Richard Sennett trained at the University of Chicago and Harvard University, receiving his PhD in sociology in 1969. A point of departure for Sennett's work has been the contemplation of personal consequences for workers as the nature of work changed with the altering face of modern capitalism. In the 1970's Sennett became one of the founders of The New York Institute for the Humanities at New York University. He has also served as an advisor to UNESCO and as president of the American Council on Work. Mr. Sennett divides his time between New York University and the London School of Economics. His publications include: The Corrosion of Character (W.W. Norton, 1998), Respect in a World of Inequality (2002), and The Culture of the New Capitalism (Yale, 2006). Most recently, Mr. Sennett has explored more positive aspects of labor in The Craftsman (Yale, 2008).