Episode
3. Kerwin Charles: “One Does Not Know Where an Insight Will Come From”
People I (Mostly) Admire · Jan 17, 2026 · 39 min
The dean of Yale’s School of Management grew up in a small village in Guyana. During his unlikely journey, he has researched video-gaming habits, communicable disease, and why so many African-Americans haven’t had the kind of success he’s had. Steve Levitt talks to Charles about his parents’ encouragement, his love of Sports Illustrated, and how he talks to his American-born kids about the…