Stanford Leadership Forum 2026: Trust in American Society

This Stanford Leadership Forum breakout examines the cultural, political, educational, and technological dimensions of America's trust crisis in an era of deepening polarization and declining faith in institutions and the role leaders can play in strengthening institutions, communities, and civic life. Speakers include Michele Gelfand (moderator), the John H. Scully Professor in Cross-Cultural Management and Professor of Organizational Behavior, Graduate School of Business; Professor of Psychology (by courtesy), School of Humanities and Sciences; BP Faculty Fellow in Global Management for 2025-2026; Larry Diamond, Mosbacher Senior Fellow of Global Democracy, Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies; Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution; Professor, by courtesy, of Sociology and of Political Science, Stanford University; Thomas L. Friedman, Foreign Affairs Columnist and Author, The New York Times; Margaret Levi, Professor Emerita of Political Science, Stanford University; Senior Fellow, CDDRL, Stanford University; Visiting Professor, LSE. Part of the 2026 Stanford Leadership Forum: Shaping the Future, hosted by the Stanford Leadership Institute at Stanford Graduate School of Business. #stanfordgsb #trust #leadership #stanfordleadershipinstitute