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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 lectures over the last two years:

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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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
  • Gavin Goffe ’10 MBA, SVP revenue management & planning, BET Networks
  • David Greenberg ’86 BS, president of Sterling Commodities Corp. and member of the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors, NYMEX
  • Larry Kramer, president, CBS digital media and founder, Marketwatch
  • Christine Larsen, executive vice president, JPMorgan Chase
  • Terry Lundgren, chairman, president, and CEO, Macy’s
  • John Philips ’97 MBA, director of strategic planning, pharmaceuticals group, Johnson & Johnson
  • Larry Sala ’93 MBA, president and CEO, Anaren