ALN Newsletter November 17 2020

ALN A55K Professional Certification web-based training will occur December 7 – 18, 2020. Information is available at this link. A Pharmaceutical-focused series of courses will occur in January. 

ALN Th@4 on 19 November 2020 will feature ALN Board Member and ALN Senior Fellow Jack Kelly talking about his time at OMB when he worked on the Recovery Act Implementation directed by then Vice President Joseph Biden. See more below. Register at this link.


People

Jack Kelly was with the Office of Management and Budget for 36 years. In addition to helping establish the GSA Office of Government-wide Policy, Jack was assigned to work on the Recovery Act Implementation team headed by then Vice President Joseph Biden. Jack established a Risk Management approach to help agencies explain their best use of funds.


Ideas

UN Sustainability Goals

ALN Senior Fellow Daniel Ortiz Plata identified the UN Sustainability Goals as being compatible to efforts established by the new ALN Advancing Equality with Asset Leadership task force that meets on Fridays at 2 pm. The UN Sustainability Goals are highly compatible with asset management approaches and can be found at this link.


Sources

Australian Infrastructure Plan

Peter Kohler, a foundational figure in the Australian asset management movement for more than 20 years presented at the ALN 2020 Asset Leadership Forum – reStructuring America. He frequently referenced the Australian Infrastructure Plan. Although it is already 4-years old, the Australian’s are very advanced in asset management and the Plan can act as a model for other nations and other large organizations. Find the plan at this link.