The Poole College of Management has presented this Wells Fargo Executive Speaker Series since 1992, providing our students and the community the opportunity to learn from some of the nation’s – and the world’s – leading executives as they talk about their careers and leadership experiences. This ser…
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DeLisa Alexander - Executive Vice President and Chief People Officer, Red Hat

Matt King - CEO, FanDuel Group, Poole College alumnus (’01)

Brian Hamilton, Co-founder and Chairman of Sageworks

John Replogle, President and Chief Executive Officer, Seventh Generation

Bill Toler, President and Chief Executive Officer, Hostess Brands, Topic: Leadership

Mark Costa, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Eastman Chemical Company, Topic: Leadership Challenges for Going Long in a Short-Term World

"Winner's Dream: From the Corner Store to the Corner Office - Bill McDermott, SAP

Applied Intelligence: The Internet of Things - Greg Schu, ABB

The Story of Sprout - Cindy Whitehead, Sprout Pharmaceuticals

Mark Templeton, President and CEO of Citrix, Topic: Leading from the Front

Lynn Good, President and Chief Information Officer of Duke Energy, Topic: Leading with Energy

Kelly S. King, Chairman and CEO of BB&T speaks on the topic of Positive Leadership in Challenging Times

Scott C. Ganeles, CEO of Ipreo speaks on the topic of Seven Steps to Starting a Business.

Tom Pike, Chief Executive Officer of Quintiles speaks on the topic: A Picture of Health: A New Model for Biopharma’s Continued Success

Dan DiMicco, Chairman Emeritus of Nucor Corporation presents on the topic: What Makes a Leader ... at Nucor ... or Anywhere?.

James H. Speed Jr., President and Chief Executive Officer, North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company, Topic: Change: A Leadership Imperative

Klaus Kleinfeld, Chairman and CEO of Alcoa, Topic: Leadership in Uncertain Times

Ward Nye, President and Chief Executive Officer of Martin Marietta, Topic: Leadership in Challenging Times

Roger W. Ferguson, Jr., President and Chief Executive Officer of TIAA-CREF speaks on the topic: Keeping a Long-Term View in Challenging Times

Chuck Swoboda, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Cree speaks on the topic: Leading the LED Lighting Revolution

Ken Lowe, Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer of Scripps Networks Interactive speaks on the topic of Leadership

John Veihmeyer, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of KPMG speaks on the topic: Perspectives on Leadership

Bob Bruggeworth, President and Chief Executive Officer of RF Micro Devices, Inc. speaks on the topic of the Value of Communication in Challenging Times

David Singer, President and Chief Executive Officer of Lance Corporation speaks on the topic of Leadership.

John Mack, Chairman of Morgan Stanley speaks on the topic of Leadership Through Financial Crisis.

John J. Brennan, Chairman Emeritus and Senior Advisor speaks on the topic: Morals of the Story: The Financial Crisis, 2007-2009.

Robert J. Greczyn Jr., President & Chief Executive Officer of BlueCross BlueShield of North Carolina speaks on the topic of Leadership.

Susan Ivey, Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer of Reynolds American Inc. speaks on the topic: At a Crossroads: Public Health Policies & Tobacco Regulation.

Dennis Gillings, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Quintiles Transnational speaks on the topic of "High-Stakes Leadership in the Health Care (R)evolution".

Bill Johnson, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and President of Progress Energy speaks on the topic of Securing Our Energy Future.

John Allison Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of BB&T presents on the topic of Leadership & Values.

David Swanson Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of R.H. Donnelly presents on the topic of Managing Change: Lessons Learned the Hard Way.

Jim W. Owens Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Caterpillar presents on the topic of Caterpillar's Quest of Global Engagement and Global Leadership.

John Haley, Chief Executive Officer of Watson Wyatt Worldwide, discusses Global Aging.

Jack C. Goldfrank, President of The Center for Packaging Innovation at MeadWestvaco discusses, The Role of Innovation for Winning in a Competitive Global Environment.

Bob Reynolds, president and chief operating officer of Fidelity presents on the subject of Solving America’s Retirement Challenges.

Jonathan Macy, Vice President of Global Manufacturing Operations at BD, (Beckon, Dickinson and Company) discusses Future Trends, Medical Devices, and Medical Technology Innovations.

Mike Zafirovski, president and chief executive officer of Nortel presents on Changing the Trajectory of the Global Company Nortel.