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Arnold Hiatt: Visionary Businessman

Arnold Hiatt, the president and chief executive officer of The Stride Rite Corp. for two decades, was one of the most influential and successful corporate executives in the last half of the 20th century. Learn how Hiatt, a longtime Newton resident, launched the nation’s first corporate on-site child care center, led a national  campaign finance reform effort, played a leading role in Sen. Eugene McCarthy's Presidential primary campaign, and more, at this inside look at his amazing life with Barry Wanger, author of Arnold Hiatt: Turning Business into a Force for Good. Part of the Newton History Series co-sponsored by Historic Newton and the Newton Free Library. Register here.

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