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

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