Mansfield Dialogues
The Mansfield Dialogues are an annual series of discussions designed to bring speakers on contemporary issues to a wider audience. These critical community discussions are attended by high school and university students and community members across 猎奇重口 and the world.
China Town Hall 2026: US-China Relations in the New Era: Unpacking Economic and Geopolitical Cross-Currents with David Willard
Join us in person at UM for the national event at 4:30 and face-to-face conversation/reception starting at 5:30:
Join us virtually - Please register for two different livestream links:
- National Webcast 4:30 - 5:30:
- Local conversation with David Willard at 5:30:
Following a year of economic standoff, tensions between the U.S. and China have eased ahead of President Trump's anticipated visit to Beijing. But core disagreements over trade, technology, rare earth minerals, and regional security remain unresolved, and the stakes couldn't be higher. Join us April 7, at 4:30 PM MT for the national China Town Hall livestream featuring former U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun and former Deputy Chief of Mission, U.S. Embassy in Beijing Sarah Beran. Stay for an extended in-person discussion (also available live streamed) and reception with Goldman Sachs Private Wealth Advisor David Willard.
David P. Willard is a Private Wealth Advisor at Goldman Sachs in San Francisco, specializing in strategic wealth planning, asset allocation, and portfolio management for families and private foundations. His career spans investment banking, corporate law, private equity, and entrepreneurship across global markets. David began at Goldman Sachs in London advising on international M&A and capital markets, later practiced law at Cravath, Swaine & Moore in New York, worked as a principal investor at Pantera Capital and Sage Capital, and founded 52 Capital Partners in Silicon Valley before rejoining Goldman Sachs in 2024.
A member of the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations, the Bretton Woods Committee, and the Advisory Board of the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Center, David also serves on the Advisory Council of the Paul and Marcia Wythes Center on Contemporary China at Princeton University. He is an Adjunct Lecturer in Finance at Santa Clara University's Leavey School of Business and a frequent guest lecturer on international business. A Mandarin speaker and former Princeton in Asia Fellow, David holds a B.A. in East Asian Studies from Princeton, a J.D. from NYU School of Law, and a Data Science certificate from Stanford.
Annual Mansfield Lectures
The Annual Mansfield Lecture is the Mansfield Center’s premier yearly lecture, featuring speakers who can bring discussion of critical topics to an audience drawn from throughout western 猎奇重口.
First Takes
First Takes is a community education program providing rapid response efforts to educate the public in real time on urgent international or domestic current events that affect our democracy.
Bombing Iran: An Open-Ended War?
