Boston University Announces New Harry Susilo Institute for Ethics in a Global Economy
Executive Harry Susilo has endowed a new Institute for the Boston University Graduate School of Management in order to promote dialogue and debate, through scholarly work in global ethics and by teaching cross-cultural business practices that focus on ethics in Western and Eastern cultures.
The Harry Susilo Institute for Ethics in a Global Economy is the School’s first permanently endowed center which was established in perpetuity by Susilo, and it marks a milestone for SMG as it strives for elite status among business schools. “We couldn’t be more pleased about this wonderful vote of confidence from Harry Susilo,” said BU President Robert A. Brown. “What began as a conversation about shared values between SMG Dean Ken Freeman and Harry Susilo has blossomed into a powerful tool for understanding and promoting ethical behavior in the business arena.”
In order to be a role model and focal point for conversations around global ethics, the Institute will develop teaching cases within the framework of both Western and Eastern ethical standards. Carrying out this mission calls for collaboration between SMG faculty and faculty from research centers at universities across Asia, which Mr. Susilo and his advisors will help facilitate. In addition to providing research funding, the Susilo endowment will support the institute director—a world-class scholar in business ethics, to be named when the institute is formally established—and an annual Harry Susilo Institute Symposium for the Study of Ethics. It is anticipated that this symposium will be held in Boston and Asia in alternating years.
A leading Chinese-Indonesian businessman and founder of frozen seafood corporation Sekar Bumi, Mr. Susilo is a member of the SMG Dean’s Asia Advisory Board, the President’s International Advisory Board, and a parent of BU graduates Finna Susilo (GSM’98) and Fanni Susilo (CAS’00).
