Brauer Lecture Series Presents
Rob Henderson
American writer, political commentator, and author of Troubled: A Memoir of Foster Care, Family, and Social Class
Wednesday, April 16, 2025 | Graham Chapel
6:00 p.m. CT
Space is limited. Registration required.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Rob Henderson is the best-selling author of Troubled: A Memoir of Foster Care, Family, and Social Class. He grew up in foster homes in Los Angeles and in the rural town of Red Bluff, California. After enlisting in the U.S. Air Force at the age of seventeen, he subsequently attended Yale on the GI Bill and was then awarded the Gates Cambridge Scholarship to study at the University of Cambridge, where he obtained a PhD in psychology in 2022. He is currently a Senior Fellow at the Manhattan Institute and a Contributing Editor for City Journal. Rob's writing has appeared in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal and the Boston Globe, among other outlets, and his Substack newsletter is sent each week to more than sixty thousand subscribers.
ABOUT THE SERIES
The Brauer Lecture Series was created to explore and encourage dialogue on the American free enterprise system. The series supports student growth and development by hosting leading scholars from across the United States.
This lecture series supports the vision of WashU Olin Business School providing world-changing business education, research and impact. By offering students an opportunity to participate in thought-provoking dialogue with leading scholars, WashU Olin is positioned to be a leader on topics currently analyzed at top academic institutions across the country.
Made possible by Stephen and Camilla Brauer, the series features highly regarded thought leaders and public figures addressing the positive influences that free-market economics and the American free enterprise system continue to play in economic growth, public policy, and world affairs.
Questions? Contact Ann Marie Garrison at annmarie@wustl.edu or 314.935.6436.
