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Guest Speakers

Whitman MBA students experience management first-hand by hearing from professionals facing today’s business issues. Guest lecturers include entrepreneurs, business leaders, and successful alumni in an array of forums. Gatherings range from the intimacy of a sit-down conversation in the student lounge to a distinguished lecture series that draws the entire Whitman School community. Students gain new perspectives as speakers discuss their leadership style, business views, personal vision, and strategies for success. Here is a sampling of recent lectures:

Whitman MBA students have recently had the opportunity to learn from:

Recent Guest Speakers

Frank Bisignano Frank Bisignano,
Chief administrative officer, JPMorgan Chase
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Darlene DeRemer Darlene DeRemer ’77 BS, ’79 MBA
Partner and executive committee member, Grail Partners
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Jonathan Brodsky Jonathan Brodsky ’95 BA, ’96 MA
Vice president and research analyst, Advisory Research, Inc.
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Sharon Dhall Sharon Dhall
Chief technology officer, JP Morgan Chase student and auto Lending
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Dan Amos Matthew Menner '90 BS, '94 MBA
senior vice president of sales and alliances for Transplace Inc.
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Dan Amos Wally Amos
founder of Famous Amos Cookies
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Ursula Burns Ursula Burns
President, Xerox Corporation
Forbes’ 2008 “World’s 100 Most Powerful Women"
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Claudia Kotchka Claudia Kotchka
Vice president of innovation, Proctor & Gamble
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Previous Guest Speakers

  • Dan Amos, chairman and CEO of Aflac
  • Dave Bing ’66 BA (A&S), mayor of Detroit and former NBA All-Star
  • Sean Hagerty principal of retail marketing and communications for Vanguard
  • Daniel D’Aniello ’68 BS, founding partner and managing director of The Carlyle Group- View Video
  • Joanne Hill '76 MBA, '78 PhD, director of investment strategy at Profunds Advisors, former managing director at Goldman Sachs – View Video
  • Steven Gendal '93 BS, principal of Whippoorwill Associates - View Video
  • James Kuhn ’70 BS, ’72 MBA, president and trustee of Newmark Knight Frank – View Video
  • Jerry McDougal ’91 MBA, vice president of retail merchandising, marketing, and store operations at Apple
  • Scott W. Klein ’79 BS, CEO of Idearc Media
  • Todd Harrison ’91 BS, founder and CEO of Minyanville
  • David Contis, president of real estate for Equity Group Investments (EGI)
  • Adam Werbach, global CEO of Saatchi & Saatchi
  • Sean Hagerty, principal of retail marketing and communications for Vanguard
  • Christie Hefner, former chairman and CEO of Playboy Enterprises