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Market Chaos Unraveled
Sept. 24, 2008, 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Professors Bob Jarrow and Maureen O'Hara and Senior Lecturer Rich Marin presented their interpretation of the current, unprecedented turmoil in the financial markets in a panel discussion moderated by Associate Dean Doug Stayman. Addressing a standing-room-only crowd in Sage Hall B09, plus an overflow audience in B08 via video, Jarrow set the stage by discussing the framework that led up to the crisis, O'Hara explained what's happening with credit markets and liquidity, and Marin addressed Wall Street as a model - what's broken and what's not.

"American Express and Members Project: Membership Can Make a Difference"
Laura Sullivan, Vice President of Marketing, American Express
November 9, 2007

The Kickoff: Expect Great Things

The Economic Naturalist
Have you ever wondered why New Yorkers tend to be more impatient than residents of Kansas City, why the keypad buttons of drive-up cash machines have Braille dots, or why child safety seats are required in cars but not in airplanes? Since the 1980s, New York Times columnist and Cornell University Professor Robert Frank has been asking his students to pose questions about the oddities they encounter in everyday life. Their task, in 500 words or less, is to use basic economic principles to answer them. Many of the best examples will appear in Professor Frank's latest book, The Economic Naturalist, which will be published on May 21, 2007 by Basic Books. Hear him speak about his entertaining and intriguing new book.

Asset Management Panel - Alumni Event in Boston

State of the School 2007

2006 Fall Durland Lecture | video | | audio | Featuring Robert Essner, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Wyeth, speaking about "Permanent Whitewater: Leading Through Challenging Times."

2006 Spring Durland Lecture | video | | audio | Featuring Sharon L. Allen, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Deloitte & Touche USA LLP

2005 SHRLOE Symposium

Welcome
Keynote Address
Planning Panel
Integration Panel

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Business of Private Equity Event, Cornell Club, NYC, June 14th

Ann Fudge, Chairwoman and CEO of Young & Rubicam Brands, gave the 2005 Durland Memorial Lecture on Wednesday, April 6, 2005. Prior to Young & Rubicam Brands, Ms. Fudge served as President, Beverages, Desserts and Post Division – a $5 billion unit of Kraft Foods. She currently serves on the Board of Directors of General Electric and was named one of Time Magazine's Global Business Influentials of 2004. Ms. Fudge's presentation is entitled, "Leaders as Catalysts in a Turbulent World."

Sarbanes-Oxley | video | | audio | On January 20, 2005, The Johnson School kicked-off its first "Business of..." event that focused on corporate life in the wake of the Sarbanes-Oxley legislation of 2002. Joining Johnson School Dean Robert Swieringa on the esteemed panel is Cornell Law School Dean Stewart Schwab, Goldman Sachs Managing Director Abby Joseph Cohen, and Ernst & Young Financial Services Partner Gary Kozlowski. Many issues relating to the Sarbanes-Oxley situation were discussed and debated during the 80-minute program.

Johnson School Commencement Ceremonies

Mr. "Buzz" McCoy is a former managing Director at Morgan Stanley & Co where he began working in 1962. He was an owner of the firm for 20 years and directed Morgan Stanley's real estate finance activities for 13 years and its West Coast activities for 5 years. In 1990, he retired and presently spends his time as a real estate and business counselor, an educator, and a philanthropist. In 1987 Buzz gained notoriety with his article in The Harvard Business Review "The Parable of the Sadhu." The article is a true story of a moral dilemma he faced on a trek in the Himalayas for which he received a writing award. Buzz McCoy graduated from Stanford University with a degree in economics. He later went on to Harvard Business School where he received his MBA.
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On April 13, Bethany McLean spoke at the Johnson School about the Enron debacle and her experience in breaking the story in the March 2001 Fortune article, "Is Enron Overpriced?" That article first called general public attention to the mysteries of Enron's financial statements and started a chain-reaction that exposed Enron's vast mismanagement.
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On February 2, 2004, the Johnson School Club of New York, together with Spencer Stuart, global executive search firm, and John Hancock Financial Services presented a panel discussion that offered advice on how to achieve long-term executive career success. Jim Citrin and Rick Smith, senior consultants at Spencer Stuart and authors of "The 5 Patterns of Extraordinary Careers," and David D'Alessandro, Chairman and CEO of John Hancock and author of "Career Warfare," discussed their new books and took questions from the audience. The panel was moderated by Dick Shafer, Associate Dean for Corporate Relations at the Johnson School. The event was held at the Cornell Club of New York.
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Karen Katen, president of Pfizer Global Pharmaceuticals, a division of the multinational health-care firm Pfizer Inc., delivers the 2003 Lewis H. Durland Memorial Lecture, "Building Big: Leadership and the Challenges of Scale." Katen, one of Fortune magazine's "50 Most Powerful Women in Business" and one of Business Week's "25 Top Executives," led 10 innovative pharmaceuticals from Pfizer's research and development program to the U.S. market in the 1990s. Following Pfizer's recent acquisition of Warner Lambert and Pharmacia, Katen managed the largest integrations in the history of the U.S. pharmaceutical industry. As a result Pfizer had $43 billion in revenues in 2003, nearly nine times more than in 1993.
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Gerald M. Ostrov, company group chairman, Johnson & Johnson, Worldwide Vision Care: "Building and sustaining legendary brands." Park Leadership Series lecture and keynote for the Marketing Symposium. Ostrov, who has considerable experience as a marketing executive for Johnson & Johnson and Ciba-Geigy, holds a BS in industrial engineering and operations research from Cornell and an MBA from Harvard.
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Reunion 2003

