Clough Colloquium
Offered twice a year, the colloquia feature leaders from all fields and backgrounds at both the national and international levels who share lessons and insights from their personal and professional journeys.
FALL 2026
Past Speakers
Authors
David Brooks,听Author and听New York Times听columnist听
Doris Kearns Goodwin, Political Historian & Author
David McCullough,听Pulitzer Prize-winning Historian
Peggy Noonan,听Author and听Wall Street Journal听columnist
Andrew Ross Sorkin,听Author,听Too Big to Fail
Business Leaders
Dr. Francis Collins,听Director National Institutes of Health and Author, "The Language of God"
Cynthia Cooper,听WorldCom Whistle Blower, 2002听Time听Person of the Year
Alex Counts,听President and CEO Grameen听Foundation and Author, "Small Loans, Big Dreams"
Janet L. Robinson,听CEO, The New York Times Publishing Co. (ret.)
International Perspectives
Dr. Shirin Ebadi, Nobel Peace Prize-winning Iranian Activist and Lawyer听
Alan Gross, U.S. Humanitarian Aid Worker
Nadia Murad, Nobel Peace Prize-winning Human Rights Activist and Genocide and Sexual Violence Survivor
Dmitry Muratov, Nobel Peace Prize-winning Journalist
Samantha Power, Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations (2013-2017)
Military
Major Russell Lewis MC (PARA), Parachute Regiment, British Army
Admiral James Stavridis, United States Navy (ret.) and 16th Supreme Allied Commander, NATO
General Anthony Zinni, United States Marine Corps General (ret.) and former Commander in Chief of the United States Central Command
Politics and National Perspectives
R. Nicholas Burns 鈥�78, Under Secretary of State (2005-2008) and Author,听"America's Challenge of Global Leadership in the 21st Century"
Liz Cheney, U.S. Representative, Wyoming (2017-2023)
Heather Cox Richardson, Author and Professor, Boston College
Edward Davis,听40th Police Commissioner of Boston (2006-2013)
Adrian Fenty,听Mayor, Washington D.C. (2007-2011)
Eric Holder, United States Attorney General (2009-2015)
Karen Hughes,听Counselor to President George W. Bush (2001-2002) and Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs (2005-2007)
Jon Huntsman,听Governor of Utah (2005-2009), U.S. Ambassador to China (2009-2011) and Singapore (1992-1993)
John Kasich, Governor of Ohio (2011-2019)
John King,听CNN Chief National Correspondent
Thomas Menino,听Mayor of Boston (1993-2014)
Deval L. Patrick, Governor of Massachusetts (2007-2015)
Susan Rice, US National Security Advisor (2013-2017), US Ambassador to the United Nations (2009-2013)
Governor Tom Ridge,听First Office of Homeland Security Advisor (2003-2005), Governor of Pennsylvania (1995-2001)
World Leaders
Carlos Alavarado Quesada, President of Costa Rica (2018-2022)
Felipe Calder贸n,听President of Mexico (2006-2012)
FW de Klerk,听President of South Africa (1989-1994), Nobel Peace Prize Winner听
Julia Gillard, Prime Minister of Australia (2010-2013)
George Papandreou,听Prime Minister of Greece (2009-2011), Member of Greek Parliament, and President of Socialist International
Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Secretary General of NATO (2009-2014) and Prime Minister of Denmark (2001-2009)
Mary Robinson, President of Ireland (1990-1997), UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (1997-2002)
Charles I. Clough 鈥�64 and Gloria L. Clough, MDiv鈥�90, MS鈥�96
Chuck and Gloria Clough
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The Clough Colloquium was established through the generosity of Charles I. Clough 鈥�64 and Gloria L. Clough, MDiv鈥�90, MS鈥�96. Prominent Clough Colloquium guests have included Gov. Jon Huntsman; Julia Gillard, former Prime Minister of Australia; and Dr. Shirin Ebadi, Nobel Peace Prize-winning Iranian activist and lawyer.