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Leaders Forum
Daniel K. Tarullo
Board of Governors
U.S. Federal Reserve
11:45 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
November 28, 2012
Brady Dougan
CEO
Credit Suisse
11:45am–12:45pm
October 1, 2012
Yale Leaders Forum
"A Future on Wall Street?" Panel Discussion
William H. Donaldson YC ’53
Chairman, Donaldson Enterprises
Chairman, Advisory Board of Perella Weinberg Partners
Honorary Chair, Yale SOM Board of Advisors
Peter A. Weinberg
Founder and Partner
Perella Weinberg Partners
Kendrick F. Ashton, Jr.
Director
Perella Weinberg Partners
April 24, 2012
Wilbur L. Ross, Jr. YC ’59
CEO and Chairman
WL Ross & Co. LLC
April 10, 2012
Sir Martin Sorrell
Group Chief Executive
WPP
February 21, 2012
Related News:
Sir Martin Sorrell Talks about Building the World's Largest Advertising and Media Company
Roland W. Betts YC ’68
Founder and Chairman
Chelsea Piers, L.P.
February 7, 2012
Related News:
Leaders Forum: Roland Betts
Stanley A. McChrystal
General (ret), U.S. Army
Co-Founder
McChrystal Group LLC
Jackson Institute Senior Fellow
January 10, 2012
Related News:
Retired General Stanley A. McChrystal Speaks at Yale SOM Leaders Forum
Eric Braverman YC ’97 LAW ’02
Partner, Public Sector Practice
McKinsey & Company
November 30, 2011
William F. Ruprecht
President and CEO, Sotheby’s
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Related News:
Sotheby's CEO William Ruprecht Discusses the Globalization of the Art Market
2010-2011
Peter M. Lehrer and Gene McGovern
Lehrer-McGovern: Dream Builders
Related News:
Founders of Major Construction Firm Describe What It Takes to Form a Successful Partnership
Timothy Rub ‘87
George D. Widener Director and Chief Executive Officer
Philadelphia Museum of Art
Related News:
Timothy Rub '87 Discusses the Art of Managing a Major Museum at Leaders Forum Lecture
Alex Counts
President and CEO
Grameen Foundation
Grameen Foundation CEO Delivers Leaders Forum Lecture
2009-2010 Speakers
Jeffrey L. Bewkes YC '74
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Time Warner
Thursday, April 8, 2010
Watch or listen (mp3) to Jeffrey Bewkes' Leaders Forum
Lecture.
(42:48)
Related News:
Time Warner CEO Jeffrey Bewkes Cites the Importance of Emotional Intelligence in Talk at SOM
Robert A. McDonald
President and CEO
The Procter & Gamble Company
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Watch or listen (mp3) to Bob McDonald's Leader's
Forum Lecture.(49:23)
Related News:
P&G CEO Bob McDonald Outlines Lessons for Leaders in Talk at Yale SOM
Indra Nooyi ’80
Chairman and CEO
PepsiCo
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
(36:53)
Related News:
PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi '80 Describes 'Performance with Purpose' at Leaders Forum Talk
Ezekiel J. Emanuel, MD, PhD
Department of Bioethics
Clinical Center, NIH
Office of Management of Budget
Executive Office of the President
Michael E. Porter, PhD, MBA
Bishop William Lawrence University Professor
Institute for Strategy and Competitiveness
Harvard University
Friday, February 5, 2010
Joint Leaders Forum/MBA for Executives in Healthcare lecture
Watch and listen mp3 to Porter and Emanuel’s Leaders
Forum
discussion. (55:07)
Related News:
Healthcare Experts Discuss the Drive for Reform
Robert B. Haas YC ’69
Chairman
Haas Wheat & Partners
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Related news:
Private Equity Investor and Wildlife Photographer Robert Haas Delivers Leaders Forum Lecture on Navigating Life in Financial Sector
Mary Houghton
Co-Founder and President
ShoreBank Corporation
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
mp3 (31:31)
Related News:
ShoreBank Co-founder Mary Houghton Delivers Leaders Forum Lecture on Community Development
James S. Chanos YC ’80
President and Founder
Kynikos Associates
Monday, October 26, 2009
Watch and listen (mp3) to Chanos’ Leaders Forum
lecture. (34:48)
View the slide presentation from Chanos' lecture on businessinsider.com.
