The Purpose Pandemic:
Meaning, Power, and Leadership in a Disrupted Age
 

Manpurpose-pandemicy leaders find that as success grows, satisfaction fades. Burnout persists despite career advancement, signaling a "meaning-making crisis" driven by shifting cultural and technological forces. This session introduces The Purpose Pandemic, a framework blending ancient wisdom and modern science to address how meaning is formed and lost.
 

Guest speaker Aaron White will present the Meaning Matrix, defining meaning as the intersection of purpose and power. Participants will explore:
 

  • Why high performers are uniquely vulnerable to a loss of purpose.

  • How to treat meaning-making as a teachable skill.

  • Strategies for leaders to navigate transitions and drive performance through deep-rooted agency.

Join us to learn how to anchor your life and organization in an era of rapid change. Discussion to follow.


 

About the Speaker

Aaron Waaron-whitehite has spent more than twenty years leading and building meaning-making institutions at the intersection of purpose, leadership, and organizational life. A native Texan, he earned his BA in Theater and Religion from Austin College and his MDiv from Harvard Divinity School, where he concentrated in comparative religious ethics with a focus on Sanskrit and Indian studies. In Boston, he served as a hospital chaplain at Massachusetts General Hospital and was the founding editor of the Harvard Graduate Journal of Religion.
 

For 12 years, Aaron served as minister of a large, diverse congregation in Dallas before transitioning to education. He currently serves as Chief Development Officer at Greenhill School, where he is helping lead a $75 million capital campaign, the largest in the school’s history. Aaron is developing a book project, The Purpose Pandemic, and works with individuals and organizations navigating critical moments of leadership, transition, and meaning.
 


This is a jointly hosted event by the Harvard Club of Dallas and the Harvard Business School Club of Dallas.
 

DETAILS:
Date: Wednesday, March 25, 2026

Time:  12:00 - 1:30 pm CT

Location:  Virtual event - login information will be provided before the event to registered attendees.
Cost: HCD Members:  Free

         Non-Members and Guests:  $10.00 
 

Questions:  velda@sacleadership.com

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You may also contact Shikhasethi@harvardclubofdallas.com.

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