2021: COVID-19 and Responsible Business

Albers Ethics Week took place May 10-14th, 2021 and featured virtual, keynote events examining COVID-19 and the Future of Responsible Business.


Keynote Speakers

Ethics, Scarcity and Lessons from COVID-19
Alex Rajczi
Novack Professor of Ethics and Leadership, Claremont McKenna College
Former Research Fellow, National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Author of The Ethics of Universal Health Insurance
May 11

Access, Innovation and the Business of Pharmaceuticals
Michael Santoro
Professor of Management, Santa Clara University
Co-Director, Tech2Equity Health Innovation Project
Author of China 2020 and Ethics and the Pharmaceutical Industry
May 13

Alex Rajczi
Alex Rajczi

Novack Professor of Ethics and Leadership, Claremont McKenna College

Michael Santoro
Michael Santoro

Professor of Management, Santa Clara University

On May 13, 2021, Professor Michael Santoro of Santa Clara University explored the tension between pharmaceutical innovation and access to medicine. He also discussed how the COVID-19 pandemic will impact the future of drug development and public-private partnerships. This was part of the Center for Business Ethics' Albers Ethics Week.