In this episode we sit down with current President of Purdue University, Mitch Daniels. Before leading as President of Purdue University for over 12 years, President Daniels was elected Governor of Indiana in 2004 and reelected in 2008. He was also the director of the Office of Management and Budget under President George W. Bush’s cabinet and a senior aide to President Ronald Reagan. Furthermore, he also worked in the private sector as Senior Vice President at Eli Lilly and Company, Indiana’s largest corporation. He is a graduate of the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University and has a J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center. He is also the author of the books "Keeping the Republic: Saving America by Trusting Americans." as well as “Aiming Higher: Words that changed a state.” In our talk, President Daniels discusses his political background, advice for leadership, Purdue initiatives, and goals for the future! 

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TIME STAMPS:

(1:40 ) - Political Background

(5:15 ) - Learning from Notable Figures

(6:50 ) - Making Tough Decisions

(9:30 ) - Balancing Opinion and University Views

(11:20 ) - Influences of Past Experience

(14:00 ) - Leading an Engineering Forced University 

(16:40 ) - Purdue Competitiveness vs Prestige 

(20:30 ) - Purdue Minority Initiatives

(22:50 ) - Open Later Controversy

(26:30 ) - Purdue In the Future

(30:30 ) - Closing Remarks