
Previous W.L. Mellon Speakers
For more than a decade, the W.L. Mellon Speaker Series has provided an opportunity for students to interact with global leaders, CEOs and management experts. Explore past speakers.
2020-2021
Ted Decker
GSIA '93, President and Chief Operating Officer of The Home Depot
Gunjan Kedia
GSIA '94, Vice Chair of U.S. Bank Wealth Management and Investment Services at U.S. Bancorp
Amit K. Sachdev
IM '90, Executive Vice President, Chief Patient Officer & Chief of Staff to the CEO at Vertex Pharmaceuticals
David Zinsner
IM '91, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Micron Technology
2019-2020
Christine DeFilippo
BS/DC '90, MSIA '94, Director of Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Siri Operations at Apple
Charles Evans
MSIA '85, Ph.D. '89, President and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Cain Hayes
Cain Hayes, President & CEO of Gateway Health
Martin Schroeter
MSIA ‘92, Senior Vice President, Global Markets at IBM Corporation
2018-2019
Dr. Homaira Akbari
MSIA ’96, president and CEO of AKnowledge Partners, LLC
Michael Hsu
BS '86, Chief executive officer for Kimberly-Clark Corporation
Carlos Morales Paulín
MSIA ’97, president and CEO Telefonica Mexico,
A. William Stein
MSIA ’88, chief executive officer of Digital Realty
Kathy Warden
President and chief operating officer of Northrop Grumman Corporation
2017-2018
Dave Cotteleer
Vice President and CIO, Harley-Davidson Inc.
Donald J. Heberle
CEO, BNY Mellon Wealth Management
Darryl Britt
Founder and President, Apprio
Debra A. Cafaro
Chairman of the Board and CEO, Ventas Inc.
2016-2017
Deepak Ahuja
CFO (retired), Tesla Motors
David Morehouse
CEO, President, Pittsburgh Penguins
Susan Packard
Co-Founder, Scripps Networks Interactive
David L. Porges
Chairman and CEO, EQT Corporation
Rajinder P. Singh
President, CEO, BankUnited
2015-2016
David Farr
Chairman, CEO, Emerson
Ursula Burns
Chairman, CEO, Xerox Corporation
Ted Craver
Chairman, president, CEO, Edison International
Karen Larrimer
Executive vice president, CCO, PNC Financial Services Group
Bennet Omalu, M.D.
Chief medical examiner, San Joaquin County, California
2014-2015
Manoj P. Singh
Chief Operating Officer, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited
Erroll B. Davis Jr.
Superintendent, Atlanta Public Schools (retired)
Edward Stack
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Dick's Sporting Goods
Sir Mark Moody-Stuart
Chairman, Hermes Equity Ownership Services
Per G.H. Lofberg
Executive Vice President, CVS Health
2013-2014
Alan Mulally
President and Chief Executive Officer, Ford Motor Company
William D. Green
Former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Accenture
David S. Simmons, BS '86
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Pharmaceutical Product Development LLC
Roger W. Ferguson Jr.
President and Chief Executive Officer, TIAA-CREF
Brigadier General Gina M. Grosso, BS '86
Director of Force Management Policy, U.S. Air Force
2012-2013
Harvey Golub
Chairman, Miller Buckfire; Retired Chairman and CEO, American Express Company
Eric L. Butler, MSIA ’86
Executive Vice President, Marketing and Sales, Union Pacific Corporation
Paul R. Fonteyne, MSIA ’87
U.S. Country Managing Director, President and CEO, Boehringer Ingelheim USA Corporation
James E. Rohr
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, the PNC Financial Services Group
Amy Villeneuve
President and Chief Operating Officer, Kiva Systems
Nick Akins
President and Chief Executive Officer, American Electric Power
2011-2012
De Lyle Bloomquist, MSIA ’88
President, Global Chemical Business, Tata Chemicals Limited
Ann Marie Petach, MSIA ’84
Chief Financial Officer and Managing Director, BlackRock
Patricia Little, MSIA ’84
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Kelly Services Inc.
Bob McDonald
Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer, P&G
Punit Renjen
Chairman of the Board, Deloitte LLP
Jeffrey Housenbold, BS ’91
President and Chief Executive Officer
William M. Lambert, MSIA ’90
President and Chief Executive Officer, Mine Safety Appliances Company
William C. Weldon
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Johnson & Johnson
2010-2011
Murry S. Gerber
Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors, Chairman of the Executive Committee, EQT Corporation
William L. Meaney, MSIA ’86
Chief Executive Officer, the Zuellig Group
Candace S. Matthews, CIT '81
Chief Marketing Officer, Amway
Richard A. Noll, MSIA '85
Chief Executive Officer, Hanesbrands
Ray J. Lane
Managing Partner, Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers
Former President and Chief Operating Officer, Oracle Corporation
2009-2010
Brian L. Roberts
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Comcast Corporation
Dina Dublon
Former Chief Financial Officer, JPMorgan Chase
Board of Directors Microsoft, Accenture and Pepsi
Gregory S. Babe
President and Chief Executive Officer, Bayer Corporation & Bayer Material Science LLC
Francisco B. D’Souza
President and Chief Executive Officer, Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation
Cyrus F. Freidheim Jr.
Former Vice-Chairman Booz Allen Hamilton
Former President and Chief Executive Officer, Sun-Times Media Group Inc.
Christopher E. Kubasik
Executive Vice President, Electronic Systems, Lockheed Martin Corporation
David S. Shapira
Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Giant Eagle Inc.
2008-2009
Susan P. McGallaz
President and Chief Merchandising Officer, American Eagle Outfitters
Alexander M. Cutler
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Eaton Corporation
John P. Surma
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, U.S. Steel Corporation
S. Gopalakrishnan
Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, Infosys Technologies Limited
William E. Strickland
Chief Executive Officer, Manchester Bidwell Corporation
George B. Bennett
Executive Chairman, Health Dialog Services Corporation
Lewis Hay III
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, FPL Group Inc.
David A. Tepper
President and Founder, Appaloosa Management
2007-2008
Fred Festa
President and Chief Executive Officer, W.R. Grace & Co.
Ronald P. O’Hanley
President and Chief Executive Officer, BNY Mellon Asset Management
Jeffrey R. Immelt
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, General Electric
Charles D. Johnston
President and Chief Executive Officer, Smith Barney, Citi Global Wealth Management
David C. Moran
Executive Vice President, President & Chief Executive Officer, Heinz North America
David A. Tepper
President and Founder, Appaloosa Management
Charles E. Bunch
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, PPG Industries Inc.
Derica W. Rice
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Eli Lilly and Company