Theodore Lechterman

Professor of political philosophy and applied ethics, investigating issues in the ethics and governance of technology, business, and philanthropy. Advisor to leading organizations on anticipating and navigating ethical dilemmas. Trained at Harvard and Princeton and completed postdoctoral fellowships at Stanford, Goethe, Hertie, and Oxford. Author of The Tyranny of Generosity: Why Philanthropy Corrupts Our Politics and How We Can Fix It (Oxford University Press, 2021).