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Date: February 2, 1999
Steve Forbes '70 to Speak at Princeton's Woodrow Wilson School
PRINCETON, N.J. -- Steve Forbes, president and CEO of Forbes Inc. and editor in chief of "Forbes" magazine will return to his alma mater on Monday, March 8 for "A Conversation with Steve Forbes" at Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School at 4:30 p.m. in Dodds Auditorium, Robertson Hall.
Forbes, who earned a bachelor's degree in history from Princeton in 1970, assumed his current position in 1990. He writes editorials for each issue of "Forbes" under the heading of "Fact and Comment." Forbes is the only writer to have won the Crystal Owl Award four times. The prize was formerly given by USX Corporation to the financial journalist whose economic forecasts for the coming year proved most accurate. In September 1995, Forbes took a leave of absence from Forbes Inc. to campaign for the Republican nomination for President; the keystone of his campaign was a call for a flat tax. He is widely expected to announce his candidacy for the 2000 presidential campaign. In 1996, he became honorary chairman of Americans for Hope, Growth and Opportunity.
At Princeton, Forbes was the founding editor of "Business Today," which became the country's largest magazine published by students for students. The magazine continues to be published today by Princeton undergraduates.
His visit is sponsored by the Woodrow Wilson School.