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Bernard L. Schwartz | The New America Foundation
is the former Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Loral Space & Communications, Ltd., one of the world’s largest satellite manufacturing and satellite services companies. Prior to the company’s formation in 1996, he served for 24 years as Chairman of Loral Corporation. Mr. ...
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Applause for Obama's Thoughtful Stand on Infrastructure Investment
The Washington Note — The New America Foundation's Sherle Schwenninger and industrialist and philanthropist Bernard Schwartz were out way ahead of the pack in calling for massive government commitment to infrastructure investment. Now this has become conventional wisdom of late. Not too long ago, Senior Obama economic policy adviser Austan Goolsbee complimented Schwenninger's heavy-lifting on the infrastructure agenda before many others were in that policy space. But beyond a bland embrace ...

Steve Clemons: Applause for Obama's Thoughtful Stand on Infrastructure Investment
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — The New America Foundation's Sherle Schwenninger and industrialist and philanthropist Bernard Schwartz were out way ahead of the pack in calling for massive government commitment to infrastructure investment. Now this has become conventional wisdom of late. Not too long ago, Senior Obama economic policy adviser Austan Goolsbee complimented Schwenninger's heavy-lifting on the infrastructure agenda before many others were in that policy space. But beyond a bland embrace ...

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