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Albers School of Business and Economics

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Programs at Albers

Howard Schultz, Starbucks

Denise Morrison, Campbell Soup Company

Charles Pigott, Frank Schrontz, Jack Creighton

Jeff Raikes, Microsoft

Mike Phillips, Russell Investment Company

Kerry Killinger, Washington Mutual

Alan Mulally, Boeing

Albers Executive Speaker Series

The Albers School of Business and Economics Executive Speaker Series is sponsored by the Deans Office. These events do not require an RSVP.

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Upcoming Speakers:

Kevin Turner, COO, Microsoft Corporation
Thursday, May 22nd, 2008
Pigott Auditorium, 5:30 to 6:30 PM

Speakers 2007-2008:

Steve Reynolds, Chairman/CEO, Puget Sound Energy
"Cleaner, Greener, Smarter"
Tuesday, May 6, 2008

Alex Counts, CEO Grameen Foundation and author of "Small Loans, Big Dreams: How Nobel Prize Winner Muhammad Yunus and Microfinance are Changing the World"
Monday, April 7, 2008

Jeff Brotman, Chairman, Costco Wholesale
Wednesday, February 27, 2008

James C. Alling, President, Starbucks International
Thursday, January 24, 2008

Scott Carson, President and CEO, Boeing Commercial Airplanes
Monday, November 5, 2007

Carol Nelson, President and CEO of Cascade Bank; Melanie Dressel, President and CEO of Columbia Bank; Deborah Horvath, Chief Information Officer of Washington Mutual
Thursday, October 25, 2007

Speakers 2006-2007:

Blake Nordstrom
President, Nordstrom Inc.
Monday, May 7, 2007

Bill George
Former CEO, Medtronic; author of True North, and Authentic Leadership
Monday, April 30, 2007

Paula Reynolds
President and CEO, Safeco
Wednesday, April 18, 2007

Mark Olson
Chairman, Public Company Accounting Oversight Board
Tuesday, January 23, 2007
"Auditing in a post-Sarbanes-Oxley World"

Robbie Bach
President, Entertainment and Devices Division, Microsoft
Monday, January 22, 2007
"Connected Entertainment"

Family Business Panel Discussion
Tomio Moriguchi,
Chairman, Uwajimaya; Carolyn Kelly, President and Chief Operating Officer, Seattle Times; Bruce Williams, President and CEO, HomeStreet Bank
Tuesday, November 14, 2006

Steve Rotella
President and COO, Washington Mutual
Thursday, November 2, 2006
"Leading Through Change"

Carly Fiorina*
Former CEO, Hewlett-Packard and author of Tough Choices: A Memoir
Monday, October 23, 2006

*Genevieve Albers Forum Event

Speakers 2005-2006:

Gary Brinson
Wednesday, May 24, 2006
"Opinions and Reflections on Investment Management"

Jim Whittaker
Monday, May 8, 2006
"If You Aren't Living On the Edge, You're Taking Up Too Much Space."

Leo Hindery
Tuesday, May 9, 2006
"Leadership: Don't Forget Your Stakeholders."

Mohamed Ali Alabbar
Monday, April 10, 2006
"Economic Success in Dubai: What's next for the Middle East and the US?"

Phyllis J. Campbell, Alaska Air, Nordstrom, and Puget Energy
Mary E. Pugh
, Washington Mutual
Sally G. Narodick
, Puget Energy, Cray, Solutia, Penford Corporation, and SumTotal Systems
Thursday, February 16, 2006
"Boardroom Ethics & Culture: What Have We Learned?" a panel discussion.

Jim Voelker, Infospace
Jim Weber
, Brooks Sports
Tracy Cumming
, Lang Manufacturing
Monday, January 23, 2006
"Leading a Business Turnaround" a panel discussion moderated by Dr. Greg Magnan.

Rick Holley
President and CEO, Plum Creek
Monday, November 7, 2005

Mark W. Olson
Member, Federal Reserve Board of Governors
Thursday, October 13, 2005

Speakers 2004-2005:

Bill Ayer
CEO, Alaska Airlines
May 24, 2005

Steve Ballmer, Microsoft 
Mark Pigott
, PACCAR
Jim Sinegal
, Costco
April 5, 2005
"Celebrating Leadership: Impact and Legacy," a panel discussion moderated by Marilyn Gist to inaugurate the newly remodeled Pigott auditorium.

Sally Jewell
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, REI Corporation
February 15, 2005

W. G. "Gary" Reed, Jr.
Simpson Investments
January 20, 2005

Jeff Raikes
Group Vice President, Information Worker Business, Microsoft
November 16, 2004

Mike McGavick
Chairman and CEO, Safeco Corporation 
October 13, 2004

Speakers 2003-2004:

Frank Shrontz, former CEO, The Boeing Company
Chuck Pigott
, former CEO, PACCAR
Jack Creighton
, former CEO, Weyerhaeuser and United Airlines
May 27, 2004
These three distinguished business leaders from the Puget Sound area spoke on a panel discussion on business ethics, "Building Ethical Organizations," moderated by John Dienhart.

Denise Morrison
President of Global Sales and Chief Customer Officer, Campbell Soup Company
May 4, 2004

Howard Schultz
Chairman, Starbucks
February 26, 2004

Alan R. Mulally
Executive Vice President, The Boeing Company
President and Chief Executive Officer, Boeing Commercial Airplanes
February 11, 2004

Michael J. Phillips
CEO, Russell Investment Group
November 18, 2003

Gary Brinson
SU Alum, 1966
Acclaimed expert on global investing
October 13, 2003

Speakers 2002-2003:

Kerry Killinger
CEO, Washington Mutual
May 29, 2003

Charles Munger
Vice Chairman, Berkshire Hathaway
April 7, 2003

John Conners
CFO, Microsoft
March 3, 2003

Thomas J. Falk
CEO, Kimberly-Clark
February 3, 2003

Peter Rose
CEO, Expeditors
October 29, 2002

Fran Conley
CEO, Cutter and Buck
October 29, 2002

Jim Sinegal
CEO, Costco
October 29, 2002

Leo Hindery, Jr.
President and CEO, Yankees Entertainment and Sports (YES) Network
April 22, 2002

John K. Wulff
FASB Board of Directors
Former CFO, Union Carbide

 



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