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Visiting Executives

Visiting Executives Program

Through this program, Corporate Partners can participate more actively in the life of the Johnson School by coming to campus. Executives in the program visit the Johnson School for periods of one day to one week, during which an intensive schedule of activities is tailored to the executive's experience and interests.

Visiting executives speak in classes, meet individually and in small groups with students, meet with the dean and faculty to discuss research, and frequently participate in joint and collaborative programs of the Johnson School and other schools and programs throughout Cornell.

The program affords executives the opportunity to share their expertise with students. Over the years, the Visiting Executive program has helped to establish stronger relationships between the Johnson School and Corporate Partners, has greatly enhanced the visibility of partner firms in the school and throughout Cornell, and has given students important insights into the culture of the firms they are considering as potential employers.

Specific speaking opportunities for Visiting Executives:

Some recent Visiting Executives:

Advion
Dr. Jack Henion, CEO
Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.
Paul Huck '79, VP and Corporate Controller
American Electric Power
Dr. Linn Draper, Chairman, President and CEO
American Express
Daniel T. Henry, Senior VP
Gary Cittenden, Executive VP and CFO
Bain & Co.
Hernan Saenz '98, Consultant
Bear Stearns
Steve Deletto '98, Managing Director
Caanan Partners
John Balen '86, Principal
Cascade Engineering
Fred Keller '66, Founder and CEO
CCBN
Jeff Parker '70, Founder
CIBC
Jay Bloom '78, Managing Director
CIGNA Healthcare
Charles Larsen, Director of Benefits
Cisco Systems
Ammar Hanafi '88, VP of Strategy and Business
Citigroup
Sandy Weill '55, Chairman, President and CEO
Citigroup SSB Global Markets,
John Larkin '98, CFA Director Equity Sales
Eli Lilly & Co.
John Salisbury, Executive Director
EMC
Michael Reuttgers, Chairman
Emerson Electric
Al Suter '59, Retired Vice Chair & CEO
Charles Knight '59, Chairman of the Board
Robert Staley '59, Consultant & Retired V.P.
Walter Galvin '73, CFO
Entrepreneur and thought leader in sustainable business
Paul Hawken
Exxon-Mobil Chemical
Steve Arbogast, Treasurer of Chemical Division
General Electric
Scott Donnelly, Senior V.P. Global Research
Goldman Sachs & Co.
Abby Joseph Cohen '73, Managing Director
Mark Zurack '80, Partner
Harley Davidson
Jeff Bluestei, CEO
Hauslein & Co.
Jim Hauslein, '84, Owner & Manager
Hennessee Group
Charles Gradante, President and CEO
IBM Global Services
Dave McQueeney/Worldwide VP of Intellectual Property and Asset Commercialization
IBM
James McGroddy, Retired Senior VP & Director of Research
JP Morgan Chase
Barb Daniels, Managing Director
Kidd & Company
Bill Kidd '64, Partner
Kionix
Greg Galvin '93, CEO
Kodak
Robert LaPerle, VP and General Manager
Lazard Freres
Barry Ridings '76, Managing Director L
Lehman Brothers, Inc.
Steven Berkenfeld '81, Managing Director and Senior Counsel
Jonathan Beyman '81, CIO
Leonard Green
Peter Nolan '82, Managing Director
Merck Research Labs
Edward Scolnick, President
Merrill Lynch
Rick Gordon, Managing Director
Pfizer
Allan Sharfstein, General Auditor
Fred Telling '76, Senior VP Strategy
Procter & Gamble
Thomas Finn, Vice President
Prudential
Ed Yardini, Chief Investment Strategist
SAP
Sami Hero, VP of Product Marketing
Sony Corporation
Hiro Uchida, Strategic Venture Investment
The CBORD Group, Inc.
John Alexander '76, President and CEO
Thomson Financial
Larry Bridge, Executive VP
Unilever
Sarah Knight, Director Skin Innovations
Wyeth
Leanne Wagner '81, V.P. Research and Development