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In 1982, Ronald Reagan was in the second year of his presidency, the first CD player
sold in Japan, the Dow Jones reached a high of 1,070, and AT&T lost a landmark
anti-trust suit, creating the Baby Bells.
Closer to home at Harvard,Winthrop Knowlton became  the first director of the new
Center for Business & Government, with a research agenda that included ways of
restoring sustained growth to the American economy and enhancing its international
competitiveness; improving the impact of public policy on private incentives
to invest and innovate; and enacting regulatory reforms.
For 25 years, the Center of Business & Government — now the Mossavar-Rahmani
Center for Business & Government (M-RCBG) — has worked to create public
value through applied research, teaching, and active engagement of the business
and government sectors. We provide a neutral space in which key players from
government, business, and civil society can come together, understand each
other’s perspectives, and seek consensus — honestly and effectively — with
expert help from our faculty.Today our work touches on every aspect of the
business and government intersection, and its focus is global as well as national.
This brief publication describes the history of M-RCBG and gives an overview of our
many programs and activities as they look today. We are engaged in challenging,
contemporary, and significant work, and I invite you to participate in our events, add
your voice to the dialogue, bring your expertise to the table, and learn more about
our research activities, Fellows program, events, and outreach.
The Center owes a huge debt of gratitude to the hundreds of students, fellows,
faculty, staff, donors, speakers, conference participants, and supporters, who for a
quarter century now have worked to illuminate some of society’s most vexing
problems at the intersection of business and government. Thank you for your
many efforts and contributions, and I hope that you will continue to be part of our journey.
John Ruggie
Weil Director, Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business & Government
Kirkpatrick Professor of International Affairs
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