An All-Star Lineup Of B-School Graduation Speakers For 2016

Ruth Porat will speak at Wharton's graduation ceremony on May 15th.

Ruth Porat will speak at Wharton’s graduation ceremony on May 15th.

OTH_Rice University Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Business Rice University (Jones)

Date: May 13, 2016

Graduation Speaker: None

Graduation Information: 2016 Rice Jones Investiture

The full graduation ceremony will be held on May 14thwhere Sheryl WuDunn, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, will be speaking.  For more information, click here.

 

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Notre Dame (Mendoza)

Date: May 14, 2016

Graduation Speaker: Richart Notebaert, Former CEO of Qwest and Chair of the Notre Dame Board of Trustees

Graduation Information: 2016 Notre Dame Commencement Weekend

Mendoza’s celebration runs from May 13-15. On Friday, students and their families can participate in a rosary (1:00) and attend a graduation mass (2:00). After the graduate business degree conferral ceremony at 10:00 on Saturday, Mendoza will hold a brunch at 12:30 followed by a university-wide commencement mass (5:00). On Sunday, the full graduation ceremony will be held at 9:00 a.m. in the stadium.

 

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Duke University (Fuqua)

Date: May 14, 2016

Graduation Speaker: Dick Costolo, Former CEO of Twitter

Graduation Information: 2016 Daytime MBA Graduation Ceremony

 

 

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North Carolina (Kenan-Flagler)

Date: May 14, 2016

Graduation Speaker: Brent Callinicos (‘89), Recently retired CFO of Uber (and former Vice President and Treasurer at Google)

Graduation Information: 2016 Kenan-Flagler MBA Graduation

MBAs can also participate in the full school UNC graduation, which takes place on May  8th. The speaker at this ceremony will be Anne-Marie Slaughter, an international attorney, author, and foreign policy expert. For additional information on the ceremony, click here.

 

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University of Wisconsin

Date: May 14, 2016

Graduation Speaker: Russell Wilson, Seattle Seahawks Quarterback

Graduation Information Link: 2016 University of Wisconsin Commencement

 

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Babson College

Date: May 14, 2016

Graduation Speaker: Muhammad Yumus

Graduation Information: 2016 Commencement Ceremony

 

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Wharton School (Penn)

Date: May 15, 2016

Graduation Speaker: Ruth Porat (’87), CFO of Alphabet Inc. and Google Inc. and former CFO and Executive Vice President at Morgan Stanley

Graduation Information: 2016 Wharton Graduation

 

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Columbia Business School

Date: May 15, 2016

Graduation Speaker: Shelly Lazarus (’70), Chairman Emeritus of Ogilvy & Mather

Graduation Information: 2016 Columbia Business School Recognition Ceremony

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University of Minnesota (Carlson)

Date: May 16, 2016

Graduation Speaker: Barbara Mowry (’75), CEO, GoreCreek Advisors

Graduation Information: 2016 Carlson Commencement Ceremony

 

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