Guest Speakers 

One of the best ways to learn about management is to engage first-hand with people on the front line of business. You'll hear entrepreneurs, business leaders, government officials, successful alumni and other guest speakers in a variety of forums . Gatherings range from the intimacy of a brown bag lunch talk to a distinguished speaker event that draws the whole school.   

You'll gain new perspectives as they discuss their leadership style, business views, personal vision and strategies for success. A sample of talks over the last two years includes:

• How change creates opportunity  by Brady Dougan, AB ’81, MBA ’82, CEO of Credit Suisse's investment banking division
• Economic opportunities for Mexico  by Agustin Carstens, AM ’83, PhD ’85, secretary of finance and public credit
• The free market  by Baroness Valerie Amos, leader of the House of Lords and lord president of the council of the United Kingdom
• Global competition for human capital by Michael Milken
• Teamwork  by Erik Weihenmayer, the first blind person to climb the Seven Summits
• The Pursuit of Happyness by Chris Gardner, president and CEO of Gardner, Rich & Co.
• Innovation  by Alisa Miller, MBA ’99, MPP ’99, president and CEO of Public Radio International
• Turning Harley Davidson around  by former CEO Richard Teerlink, ’76 (XP-36)
• Leadership tools  by Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney
• Crporate social responsibility  by Michael Diamond, president of World Resources Chicago
• Economic growth  by Edward Lazear, chairman of the Council of Economic Advisors to president George W. Bush 
• Global markets  by Seth Waugh, CEO and chairman of the Deutsche Bank's Americas Executive Committee
• Globalization  by French Minister of Foreign Trade Christine Lagarde 
• How to build a better financial organization  by Tom Schoewe, executive vice president and CFO of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.