Redefining Success: A Conversation with Rutger Bregman on Moral Ambition

​Let’s be honest: every year, thousands of brilliant students enter Harvard determined to change the world—and a few years later, nearly half of them have vanished into the ‘Bermuda Triangle of Talent’: consultancy, finance, and corporate law.

This isn’t just a waste of time. It’s a waste of potential on a historic scale.

Rutger Bregman, 2x New York Times bestselling author, is coming to campus with a challenge: stop climbing the ladder of success if it’s leaning against the wrong wall. In an age of disillusionment and burnout, he offers a bold alternative—moral ambition.

Drawing on the stories of history’s greatest disruptors—from the abolitionists to the suffragettes—Bregman will make the case for redefining success and reclaiming your career as a force for good.

Learn how to resist the siren call of McKinsey’s of this world, and build a legacy that actually matters.

Be there Tuesday, April 29th, 5–6 PM at Harvard Hall 101.

​Harvard and MIT students welcome.

First 20 arrivals get a signed, pre-release copy of Rutger’s new book Moral Ambition: Stop Wasting Your Talent and Start Making a Difference.