Matthew Bishop - Philanthrocapitalism: How the Rich Can Save the World, Bishop's new book (with Michael Green) on the global boom now under way in philanthropy, has just been published. He is also the author of Essential Economics, the official Economist layperson's guide to economics.
Before joining The Economist, Bishop was on the faculty of London Business School, where he co-authored three books for Oxford University Press. He has served as a member of the Sykes Commission on the investment system in the 21st Century.
Bishop was also on the Advisors Group of the United Nations International Year of Microcredit 2005. The World Economic Forum has honored him as a Young Global Leader. Bishop is a graduate of Oxford University.
Eli Broad - Eli Broad is well known for his philanthropy and extensive art collection. A strong advocate of the city, he is actively involved in the on-going projects to revitalize downtown Los Angeles, and is an ardent supporter of efforts to raise the city's cultural profile.
Broad made his initial fortune in real estate at his company Kaufman & Broad (now KB Home). He is also a founder of the financial giant SunAmerica. He was CEO of SunAmerica, now a subsidiary of the American International Group, until the year 2000. With an estimated net worth of around $5.8 billion, he is ranked by Forbes as the 42nd-richest person in America.
Ira Jackson - Ira A. Jackson is the Henry Y. Hwang Dean of the Peter F. Drucker and Masatoshi Ito Graduate School of Management at Claremont Graduate University, where he is also a professor of management.
After building two Fortune 500 companies from the ground up Eli Broad has turned his attention to philanthropy that uses entrepreneurship to improve the public good in education, science and the arts.
Here he joins Matthew Bishop of The Economist for a discussion on his efforts- ALOUD at the Los Angeles Public Library