Darden Leadership Speaker Series

The Darden Leadership Speaker Series features the world’s thought leaders. The individuals in the Speaker Series lead the way in their fields, and they share their stories, expertise and advice with Darden students, faculty and staff regularly. We invite you to attend any of these speaker events. For more detailed information, please check the calendar on this website closer to the scheduled date of each speaker. All presentations are open to the public. In addition, if you would like to recommend a candidate for the Leadership Speaker Series, please contact Executive Director for Corporate Relations Everette Fortner.

2012-2013 Speakers

Speakers already confirmed for the 2012-2013 school year are listed below:

12 September

John A. Luke, Jr.

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, MeadWestvaco Corporation

17 October 

Tony Milikin

Chief Procurement Officer, Anheuser-Busch InBev 

1 November

David M. Cote

Chairman and CEO, Honeywell

13 November

Punit Renjen

Chairman of the Board, Deloitte LLP

28 November

Don Knauss

Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Clorox Company

Past Speakers

Watch videos of past Darden Leadeship Speakers here or browse the Darden YouTube Channel.

S. Bradley Kitchens

President & CEO of ScottMadden, Inc.


John Mackey

Co-Founder & Co-CEO, Whole Foods Market

DeMaurice Smith

Executive Director, NFL Players Association

2011-2012 School Year

29, March 2012 Dick Trost Volt Marketing Manager Chevrolet
6, March, 2012 Mike Petters President and Chief Executive Officer Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII)
16, February 2012 Henri A. Termeer Former Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer Genzyme Corporation
13, February 2012 DeMaurice Smith Executive Director NFL Players Association
10, February, 2012 Jim Cheng Secretary of Commerce Common Wealth of Virginia
9, February, 2012

Thomas A. Fanning

Victoria Harker

 

Gary L. Perlin

Chairman, President and Chief Financial Officer

Chief Financial Officer and President of Global Business Services

Chief Financial Officer

Hilton Worldwide

 

AES Corporation

 

Capital One Financial Corporation

7, February, 2012 Thomas A. Fanning Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer Southern Company

2, February, 2012

Martha N. Johnson Administrator US General Services Administration (GSA)
26, January, 2012 Andrew Gould Chairman Schlumberger Limited
30, November, 2011 Gregory R. Page Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Cargill, Incorporated
7, October, 2011 James H. Gilmore

Co-Founder
Co-Author

Strategic Horizons LLP
The Experience Economy: Work Is Theatre & Every Business a Stage
6, October, 2011 Wes Bush Chief Executive Officer and President Northrop Grumman Corporation
3 October, 2011

Joseph A. Ripp

CEO
Former CFO & EVP

Cannondale Investments, Inc.
Time Warner Entertainment Company, L.P.
29 September, 2011 Elizabeth Ellers EVP, Corporate Research Univision Communications Inc.
15 September, 2011 Ellen Kullman Chair of the Board & CEO DuPont
7 September, 2011 Bradley Kitchens President & CEO ScottMadden, Inc.
17 August, 2011 Sheri McCoy Vice Chairman of the Executive Committee Johnson & Johnson
16 August, 2011 Doug Scovanner, MBA '79 EVP & CFO Target

2010-2011 School Year

26 April, 2011 John Mackey Co-Founder & CEO Whole Foods Market
31 March, 2011 DeMaurice Smith Executive Director NFL Players Association
15 February, 2011 Carolyn Miles EVP & COO Save the Children Federation, Inc.
10 February, 2011 Glen T. Senk CEO Urban Outfitters, Inc.
2 February, 2011 Larry Schweiger President & CEO National Wildlife Federation
1 February, 2011 John C. Reid VP, Corporate Social Responsibility The Coca-Cola Company
31 January, 2011 Thomas F. Farrell, II Chairman, President & CEO Dominion Resources, Inc.
18 November, 2010 Kevin Sharer Chairman & CEO Amgen
10 November, 2010 Kevin Plank CEO & Chairman of the Board Under Armour, Inc.
9 November, 2010 Wendell Weeks Chairman & CEO Corning
5 November, 2010 Eric Spiegel President & CEO Siemens
15 October, 2010 Walt Shill, MBA '86 Lead Management Consultant of NA Accenture
29 September, 2010 Susan Sobbott, MBA '90 President American Express OPEN
17 August, 2010 Doug Scovanner, MBA '79 EVP & CFO Target

2009-2010 School Year

21 April, 2010 Ray Bednar Senior Vice-President & Sports Sponsorship Executive Bank of America
23 February, 2010 Ned Hooper, MBA '94 Chief Strategy Officer & SVP, Consumer Business Cisco
22 February, 2010 Stephen E. Sterrett CFO Simon Property
16 February, 2010 Tricia Griffith Group President, Claims Progressive
1 December, 2009 Shumeet Banerji CEO Booz & Company
9 November, 2009 Matthew R. Simmons Chairman Emeritus Simmons & Company International
6 November, 2009 Marc Lieberman

Co-Founder
Producer

Cavalier Films 
The Onion News Network
6 November, 2009 Mike Million Founder
Writer/Director
Third Story Films
"Tenure"
29 October, 2009 Ray C. Anderson Founder & Chairman Interface, Inc.
28 October, 2009 Andris Cukurs CEO Suzlon Wind Energy Corporation
19 October, 2009 Marc A. Onetto SVP, Worldwide Operations Amazon.com, Inc.
7 October, 2009 Paul A. Laudicina Managing Officer & Chairman of the Board A.T. Kearney
1 October, 2009 Mark Addicks SVP & Chief Marketing Office General Mills
28 September, 2009 Dr. Helmut Kaiser Global Chief Investment Strategist, Private Wealth Management Deutsche Bank AG
15 September, 2009 Ralph de la Vega, TEP '94 President & CEO AT&T Mobility & Consumer Markets
15 September, 2009 Walt Shill, MBA '86 Managing Director, NA Accenture

2008-2009 School Year

6 April, 2009 Dennis Gartman Editor & Publisher The Gartman Letter, L.C.
31 March, 2009 Susan Clark Managing Director, Continental Europe, Middle East & Africa Group The Economist Group
23 February, 2009 Joseph Williams Chief Technology Officer Microsoft Corporation
10 February, 2009 Allen Thomas Chief Diversity Officer & Managing Partner Deloitte LLP
17 November, 2008 Jack Perkowski CEO Asimco
29 October, 2008 Mark T. Watkins SVP MeadWestVACo
28 October, 2008 Lous Chenevert President & CEO United Technologies
3 October, 2008 Kevin Plank President, CEO & Chairman Under Armour, Inc.
2 October, 2008 Donna Goodrich Senior Execuitve VP BB&T
22 September, 2008 Rich Fairbank Chairman, President & CEO Capital One
15 September, 2008 Lenny Mendonca Chairman McKinsey & Company
9 September, 2008 Barbara Desoer President, Mortgage, Home Equity, and Insurance Services Bank of America Corporation

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