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Speakers at the Johnson School

Visiting Speakers 2007-2008

John Alexander '74, MBA '76, chairman and founder, The CBORD Group
Gary Ambrosino '80, chief executive officer, Sensicast
Saeed Amidi, chief executive officer, Plug and Play Tech Center
Salmin Amin, president, PepsiCo UK & Ireland
Oded Anderman, MBA '04, vice president, Lehman Brothers
Sid Bardwell, MBA '89, general manager, John Deere Russia
Steve Barry, The Sentry Group
Brit Bartter '76, PhD '77, vice chairman, JP Morgan Chase
Jason Bauer, MBA '99, West Africa specialist, Millennium Challenge Corp.
Steve Benjamin, MBA '82, managing partner, Stromiga Partnership Real Estate
David Berry, principal, Flagship Ventures
Fred Beste, founding partner, Mid-Atlantic Venture Funds
Allan Bishop, director, recruitment and employment, Cornell University
Jay Bloom '77, MBA '78, managing partner, Trimaran Capital Partners
Rick Boleto, district manager, Starbucks
Paul Breitenbach '92, chief executive officer, Quickstore24 Systems
Steven Broadwater '03, PhD '06, president, Systanix, Inc.
Carlton Brown, founding partner and chief operating officer, Full Spectrum of NY
Kip Brown, Harris Interactive, Inc.
Steve Bunson, MBA '84, managing director, Goldman Sachs & Co.
Shannon Burke
Harrison Campbell, president, Embarq Consumer Markets
Tom Capotosto '84, director of business architecture, AMD
Bill Ceasar, principal, McKinsey & Co.
Marshall Chapin, MBA '99, senior director of business development, EnerNOC
Kenneth Chenault, chairman and chief executive officer, American Express
Tim Conway, chairman and chief executive officer, NewStar Financial
Donald Corcoran, MBA '82, president and chief executive officer, MethylGene Inc.
Alex Counts '88, president and chief executive officer, Grameen Foundation, USA
Kevin Cuddleback, owner, Gimme! Coffee
Jonathan Darsey, MBA '99, partner, Accenture
Michael Davis, MBA '92, director, Copyright Clearance Center
Kamalakshi Dishmon, director, strategic planning, Johnson & Johnson
Frank Douglas, former chief scientific officer and board member, Aventis SA
Christine Duvivier, MBA '82, managing director, Impact Partners
Seth Dunn, General Electric
Alice Eldridge, Vice President, Ethics & Business Conduct, Lockheed Martin Corp.
Steve Elms, Managing Director, Aisling Capital
Anner Erni, managing director and chief diversity officer, Lehman Brothers
Barry Evans '59, intellectual property attorney, Kramer, Levin, Naftalis, Frankel, LLP
Jessica Jackley Flannery, co-founder & director of business, Kiva.org
David Fleisch '94, partner, Bain & Company
Denis Fortier, MBA '90, president & chief executive officer, Medical Care Corporation
Leslie Fritzemeier, chief executive officer, Wakonda Technologies, Inc.
Jeff Fulgham, chief marketing officer, water and process technologies, General Electric
Steven Gal '88, chairman and chief executive officer, ProQuo.com
Greg Galvin, MBA '93, president and chief executive officer, Kionix
Abizer Gaslightwala, '95, director, early commercial input, Johnson & Johnson
Gordon Goettzma
Richard Gordon, MBA '74, general partner, Juniper Capital
Patrick Govang, chief executive officer, E2E
Virginia Jay Grandison, MBA '04, associate director, Johnson & Johnson
Ruhal Guha, MBA '95, PhD '97, principal, Cornerstone Research
Sameer Hajee, Freeplay
Sudeep Haldar, MBA '90, senior director, Kraft Foods
Charles Hamilton, MBA '04, president, Novomer
Christopher Hamilton, partner, Bearing Point
Ken Harlan, MBA '04, founder, Primary Ads
Shannon Hartley, Rosetta Marketing
Gregory Hartz, president and chief executive officer, Tompkins Trust Company
James Hauslein '81, MBA '84, president, Hauslein & Company, Inc.
Jack Henion, chief executive officer, Advion Biosciences
Dan Henson, chief marketing officer, General Electric
Elliott Hillback '70, senior vice president, corporate affairs, Genzyme Corporation
Jason Hogg, MBA '02, president and chief executive officer, Revolution Money, Inc.
Jean Holley, vice president, Tellabs, Inc.
Kurt Holstein '82, chief operating officer, Rosetta Marketing
Blake Howard, MBA '05, SC Johnson & Son, Inc.
Rajesh Hukku, chairman, iFlex Solutions
T. Kendall Hunt, founder, chairman & chief executive officer, VASCO Data Security
Jeff Immelt, chairman & chief executive officer, General Electric
Michael Jenkins, MBA '93, Jane Street Capital
R. Douglas Kahn '74, chairman & chief executive officer, Ahura Scientific, Inc.
Shaz Kahng '85, global director business development, women's training, Nike
Robert Katz, associate, Acumen Fund
Karen Keating '76, managing director, JP Morgan Chase
Fred Keller '66, chairman and chief executive officer, Cascade Engineering
Jack Kelley III, director, advanced concept, Becton, Dickinson & Company
Stephen Key, MBA '68, owner, Key Consulting, LLC
William Kidd '63, MBA '64, principal, Kidd & Company
Seth Klarman '79, president, The Baupost Group. LLC
Charles Knight, '57, MBA '59, chief executive officer (retired), Emerson Electric Co.
