Summary: <p>In this episode of <em>Berkeley Talks, </em>Adewale "Wally" Adeyemo, the deputy secretary of the U.S. Department of the Treasury and UC Berkeley alumnus, delivers the keynote address at Berkeley's commencement on Saturday, May 15.</p><p>"The Berkeley community is made up of people that show up in all the places where decisions and history tend to be made," said Adeyemo. "In fact, when I received the e-mail with the subject line “Cal Graduation speaker, ” I assumed it was a polite request for me to forward the speaking invitation to my boss, Janet Yellen — Secretary Yellen, the towering economic mind who has helped us weather the economic crises of the past 20 years — and a long-standing member of the UC Berkeley faculty."</p><p>"I only have one advantage over Secretary Yellen today," he continued, "and that is: I graduated from Cal. I know there is no better place on Earth to get an education."</p><p><a href="https://news.berkeley.edu/2021/05/19/berkeley-talks-wally-adeyemo/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Listen to the episode and read the transcript on <em>Berkeley News.</em></a></p><br><hr><p style="color:grey;font-size:0.75em;"> See <a style="color:grey;" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://acast.com/privacy">acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>
