Join Harvard Kennedy School's Belfer Center for a talk with Fran Ulmer, HKS Arctic Initiative senior fellow, on the geopolitical implications of a rapidly changing Arctic. 

Fran Ulmer is chair of the U.S. Arctic Research Commission, where she has served since being appointed by President Obama in March 2011. In June 2010, President Obama appointed her to the National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling. From 2007 to 2011, Ms. Ulmer was chancellor of Alaska's largest public university, the University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA). Before that, she was a Distinguished Visiting Professor of Public Policy and Director of the Institute of Social and Economic Research at UAA. She is a member of the Global Board of the Nature Conservancy and on the Board of the National Parks Conservation Association. Ms. Ulmer also served as an elected official for 18 years as the mayor of Juneau, a state representative and as Lieutenant Governor of Alaska.

This event is free and open to the public; no RSVPs required. Buffet-style lunch will be served.

Speaker:

Fran Ulmer, senior fellow, Arctic Initiative, Harvard Kennedy School