Jodi Krause, '93, director, human resources, Cisco
Josef Lakonishok '74, PhD '76, chief executive officer and founding partner, LSV Asset Management
Ed Lebar, BAV
Dan Lee, MBA '80, chairman & chief executive officer, Pinnacle Entertainment
Georgina Lee, MBA '07, senior consultant, Deloitte
Michael Leventhal, BASES
Ben Lewis, Reuters
Lynn Lin, co-founder, AC Nielsen Bases System & Independent Consultant
Christer Lindstrom, IST
Andrew Lipman, partner, Kidd & Company
Ted Lowi, professor, Cornell University
Randy McDonald, senior vice president, human resources, IBM
Warren Machol, pension consultant
Sanika Mathur, Deloitte Consulting
Brenda McKenzie, government & civic affairs, Starbucks
John Mellowes '61, chairman & chief executive officer, Charter Manufacturing
John Miller, vice president of business development, Arrowhead Research
Todd Minder, Cornell Outdoor Education
Philip Mirvis, organizational psychologist, Boston College Center for Corporate Citizenship
Simit Mittal, chief executive officer, Skillsbazaar
M. Mead Montgomery '61, MBA '62, chairman, Montgomery, Shelton & Company
Jeffrey Mooney, director, commercial technologies, Corning Incorporated
Peter Nolan '80, MBA '82, managing partner, Leonard Green & Partners LLP
Calvin Organ '70, Emerson
Richard Otis Jr., MBA '80, deputy associate administrator, EPA
Lt. Col. Brian Page, Reserve Office Training Corps, Cornell University
Nanci Palmintere '73, vice president, global tax and trade, Intel Corporation
Dave Pearce, president & founder, Miasole
Amy Perlin '80, director, human resources, Watson Wyatt Worldwide
Donna Peters, MBA '99, associate, Accenture
Ivar Pettersson, AES
Shannan Poteran, MBA '04, senior consultant, Accenture
Richard Poye, Unilever
Rob Redmond, MBA '80, vice chairman, Lehman Brothers
John Reynolds, founding partner, Stratum Broadband
Bob Rhea, SAP
Diana Rhealt, Deloitte Consulting
Irene Rosenfeld '75, MS '77, PhD '80, chairman & chief executive officer, Kraft Foods
Brent Rosenthal, MBA '03, investor, WR Huff Asset Management
Susan Rosenthal, Deloitte Consulting
Andrew Savitz, senior consultant, Sustainable Business Strategies
Jeremy Segal, MBA '98, senior director, business development, Akamai Technologies
Anupendra Sharma, MBA '98, investment partner, Siemens Venture Capital
Rich Sheinfeld '84, director, PRTM
Allen Sheldon, MBA '97, director, operations, CGI, Inc.
Joel Silbey, professor, Cornell University
Pierre Simard, MBA '93, founding partner, Champlain Capital Partners
Daniel Simpkins, '80, '81, founder, chairman and chief executive officer, Hillcrest Laboratories, Inc.
William C. Smith Jr., MBA '92, managing director, Houlihan Lokey Howard Zukin
Samir Somaiya, MBA '03, executive director/trustee, Godavari Sugar Mills
Bob Staley '58, MBA '59, chairman (retired), Emerson Asia
Randy Steck, president and chief executive officer, Stexar Corporation
Laura Sullivan, MBA '99, vice president consumer marketing strategy, American Express
Al Suter, '58, MBA '59, vice chairman & chief operating officer (retired), Emerson
Jennifer Tegan, MBA '01, partner, Cayuga Venture Fund
Joshua Teitelbaum, lawyer & economist
Ralph Terkowitz '72, general partner, ABS Capital partners
Lawrence Thomas
Andrea Thomson, Accenture
Brad Treat, MBA '02, co-founder, Mesmeriz
Penelope Trunk, author & career columnist, Boston Globe & Yahoo Finance
Michael Tsai, MBA '06, marketing analysis manager, Harrah's Entertainment
Melanie Varin, marketing operationsl manager, General Electric
Sumeet Varma, president, Wyeth Consumer Healthcare Inc. Canada
Shyam Venkat, MBA '85, partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Inc.
Arhtur Vercillo, vice president and chief medical officer, Excellus Blue Cross Blue Shield
Peter Vogel
Leanne Wagner '81, vice president, Wyeth Pharmaceuticals
Jay Walker '77, founder, chairman & chief executive officer, Walker Digital
Kevin Walsh '76, director, sales, Claritas
Josh Weinreich, ex-chief executive officer, DB Absolute Return Strategies
Jeff Weirens, MBA '94, partner, Deloitte Consulting
Jack Whelan, private equity practitioner
Gordon Willcox, vice president, Roche Laboratories, Inc.
Jim Willett, Lord Corporation
Pamela Wiseman, LeCroy Corporation
Josh Wolfe '99, managing director, Lux Capital
Pay Wu '92, manager, Deloitte Consulting
Jocelyn Wyatt, IDEO
Tim Yanoti, MBA '89, head, structured products, National City Investments
Eric Young '78, general partner, Canaan Partners
Frank Zenie, director, several high-growth companies