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[photo - Eli Harari]

Ken MehlmanMeg WhitmanCarlos GuitterezJack WelchAnne MulcahyAl Gore

The Dean's speaker series, View From The Top, brings premier leaders to the Business School.

This student-run program brings well-respected leaders from a variety of business, government and social sector communities to campus to share their views of leadership with student audiences.

Speakers typically discuss their personal core values, share their lessons learned and their recipe for effective leadership, including reflection on career and life choices. View from the Top is open only to Stanford GSB students, faculty, and administration.

Past speakers have included Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, Sheila Johnson, and Colin Powell. Pictured above (left to right): Ken Mehlman, Meg Whitman, Carlos Guitterez, Jack Welch, Anne Mulcahy, and Al Gore.

2011-2012 View From The Top Speakers

  • Richard Fairbank, Chairman & CEO, Capital One, (10/4)
  • Bill George, former Chairman & CEO, Medtronic (11/14)
  • Kent Thiry, Chairman & CEO, Davita Inc., (11/17)
  • Ian Davis, ex-Managing Director, McKinsey & Co. (12/5)
  • Alvaro Uribe, Former President of Columbia (2/14)
  • Stanley McChrystal, General, US Army. Ret. (2/16)
  • Luca Cordero di Montezemolo, Chairman, Ferrari (4/19)
  • Vikram Pandit, Chief Executive Officer, Citigroup (4/30)
  • Doug Oberhelman, Chairman and CEO, Caterpillar (5/24)

2010-2011 View From The Top Speakers

2009-2010 View From The Top Speakers

  • Richard Fairbank, Chairman and CEO, Capital One (10/16)
  • Richard Kovacevich, Chairman, Well Fargo (11/5)
  • Andrea Jung, Chairman and CEO, Avon (11/9)
  • John Doerr, Partner, Kleiner Perkins Caulfield & Byers (11/19)
  • Carlos Ghosn, President and CEO, Nissan and Renault (1/12)
  • John Mackey, Chairman and CEO, Whole Foods (1/26)
  • Condoleeza Rice, Former U.S. Secretary of State (2/18)
  • Kenneth Chennault, Chairman and CEO, American Express (3/1)
  • Ted Turner, Chairman, United Nations Foundation (4/21)
  • Jonathan Reckford, CEO, Habitat for Humanity (4/27)
  • Jeff Immelt, Chairman and CEO, GE (5/25)

 

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Contact: If your organization's most senior-level leader would like to participate in the series, please contact Lynn Santopietro.