Tevi Troy

In this unique leadership course designed for corporate executives and rising leaders alike, former White House aide and bestselling presidential historian Tevi Troy discusses topics like the key characteristics of leadership, how leaders can deal with crises, how to manage infighting on your team, and how best to prepare for the big
moments that will inevitably arise. The speech is filled with anecdotes and humor stemming both from Dr. Troy's own experience in the White House as well as his rich knowledge of presidential history.

For the better part of a decade, the health care debate in America has centered on the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare in some circles.  It’s vitally important to have objective metrics by which to judge the ACA, so that we can step away from partisan critics and judge objectively whether it has been a success or a failure.  Furthermore, as the Republicans struggle with their inability to pass a repeal with only Republican votes, experts are trying to figure what can happen in Washington, and what that might mean for our health system.  How will those changes affect doctors, hospitals, businesses, the 177 million Americans in employer-sponsored plans, and, most importantly, you and your family?  Former Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services Dr. Tevi Troy breaks down the Affordable Care Act, how we got here, where things stand now with the law, and where we are likely headed in the future.

History typically evaluates a president based on their policies and decisions, whether they concern foreign policy, health care, the economy, or other various issues. It's easy to forget that the president, too, is a person with distinct cultural tastes. A president's extracurricular activities and pastimes—music, theater, books, TV shows, movies, radio stations—can be just as their policy decisions. In fact, what presidents do in their free time can even influence their presidential actions and the image they project to the nation. Former White House aide and presidential historian Tevi Troy uses a host of entertaining stories to tell the informative tale of how our presidents have been shaped by, and have shaped, American popular culture.

Based on the Washington Post bestseller What Jefferson Read, Ike Watched, and Obama Tweeted: 200 Years of Popular Culture in the White House

Presidents today need to be prepared to deal with a host of unexpected crises anywhere they take place.  This was not always the case.  In 1811, when a series of devastating earthquakes hammered Missouri, word of what had happened did not reach the East Coast of the United States for 6 weeks after the earthquakes struck.  As communications technologies improved, and the federal government expanded in size and scope, the American people increased their expectations on Washington to handle disasters.  In recent years, the expectations have grown even further as the disasters appear to be coming more frequently. Since 2001, numerous unpredictable crises, including terror attacks, massive storms, and an economic collapse, have shaken Americans to their core. Former White House aide and Deputy Secretary of Health Tevi Troy looks at the evolving role of the president in dealing with disasters, including specific anecdotes on how presidents have handled disasters throughout our history.  In doing so, Dr. Troy will explain how smart policies today can help us avoid future crises, or allow us to best react to disasters should they occur.

Jewish Americans have more interest groups per capita than any other ethnicity in America.  So many Jewish groups inundated the Eisenhower White House that John Foster Dulles, Eisenhower’s Secretary of State, asked that the Jewish groups create a single umbrella organization representing all of them.  While the Jewish groups complied, the effect of this was to create yet one more representative of the America Jewish community.  Tevi Troy, a former White House Jewish liaison and experienced speaker in Jewish venues, looks at the relationship of Jews and American politics from a number of different angles, including the history of Jewish involvement with American Politics; a historical analysis of the “Special Relationship” between America and Israel, and a deep dive into the state of the important Jewish vote in future election cycles.