessons from a Risk Taken
Kevin Bolduc on April 30th
Jon, thanks for the comment. If there’s one thing we learned, it’s that the cost in time and effort and dollars were all higher than...
Lessons from a Risk Taken
Jon Pratt on April 25th
Thanks for sharing the lessons learned, and what I sense are second thoughts about the cost/benefit of the whole enterprise. I appreciate the thirst for...
Foundations and Impact Investing: What Is Really Going On?
The Children's ISA on April 22nd
Great insight. Sometimes it's great to invest in multiple countries as security as the economy in one country might decrease and increase in another.
Foundations and Impact Investing: What Is Really Going On?
Rashmir Balasubramaniam on April 8th
Great questions. It is likely still too early to get a handle on whether the (potential) results reflect the hype meaningfully. However, I will be...
 
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