Mary Barra, CEO and Chairperson of General Motors, speaks with Dean Boulding
Since 1984, the Dean's Office of The Fuqua School of Business has hosted the Distinguished Speaker Series, bringing a variety of corporate leaders to Duke's campus. The speakers provide significant educational enrichment that is a natural complement to the school's curriculum.
The objective of the series is two-fold. It brings high-profile corporate leaders to one of the world's leading business schools to share their insights on current business issues and corporate strategies. The program also builds and strengthens the relationship between Fuqua and the world's leading corporations.
The Distinguished Speaker Series is supported by Dean Bill Boulding, and the series is open to the Duke University community.
Jacqueline Novogratz, Founder and CEO, Acumen
Ajay Banga, Executive Chairman, Mastercard
Eric Yuan, Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Zoom
Mary Barra, Chairman and CEO, General Motors
| Date | Speaker |
| June 16, 2020 | GEN(R) Martin E. Dempsey AM '84, 18th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff |
| June 23, 2020 | Cara Sabin MBA '98, Chief Executive Officer, Sundial Brands |
| August 6, 2020 | Dr. Kelvin Baggett MBA/HSM ’06, Managing Director, Posterity Capital Group; Senior Advisor, Pharos Capital Group; COVID-19 Health and Health Care Access Czar, City of Dallas |
| October 13, 2020 | Kareem Cook AB ’94, MBA ’00, Founder and Managing Director at Towerview Capital Management, LLC, Chief Marketing Officer and Owner, Naturade |
| October 22, 2020 | Tim Ryan, Senior Partner and Chairman, PwC US |
| November 17, 2020 | David Taylor ‘80, Chairman of the Board, President & CEO, P&G |
| December 1, 2020 | Sean McManus ’77, Chairman, CBS Sports |
| December 7, 2020 | Rich Lesser, Chief Executive Officer, Boston Consulting Group |
| January 12, 2021 | Susan Gordon '80, Former U.S. Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence |
| February 18, 2021 | Ellen Kullman, President and CEO, Carbon Inc. |
| February 23, 2021 | Jacqueline Novogratz, Founder and CEO, Acumen |
| March 2, 2021 | Ajay Banga, Executive Chairman, Mastercard |
| March 8, 2021 | Eric Yuan, Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Zoom |
| April 29, 2021 | Mary Barra, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, General Motors |
Tim Ryan discusses leadership and how to bring people together with common purpose.
Managing Director of Towerview Capital Management and Co-Owner and Chief Marketing Officer of Naturade, Kareem Cook discusses successfully changing corporate cultures and the importance of being intentional.
Dallas Health Czar Dr. Kelvin Baggett discusses building coalitions while leading a city through a pandemic.
The CEO of Sundial Brands discusses leading as a Black female CEO.
General Dempsey discusses why he believes the turmoil of 2020 will lead to positive change.
Bart Houlahan, Co-Founder of B-Lab, Discusses Stakeholder Capitalism and How the Principles of Mainstream Economics Hold up in 2020.
Chip Bergh of Levi Strauss & Co. discusses brand transformation and CEO activism.
What Deloitte Board Chair Janet Foutty has learned about team-building and leadership.