Wkly Mtg: Theodore Pappas
Contact:
Andreas Runggatscher
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 New York
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Cancelled due to Coronavirus
SPEAKER: Theodore Pappas – March 12, 2020
Perseverance and Britannica
SPEAKER: Theodore Pappas – March 12, 2020
Perseverance and Britannica The scheduled speaker for Mar 12 is Theodore Pappas, Executive Editor and Chief Development Officer of Encyclopaedia Britannica in Chicago. His presentation will cover perseverance in business, his new book "True Grit: Classic Tales of Perseverance", and Britannica’s historic 250th anniversary edition – they’re one of the oldest companies in the world, older than even the United States.
About Theodore Pappas
Theodore Pappas is Executive Editor and Chief Development Officer of Encyclopaedia Britannica in Chicago. He is the author of four books; his writings have been taught, anthologized, as well as discussed in publications such as the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, The New Yorker, and Vanity Fair. He has appeared on the NBC Today Show, CBS Evening News, CBS Sunday Morning, CNN, Fox News radio and television, NPR's All Things Considered, and BBC Radio. His latest books are True Grit: Classic Tales of Perseverance and the Encyclopaedia Britannica Anniversary Edition: 250 Years of Excellence (1768-2018).