Deborah Lehr
Straight Talk with Hank Paulson
Women in STEM, Academia, and Higher Education with Paula Johnson
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Nature’s Ledger explores how business and conservation can work together for a sustainable and prosperous future. Host Deborah Lehr, Vice Chairman and Executive Director of the Paulson Institute, speaks with inspiring guests to spotlight people, projects, and solutions that prove nature is an asset we can’t afford to lose. Grounded in the belief that valuing nature is key to resilient economies, the podcast shares bold ideas and real-world actions to regenerate the planet. Paula Johnson, President of Wellesley College, joins Hank Paulson to discuss her motherâs influence on her career, women in STEM and obstacles sheâs faced in medicine and academia, the benefits of womenâs colleges, her management style, what has driven her throughout her career, and leading Wellesley College amidst the pandemic.
Host
Hank Paulson
Episode Guest
Paula Johnson
President | Wellesley College
Paula Adina Johnson is an American cardiologist and the current president of Wellesley College. She is the first Black woman to serve in this role.
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