Marilyn Paul, PhD: Getting Organized to Lead Effectively
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Robert Swieringa, Dean of the Johnson School: State of the School
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Alumni Panel: Leading in a Challenging Business Environment
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Johnson alumnus James C. Morgan, MBA '63, BSME '62, chairman of Applied Materials, Inc. was Cornell's Hatfield lecturer on October 2, 2003, speaking on "The networked, high-tech economy." The recipient of the 1996 National Medal of Technology, Morgan - who first joined Applied Materials as its president in 1976 - is also vice chairman of the U.S. President's Export Council, and has been cited as one of BusinessWeek's Good CEOs, Worth's top 5 "best CEOs," and Investor's Business Daily's "top 10 CEOs." | Large format (172 MB) | | Small format (65 MB) |

CEOs set the moral fiber of their organizations and are obligated to act ethically towards their customers, employees, community, and environment, said E. Linn Draper CU '70, head of giant energy company American Electric Power. While destructive, the corporate scandals of recent memory have helped to clear out corporate wrongdoers, allowing ethical companies to eventually flourish, said the 2003 Durland lecturer. "Corporate Responsibility in Turbulent Times" (April 2003)
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Attention potential China investors: the powerhouse Hong Kong/Pearl River Delta area may be your best bet for a strong foothold in the burgeoning Chinese market. So said Jeffrey Kin-fung Lam, managing director of Hong Kong-based Forward Winsome Industries Ltd., one of the largest toy manufacturers in Asia. He spoke about some of the pitfalls and potentials of entrepreneurial ventures in China. (February 2003)
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What differentiates downright criminal corporate behavior from the slightly naughty? M&A expert Alan Siegel of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, LLP, explored moral and ethical "gray areas" in his Park lecture "The Zone of Transgression" (February 2003)
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With determination, a great idea, and no business skills, college senior Wendy Kopp started up Teach for America, which has since become the country's national non-profit teacher corps. Kopp shared her insights, lessons learned, and future vision in "A Simple Idea and an Extraordinary Vision" (February 2003)
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Vanguard legend John C. Bogle, whose index-replicating approach completely changed the mutual-fund landscape to benefit investors everywhere, spoke about corporate responsibility and integrity. (April 2002)
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In this provocative look at sustainable business, author and environmentalist Paul Hawken exhorted corporations to take the lead in reclaiming the environment -- and the trust of the public. "Sustainable Development" (September 2002)
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Chief executive Michael C. Ruettgers' perseverance, common sense and the refusal to jump on the bandwagon helped EMC maintain its rock-solid leadership edge in the midst of the tech downturn. "Managing Trust: The Acid Test of Leadership" (October 2002)
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Tough times call for strong leadership, backed by integrity, warmth, and hope. American Express chief Kenneth Chenault, whose company was severely affected by the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center, seemed to personify the very values he named. (The 2001 Durland Lecture.)
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Discussing the myths and realities of entrepreneurship and his own experience running high-tech firm CCBN, longtime Johnson School benefactor Jeff Parker accepts his award as 2001 Entrepreneur of the Year.
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Eli Lilly CEO Sidney Taurel shared his optimistic view of the promises of biomedicine and its potential for the aging U.S. population, while cautioning that we must seek the right balance between scientific progress and individual freedoms. (The 2001 Hatfield Lecture.)
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