Related News:
Hedge Fund Manager James Chanos Delivers Leaders Forum Lecture on Financial Market Reform
Laura S. Scher YC ’80
Cofounder, Chairperson, and CEO
Working Assets/CREDO Mobile
April 21, 2009
Daniel L. Doctoroff
President
Bloomberg L.P.
Former Deputy Mayor for Economic Development and Rebuilding, City of New York
April 7, 2009
Daniel Doctoroff lectures on innovation and the future of the American economy. (59:55)
MP3
Related news:
Bloomberg President Daniel Doctoroff Speaks on Innovation in a Crisis in Leaders Forum Talk
Luis A. Ubiñas
President
Ford Foundation
March 31, 2009
MP3 (1:01)
Related news:
Ford Foundation President Speaks at Yale SOM Leaders Forum
Richard C. Levin PhD '74
President
Yale University
September 16, 2008
Watch or listen to Richard Levin’s talk. (38:35)
MP3
Related news:
Yale President Richard C. Levin Delivers Leaders Forum Lecture at SOM
Verne O. Sedlacek
President & CEO
Commonfund
April 1, 2008
Video
MP3
Related news:
Commonfund CEO Talks about Improving the Performance of Nonprofits Through Better Investments
John F. (Jack) Perkowski YC ’70
Chairman & CEO
ASIMCO Technologies
March 26, 2008
Video
MP3
Related news:
CEO of ASIMCO Describes Building a Billion-Dollar Business in China
George Green YC '60
President & CEO
Hearst Magazines International
February 12, 2008
Video
MP3
Related news:
Hearst Magazines International CEO Speaks about Success in Publishing
David L. Calhoun
Chairman of the Executive
Board & CEO
The Nielsen Company
January 29, 2008
Video
Related news:
Nielsen Company CEO Delivers Leaders Forum Lecture at SOM
Richard L. Kauffman YC '79,
'83
CEO & President
Good Energies, Inc.
November 27, 2007
Video
Related news:
CEO of Good Energies Delivers Leaders Forum Lecture
Robert Simonds '85
Founder & Producer
The Robert Simonds Company
October 16, 2007
David Jackson '93
Chief
Executive Officer
Istithmar
September 25, 2007
Video
MP3
Related news:
Istithmar CEO Speaks about the State of Private Equity
Gary Loveman
Chairman, CEO & President
Harrah’s Entertainment, Inc.
May 1, 2007
Richard L. Sandor
Chairman & CEO
Chicago Climate Exchange Inc.
February 22, 2007
DSL/Cable/LAN
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Frederick W. Smith
Chairman, President &CEO
FedEx Corporation
December 5, 2006
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Carlos Ghosn
President & CEO
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
President & CEO
Renault S.A.S.
November 28, 2006
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Wilbur L. Ross, Jr.
Chairman & CEO
WL Ross & Co., LLC
November 21, 2006
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Bruce Wasserstein
CEO
Lazard LLC
September 29, 2005
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Roland Betts
Chairman
Chelsea Piers Management, Inc.
November 2, 2005
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William Parrett
CEO
Deloitte
December 8, 2005
Craig R. Barrett
Chairman of the Board
Intel Corporation
February 22, 2006
Herbert M. Allison
Chairman, President & CEO
TIAA-CREF
March 23, 2006
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David Wessel
R. Peter Straus ’44 Lecturer
Deputy Washington Bureau Chief & Columnist
The Wall Street Journal
April 18, 2006
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David Sanger
R. Peter Straus ’44 Lecturer
White House Correspondent
The New York Times
Alan G. Lafley
Chairman, President &CEO
The Procter & Gamble Company
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Stephen A. Schwarzman
President & CEO
The Blackstone Group L.P.
Chairman
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
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Ian Davis
Managing Director
McKinsey & Company
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Millard S. Drexler
Chairman & CEO
J. Crew Group, Inc.
Anne M. Mulcahy
Chairman & CEO
Xerox Corporation
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Michael H. Jordan
Chairman & CEO
Electronic Data Systems Corporation
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Susan V. Berresford
President
The Ford Foundation
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Reuben Mark
Chairman & CEO
Colgate Palmolive
September 25, 2003
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Ellen Futter
President
American Museum of Natural History
September 30, 2003
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Ronald Williams
President
Aetna, Inc.
October 9, 2003
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Carlos Ghosn
President & CEO
Nissan
November 12, 2003
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Thomas Friedman
Foreign Affairs Columnist
The New York Times
December 2, 2003
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Debra Lee
President & COO
Black Entertainment Television
December 4, 2003
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Raymond Gilmartin
President, Chairman, & CEO
Merck & Co., Inc.
January 29, 2004
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Eugene O’Kelly
Chairman & CEO
KPMG LLP
February 4, 2004
Kenneth Chenault
Chairman & CEO
American Express
February 10, 2004
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Jeffrey Immelt
Chairman & CEO
General Electric Company
February 17, 2004
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Douglas Daft
Chairman & CEO
The Coca Cola Company
Coca-Cola World Fund Lecture
Joint with the Yale Center for
International and Area Studies
March 31, 2004
2002-2003
Indra Nooyi,
Yale SOM '80
President & Chief Financial Officer
PepsiCo, Inc.
September 12, 2002
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Peter
Brabeck-Letmathe
Vice Chairman & CEO
Nestlé S.A.
October 9, 2002
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Dennis Archer
President-Elect
American Bar Association
October 29, 2002
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Roland W.
Betts
Chairman
Chelsea Piers Management, Inc.
October 30, 2002
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Ewald Kist
Chairman
ING Group
November 14, 2002
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Shelly
Lazarus
Chairman & CEO
Ogilvy & Mather Worldwide
March 26, 2003
Ellen Hancock
Former Chairman & CEO
Exodus Communications
September 26, 2001
Eric Benhamou
Chairman of the Board
3Com Corporation
October 3, 2001
Audio
Earl Graves
Chairman & CEO
Earl G. Graves, Ltd.
October 24, 2001
Audio
Sir Martin
Sorrell
Group Chief Executive
WPP Group
November 6, 2001
Audio
Ralph Shrader
Chairman & CEO
Booz Allen & Hamilton
November 13, 2001
Audio
Stephen
Butler
Chairman & CEO
KPMG
November 15, 2001
Audio
David Komansky
Chairman & CEO
Merrill Lynch
November 28, 2001
Audio
Peter Bell
President & CEO
CARE
January 24, 2002
Audio
Thomas
Friedman
Foreign Affairs Columnist
New York Times
February 21, 2002
Audio
Jim Wolfensohn
President
The World Bank
April 3, 2002
Audio
Sir Leon Brittan
Vice President, UBS Warburg
Former Vice President, the European Commission
October 3, 2000
Audio
George Soros
President & Chairman
Soros Fund Management LLC
October 10, 2000
Audio
Harvey Golub
Chairman & CEO
American Express Company
October 11, 2000
Audio
William C. Ford, Jr.
Chairman of the Board
Ford Motor Company
November 29, 2000
Audio
Raymond Gilmartin
Chairman, President & CEO
Merck & Company, Inc.
November 30, 2000
Audio
Candice Carpenter
Co-founder & Chairperson
iVillage.com
February 20, 2001
Audio
Michael Dell
Chairman & CEO
Dell Computer Corporation
April 6, 2001
Audio
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