The Limits of Presidential Power

Featuring

Secretary Leon Panetta

former U.S. Secretary of Defense & Chairman of the Panetta Institute for Public Policy

Fmr. Congressman David Jolly

Former Republican Congressman of Florida’s 13th District & MSNBC commentator

Moderated by Richard Salomon

Harvard-Trained Lawyer & CEO

Tuesday, April 22nd, from 5-6pm ET on ZOOM

Secretary Leon Panetta and fmr. Congressman David Jolly join us in conversation with Rick Salomon, tackling hard questions about executive power, national security, and the future of U.S. global alliances.

Can federal agencies be dismantled by a pen stroke? Is military strike info on SIGNAL a national security risk? Is the idea of annexing Greenland a serious conversation or merely geopolitical fantasy?

Big questions. Smart minds. Don’t miss this one.

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About Our Speakers

Secretary Leon E. Panetta has dedicated over fifty years to public service at the highest levels of government. Unanimously confirmed as Secretary of Defense in 2011, he led the development of a new defense strategy and expanded service opportunities for all, regardless of gender or background. As CIA Director, he oversaw the operation that brought Osama bin Laden to justice.

Panetta began his career as a U.S. Army First Lieutenant, then served in civil rights enforcement at the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. He represented California’s Central Coast in Congress for sixteen years, where he helped create the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. He later served as Director of the Office of Management and Budget and White House Chief of Staff under President Clinton. He now chairs the Panetta Institute for Public Policy.

Former Congressman David Jolly represented Florida’s 13th district from 2014 to 2017 and was known as a pragmatic Republican willing to cross party lines. Often praised for “speaking the truth” and seeking compromise, he prioritized practical solutions over rigid ideology.

Since then, Jolly has advocated for political reform and a multi-party democracy, writing for Time, The Washington Post, CNN, and others. He is a political commentator for MSNBC and CNN, Executive VP at Shumaker Advisors Florida, and editor of A Divided Union, a book on bipartisanship. His evolution from Republican congressman to reform advocate reflects his commitment to pluralism and solutions-driven leadership.

Rick Salomon is a Harvard-trained lawyer and CEO who is a frequent public speaker and serves on the Advisory Board of the Renew Democracy Initiative, is a Senior Fellow of the Raoul Wallenberg Centre for Human Rights, and is a member of the Hagel Advisory Council of the University of Chicago Project on Security and Threats.

He is the founder and CEO of Vantage Point Consultants. Vantage Point advises corporations on ways to optimize the expenditure of legal dollars and has worked with over 400 of the Fortune 500 throughout the world. He is a frequent keynote speaker to groups, including the GC100 (the Chief Legal Officers of the FTSE 100 in London), the Association of the Bar of the City of New York, and an occasional lecturer at Harvard Law School.