Archive: Featured Speakers
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Home Depot Co-Founder Ken Langone Speaks at Georgetown McDonough
Ken Langone, co-founder of Home Depot, spoke about taking a fragmented industry to the national level at an April 24 Stanton Distinguished Leaders Series event.
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Sweetgreen Founders Reflect on Success
Sweetgreen founders and Georgetown McDonough School of Business alumni Jonathan Neman (B’07), Nicolas Jammet (B’07), and Nathaniel Ru (B’07) returned to campus April 16 for a conversation about their 12 years of success and how their mission to connect people to real food has grown beyond the salads they make.
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E-Trade CEO Emphasizes Importance of Customer Service to Digital Experience
E-Trade CEO Karl Roessner discussed the importance of customer satisfaction to the financial services company’s brand and provided his thoughts on cryptocurrency and artificial intelligence at an April 10 event at Georgetown’s McDonough School of Business, presented by the Center for Financial Markets and Policy’s Global Finance Speaker Series and the school’s Stanton Distinguished Leaders Series.
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Do What You Love: Carlyle Group Co-Founder David Rubenstein Gives Career, Philanthropic Advice
Financier and philanthropist David Rubenstein visited Georgetown’s McDonough School of Business on March 27 for a discussion ranging from changes in private equity, to career advice, to reflections on Rubenstein’s life and upbringing.
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Estée Lauder CEO Fabrizio Freda on Inspiring the New Generation of Beauty
Fabrizio Freda, president and CEO of The Estée Lauder Companies, discussed the challenges of leading a global cosmetics brand during an event hosted by the Georgetown Retail & Luxury Association (GRLA) and the GBI on April 8.
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Microsoft’s Cesar Cernuda Speaks on Digital Transformation in Latin America
Cesar Cernuda, president of Microsoft Latin America and corporate vice president of Microsoft Corporation, discussed digital transformation in the Latin American region at a Feb. 22 event.
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Italian Ambassador Hosts Students, Alumni for Global Business Discussion
The Ambassador of Italy to the United States Armando Varricchio welcomed students and alumni to his residence as part of the school’s D.C. Embassy Series.
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Old Navy CFO Addresses Industry Disruption
Katrina O’Connell, chief finance officer and senior vice president of strategy, innovation and product operations at Old Navy, spoke at Georgetown’s McDonough School of Business on November 14 about how the retail company competes amid industry disruption.
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Penny Pennington Addresses Professional Mentorship
Penny Pennington, recently named managing partner of investment firm Edward Jones, reflected on her career, lessons she has learned about leadership, and the values that make Edward Jones a success in a Nov. 29 event for MBA students at Georgetown’s McDonough School of Business.
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MA-IBP Students Discuss the Global Economy with Singapore’s Ambassador to the United States
Ashok Kumar Mirpuri, Singapore’s ambassador to the U.S., hosted Master of Arts in International Business and Policy (MA-IBP) students at the Singaporean embassy in Washington, D.C. Mirpuri discussed Singapore’s economic and diplomatic trajectory, as well as its current and future challenges.
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