Allen Thayer is the Assistant Director of the Public Management Program Center for Social Innovation (CSI) of the Stanford Graduate School of Business. He is a graduate of Georgetown University and Columbia University. He also attended university in Indonesia.
Allen Thayer is called "the Ambassador" in certain circles because he also is a DJ of Brasilian Music.
Ambassador Thayer's collection of rare 45 old and especially new singles stunned everyone in the studio. His choice of music reflected themes of today's current events and hopes.
Please tune into Ambassador Thayer's weekly show of 45 singles called "Soul Spectrum" every Wednesday from 12 noon - 1 p.m. His show streams live at http://kzsulive.stanford.edu/
Here's a link to Allen Thayer's latest piece in the magazine, Wax Poetics, which is a publication loved by musicologists and anyone hungry for information about music makers. Ambassador Thayer's piece is in issue #49 of the magazine:
http://www.waxpoetics.com/magazine
He also has a blog to share: www.soul-spectrum.com
Here's the web page of the Public Management Program Center for Social Innovation (CSI) of the Stanford Graduate School of Business: http://csi.gsb.stanford.edu/mba-public-management-program
Ambassador Allen Thayer, KZSU, Byrd of Paradise
Ambassador Thayer's playlist may also be found here: