Read blog posts about recent presentations made by some of the School’s distinguished guest speakers.
| Energy Is a Solvable Problem, Immelt Says: Jeff Immelt The three keys to ethical leadership, Jeff Immelt told a capacity crowd at Riverside Cathedral, are keeping a company financially safe, having operational excellence and protecting the future. |
| Connecting Your Career with the World: Paula Kerger Paula Kerger, president and CEO of PBS, emphasized the importance of civic engagement in professional success at the 2009 Columbia Women in Business Conference. |
| Lessons from the Ice Cream Business: Jerry Greenfield and Julius Walls, Jr How do you create a socially conscious business model? It’s a lot like creating a new ice cream flavor, Ben & Jerry’s co-founder Jerry Greenfield told students. Greenfield spoke with Greyston Bakery CEO Julius Walls, Jr. on leadership in social enterprise. |
| Bold Leadership at Xerox: Anne Mulcahy It is one thing to turnaround a troubled company and it is another to transform it. Xerox CEO Anne Mulcahy has done both. |
| “What Is Your Capital Worth?” Asks Zell: Sam Zell Sam Zell recently spoke about the economy and the real estate market as part of the Silfen Leadership Series. What investment opportunities does he see in the future? |
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Pfizer Chairman and CEO Discusses Pharma Strategy: Jeff Kindler Jeff Kindler, chairman and CEO of Pfizer, spoke with students about the company's merger with Wyeth and its strategies for confronting market challenges. Read more about the discussion. |
