As the leader at New America for nearly four years, my staff, our work and our mission are my priorities. I am completely committed to the intellectual independence and integrity of our work; it is the foundation of our reputation. I have racked my brain for the last two months…

What do a hundred American leaders find when they compare different possibilities for the effect of technology on work’s future? The future of work is already here in the present. After a year of imagining the future of work 10–20 years from now, led by (national think tank) New America…

This was originally posted on LinkedIn for the Milken Institute Global Conference. It is based on the soon-to-be-released findings of Shift: The Commission on Work, Workers, and Technology, a joint project of New America and Bloomberg to understand the future of work. The future of work presents plenty of fodder…

After the election, the first question on all our minds should be “How can we make our country thrive — for all Americans?” We so often think about thriving in individual terms: How can I have a career and a family and time for myself? How can I slow down…

After the election the first question on all our minds should be, “How can we make our country thrive, for all Americans?” We so often think about thriving in individual terms: How can I have a career and a family and time for myself? How can I slow down and…

The Great Uncertainties — New America and Bloomberg are convening a group to study the future of work in a new way. Instead of trying to predict the future, and write a recipe of what to do when that future arrives, we treat emerging work trends as enormous, complex, and unpredictable — so we…

Shortly after my wedding to my first husband, two days shy of my 25th birthday, my mother sent me a card addressed to Mrs. Stephen K. Burley. I had chosen to take my ex-husband’s name — the choice between “Slaughter” and “Burley,” I reasoned, was the choice between “cut-throat” and…

I have one high-tech baby and one homemade baby. I’ve been public about my infertility issues because I think it’s important to talk about it. My second husband, Andy, and I were married in 1993, when I was 35 years old. I might well have wanted to have children before…