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Cornell Tech @ Bloomberg: Chris Hughes, Author & Economist
Bloomberg, Cornell Tech, and Tech:NYC invite you to join us for the latest installment of the Cornell Tech @ Bloomberg Speaker Series, featuring economist & writer Chris Hughes in conversation with Isabelle Lee, Cross-Asset Reporter with Bloomberg News.
In his new book, “Marketcrafters: The 100-Year Struggle to Shape the American Economy,” economist and writer Chris Hughes explores the modern history of American capitalism. He shares stories of those who successfully and unsuccessfully shaped markets, and reveals how both political parties have consistently used markets to achieve their social and political goals, such as avoiding gasoline shortages, reducing inflation, fostering the American aviation and semiconductor industries, addressing climate change, and encouraging financial innovation.
Hughes brings a unique perspective to this discussion. He co-founded Facebook in 2004 and directed Barack Obama’s digital organizing efforts in 2008.
In 2016, Hughes co-founded the Economic Security Project (ESP), which advocates for building economic power for all Americans, particularly through the use of antimonopoly policy and guaranteed income policy. The organization was instrumental in expanding the Child Tax Credit during the pandemic. His first book, “Fair Shot: Rethinking Inequality and How We Earn,” was published in 2018.
We hope you’ll register for the opportunity to attend this engaging and timely conversation about economic policy, financial markets, and the future of the American economy. Hughes will share insights on how understanding past successes and failures of past marketcrafters can inform the development of future markets, like those in artificial intelligence and clean power, to be innovative, stable, and inclusive.
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Agenda
5:30 PM – Networking reception begins
6:00 PM – Doors close, conversation starts
6:45 PM – Audience Q&A
7:00 PM – Networking and hors d’oeuvres to follow
7:45 PM – Food service ends
PLEASE NOTE: Seating is limited and registered attendees will be seated on a first-come, first-served basis. Doors close promptly at the top of the hour. Individuals arriving late may be turned away from the building. No walk-ins will be allowed.
Speaker Bio
Chris Hughes is an economist and writer who serves as Chair of the Economic Security Project, a leading nonprofit advocating for economic power for all Americans. He is the author of “Marketcrafters: The 100-Year Struggle to Shape the American Economy,” published by Simon & Schuster’s Avid Reader Press in 2025.
Hughes, who was a co-founder of Facebook, holds degrees in history and economics from Harvard and The New School for Social Research and is completing his PhD at The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. His writing and essays have been published by The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Financial Times, Time Magazine, and others. His first book, “Fair Shot: Rethinking Inequality and How We Earn,” was published by St Martin’s Press in 2018.
He lives in New York City with his husband and two children.