Eric Braverman is a CEO, founder, and teacher. He is currently chair of Telescope, which bets on founders of the future to make us all more secure and prosperous - investing in their growth as leaders and driving the capital and community they need to succeed.
At Yale, Braverman was a Jackson Senior Fellow for 12 years and continues to teach about ethics in public leadership and about governance of emerging technology. He has also been a member of Jackson's Board of Advisors since 2019.
Named by Fortune magazine in 2010 as one of the “40 Most Influential Leaders in Business” worldwide under 40 years old, Braverman previously served as CEO of Schmidt Futures, President of Hillspire, CEO of Rex Group, CEO of the Clinton Foundation, and partner at McKinsey & Company and co-founder of its government practice.
As founding CEO at Schmidt Futures, Braverman launched and led a large number of efforts betting early on exceptional people solving hard problems in science and society. Some of the achievements of Schmidt Futures and its partners during his tenure include creation of a $1 billion philanthropic commitment to talent development across all Schmidt initiatives; more than $400 million of initiatives specifically advancing AI for social good; the Quad Fellowship program for STEM talent, together with the governments of Australia, India, Japan, and the United States; the largest single-country scholarship program in the world for refugees; and a wide range of efforts to support innovation in science and technology worldwide — leading to billions of dollars of public and private support for efforts such as universal broadband, household electrification, organ donation, earth system modeling, and carbon removal.
At the Clinton Foundation, Braverman led an effort to secure an endowment, develop infrastructure to support best-in-class operating practices, improve strategic planning and financial management, strengthen Board governance and internal controls, and use data effectively. During his tenure from 2013 to 2015, Charity Navigator awarded the Foundation a perfect score for transparency and accountability.
At McKinsey, Braverman was the global leader of McKinsey’s work on government innovation and an expert on the transformation of complex institutions. In a career at the Firm from 1997 to 2013, he counseled heads of state and former presidents, cabinet secretaries, civil service officials, and business leaders in media, entertainment, and technology. He also served as an advisor on performance management for President Obama’s transition team in 2008.
Braverman's classes at Yale have been offered at the Jackson School, Yale Law School, and Yale School of Management. He is a member of YPO and the New York State Bar, and serves on the boards of America’s Frontier Fund, the ASPCA, Arena Stage, and other organizations. He has also served as co-chair of the Families & Workers Fund to provide emergency relief to those hit hardest by COVID-19 and to create more higher-paying jobs for American workers.
Braverman lives in Washington, D.C., with his husband Neil Brown and their children.
