Executive Lecture Series

The Executive Lecture Series is an integral part of the MBA for Executives program providing a great opportunity for current executive education students and alumni to get together to exchange business cards and ideas as well as attend lectures by prominent business leaders and government officials.

Past Lecturers:

Fall 2007
Dr. Richard Swanson, Cofounder, President & Chief Technology Officer, SunPower

January 23, 2007
Tom Frainier, CEO/President, 50% Owner Semifreddi's Bakery

November 30, 2006
Martin Eberhard, CEO, Co-founder Tesla Motors

November 7, 2006
Mr. Premal Shah, President, Kiva.org

September 19, 2006
Mr. Arthur Ciocca , Chairman & Owner, The Wine Group

May 16, 2006
Mr. Ken Howery, Partner at the Founders Fund and formerly co-founder of PayPal

March 21, 2006
Mr. Mike Grossman, CEO of Debitman Care, Inc. and CEO of LiveCapital

January 24, 2006
Ms. Linda Childs Hothem, CEO of Pacific American Services LLC and Pacific American Management Company

November 8, 2005
Ms. Helene Sanghvi York, Director of Bon Appetit Management Company Foundation

September 13, 2005
Mr. John Hummer, Co-Founder and Partner of Hummer Winblad Venture Partners

March 29, 2005
Mr. Chuck Smith, President and Chief Executive Officer, SBC West

November 30, 2004
Executive from Google (Name withheld at the request of Google).

November 16, 2004
Mr. Jim Guest, President, Consumers Union

July 27, 2004
Mr. George W. Pasha, III, Chairman and CEO, The Pasha Group

May 11, 2004
Ms. Karen M. Rose, retired Group Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of The Clorox Company

April 6, 2004
Hon. Marin Uden, Consul General British Government

March 2, 2004
Dr. Charles M. Geschke, Chairman of the Board and Co-Founder Adobe Systems

November 18, 2003
Mr. Joe Bonocore, President & CEO Impresa Technologies, Inc. Pacific Rim

September 9, 2003
Ms. Sabrina Simmons, Sr. Vice President & Treasurer at The Gap, Inc.

July 22, 2003
Mr. Christopher Frothinger, CEO andCo-Founder, InfoCentricity

May 6, 2003
Mr. Fedele Bauccio, CEO & Co-Founder, Bon Appetit Management Co.

March 25, 2003
Mr. Willie Brown, Former Mayor of San Francisco

January 28, 2003
Mr. Paul S. Otellini, President & COO, Intel