Power & Purpose
Hosted by Amanda Sloat and Nathalie Tocci · IE Insights - Hosted by Amanda Sloat and Nathalie Tocci
4.4from 5 ratings
- 28
- Episodes
- 5
- Ratings
- Bi-weekly
- Cadence
- 2025
- First episode
About Power & Purpose
Power & Purpose explores the human side of global leadership. Hosted by Amanda Sloat and Nathalie Tocci – former advisors to the US President and EU High Representative turned professors – this podcast features candid conversations with senior government officials, offering an inside look at how power, values, and purpose intersect in public life. These conversations go beyond the headlines to offer a personal window into leadership at the highest levels. Guests reflect on pivotal moments, difficult decisions, and lessons learned when the stakes were high. They speak openly about their proudest achievements and missed opportunities, how they managed pressure, and what it takes to lead through complexity and uncertainty. Drawing on their own experience in government and academia on both sides of the Atlantic, Amanda and Nathalie bring insider perspectives to conversations that are as personal as they are political. You'll hear the stories that don't make it into official briefings. Whether you're deeply engaged in foreign policy or simply curious about how leaders navigate impossible choices, these conversations reveal what leadership actually looks and feels like. In an era of political cynicism, Power & Purpose offers something rare: honest reflections from people who have chosen to serve and proof that purpose-driven leadership is still possible. Dr Amanda Sloat is Professor of Practice in International Relations in the School of Politics, Economics, and Global Affairs at IE University in Madrid, Spain. Most recently, she served as Special Assistant to President Biden and Senior Director for Europe in the National Security Council. She also worked in the State Department and House of Representatives’ Foreign Affairs Committee. She has a PhD in Politics from the University of Edinburgh and a BA in Political Theory from James Madison College at Michigan State University. Dr Nathalie Tocci is Professor of the Practice at SAIS Europe in Bologna, Italy. She is also Director of the Instituto Affari Internazionali. She previously served as Special Advisor to EU High Representatives Federica Mogherini and Josep Borrell. She has a PhD in International Relations from the London School of Economics and a BA in Politics, Philosophy, and Economics from the University of Oxford.
- Publisher
- IE Insights - Hosted by Amanda Sloat and Nathalie Tocci
- Category
- business · education · news
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 8 Sept 2025
- Latest episode
- 12 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
28 episodes in the feed.
12 Oct 2026
Yuriko Backes on European Defense and the Voice of Small States
28 Sept 2026
Noeleen Heyzer on Harnessing the Power of Multilateralism
14 Sept 2026
Anne Marie Engtoft Meldgaard on Taking Technology Seriously
Who has been a guest on Power & Purpose
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- Yuriko Backes
- Noeleen Heyzer
- Anne Marie Engtoft Meldgaard
- Franziska Brantner
- Frans Timmermans
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.4 / 5
- 5 ratings
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Amanda Sloat and Nathalie Tocci host the show. Published by IE Insights - Hosted by Amanda Sloat and Nathalie Tocci.
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