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Leavey Lectures : Past Leavey Lectures
One
of the new quarter's special events is the MBA Leavey Lecture, presented
in the first week of each quarter. Business leaders, industry observers,
and renowned scholars have presented perspectives from their industries
and research to inform and challenge the MBA student body since
the series inception in 1985. The distinguished roster of Leavey
Lecturers is listed below.
2001-2002
"Shine and Shadow in the Valley: The New New Risk Culture"
Fred Hoar, Chairman Emeritus
Webber Shandwick Technologies
"How
Behavioral Finance Found Us at SCU!"
Professors Hersh Shefrin and Meir Statman
2000-2001
"Branding In the Internet Marketplace"
Roger Sanford
Chief Marketing Officer, MBRANE
"Managing
a Diverse Workforce"
Sharon
Winston
Senior Vice President, Lee Hecht Harrison
4/10/01 : To view slides
from Ms. Winston's presentation in pdf form, click
here.
1999-2000
"Making Mergers & Acquisitions 'Work' "
Debra
Engel
3Com Vice President of Human Resources
"Growth
and Change in a New Millennium
(What you think you know you probably don't)"
Jeanette
Garretty
Senior Economist and Director, Bank of America
"Warp-Speed
Branding"
Agnieska Winkler
Founder, TeamToolz, Inc.
CEO, Winkler Advertising
1998-1999
"Leadership Practices for the Silicon Valley"
Jim Kouzes
Chairman, TPG/LS
Jay
Conger
Leadership
Author
Professor of Management, University of Southern California
1997-1998
"What If Everything You're Learning Is Wrong?"
Michael S. Malone
Author and Host, PBS's "Malone"
Presentation
in PDF form
"Thoughts
on Business Development"
Les Vadasz
Senior Vice President, Intel Corporation
1996-1997
"Marketing
in the New Millennium"
William
T. Cleary
Founder and Senior Partner, CKS Partners
"Growing
and Running a Global Company"
Hatim A. Tyabji
Chairman, President & CEO of VeriFone, Inc.
1995-1996
"Humor at Work"
Scott Adams
Cartoonist
"Muggings,
Mergers, and Other Assorted Crimes"
Paul
E. Freiman
Retired Chairman and CEO, Syntex Corporation
"The
Role of Game Theory in Business Decision Making"
John
C. Harsanyi
Nobel Laureate in Economics
Professor of Economics, Emeritus
University of California, Berkeley
"Built
to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies"
Dr.
Jerry Porras
Professor of Organizational Behavior and Change
Stanford Graduate School of Business
1994-1995
"Competing in a Global Environment"
Robert J. Saldich
President and CEO, Raychem Corporation
1993-1994
Carol Bartz
President, Chairman, CEO, Autodesk
1992-1993
Phillip E. White
President and CEO, Informix Software Inc.
"Critical
Success Factors In Silicon Graphics/ MIPS Merger"
Kenneth L. Coleman
Senior Vice President, Administration, Silicon Graphics, Inc.
1991-1992
"Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award: A Road Map for
Customer Satisfaction and Profitability"
Ko Nishimura
Co-CEO, Solectron Corporation
Cyril
J. Yansouni
Chairman and CEO, Read-Rite Corporation
1990-1991
"Making Something Happen: A Practical Entrepreneur's Approach
to Business"
Robert J. Kohler
President, ESL Inc.
"The
Service Imperative"
Ron Zemke
President, Performance Research Associates, Inc.
"Climbing
your Own Mountain: Lessons in Leadership and Team Building"
Dr. Arlene Blum
Author and Adventurer
"Leadership
for the 21st Century"
Irwin Federman
General Partner, U.S. Venture Partners
1989-1990
"Sustaining Innovation In Silicon Valley As A Comparative
Advantage"
Andre Delbecq
Dean, Leavey School of Business
"Quality:
People Are Not the Problem"
John
C. Lewis
President, Amdahl Corporation
1988-1989
"The
Empowered Manager"
Peter
Block
Senior Vice President, Designed Learning, Inc.
1987-1988
Michael McCaskey
President and CEO, Chicago Bears Football Team
"An
American Banker's Perspective On The Third World Debt Crisis"
Lewis W. Coleman
Executive VP, World Banking Division, Bank of America
"The
World Economy In Transition: Protectionism or Cooperation"
John Oliver Wilson
Senior Vice President & Chief Economist, Bank of America
"Effective
Management In A Diverse Environment"
Santiago Rodriguez
Affirmative Action Officer, Stanford University
1986-1987
"Making Something Happen: A Practical Entrepreneur's Approach
to Business"
Robert J. Kohler
President, ESL, Inc.
"Putting
the One Minute Manager To Work"
Dr. Robert L. Lorber
President, Lorber Kamai Associates
1985-1986
"America Versus Japan: A Collision Course?"
Thomas K. McCraw
Professor, Harvard University
"Politics
of Development In The Bay Area"
Angelo
Siracusa
President, Bay Area Council, Inc.
"Is
There Life After Regis?"
Agnieszka Winkler
President/CEO, Winkler Tawa McManus
1984-1985
"Fostering US Technology, Trade and Economic Growth"
Ed Zschau
US Congressman
"Corporate
Leadership"
James
P. Miscoll
Executive Vice President, Retail Financial Services, Bank of America
"Change
Masters: Innovation for Productivity in the American Corporation"
Rosabeth Moss Kanter
Professor of Organization and Management, Yale University
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