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Meet Our Dean
Dean Bill Boulding advocates business as a force for good
Distinguished Speakers Series
Bringing the World's Leading Corporations to Fuqua
Mary Barra, Chair and CEO of General Motors, speaks with Dean Boulding
Since 1984, the Dean's Office of The Fuqua School of Business has hosted the Distinguished Speakers Series, bringing a variety of corporate leaders to Duke's campus. The speakers provide significant educational enrichment that is a natural complement to the school's curriculum.
The objective of the series is two-fold. It brings high-profile corporate leaders to one of the world's leading business schools to share their insights on current business issues and corporate strategies. The program also builds and strengthens the relationship between Fuqua and the world's leading corporations.
The Distinguished Speakers Series is supported by Dean Bill Boulding, and the series is open to the Duke University community.
2020 - 2021 Distinguished Speakers
Featured Speakers
Dr. Arvind Krishna
CEO, IBM
Dr. Arvind Krishna
CEO, IBM
IBM's CEO said we are in a "Netscape moment" in artificial intelligence, comparing ChatGPT to the web browser that made the internet widely known in the 1990s.
Dr. Albert Bourla
CEO, Pfizer
Dr. Albert Bourla
CEO, Pfizer
Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla discussed leading the company during one of the most critical periods of history and developing one of the first COVID vaccines.
Julie Sweet
CEO, Accenture
Julie Sweet
CEO, Accenture
Accenture's CEO speaks about the need for companies to understand technology as a core business competency, about AI, and about the potential of the metaverse. Her recommendation for students: dream big.
Ken Frazier
Merck executive chair and former CEO
Ken Frazier
Merck executive chair and former CEO
Ken Frazier reflected on his career, the role of business in “reinventing the country,” and his work with OneTen, a coalition of business leaders working to get one million Black Americans hired into family-sustaining jobs in 10 years.
Indra Nooyi
Former PepsiCo CEO
Indra Nooyi
Former PepsiCo CEO
Former PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi discussed juggling work and family and the role of mentorship, plus how she hopes her personal story will help create change for working families and essential workers.
Alex Gorsky
Johnson & Johnson
Alex Gorsky
Johnson & Johnson
When he took the helm of Johnson & Johnson 10 years ago, Alex Gorsky would not have predicted he’d be leading the global health care company in the race to end a pandemic.
Mary Barra
General Motors
Mary Barra
General Motors
Mary Barra, chair and CEO of General Motors, describes a year of innovation and how the firm pivoted to produce much-needed ventilators to avoid a COVID-19-driven shortage of the life-saving devices.
Eric Yuan
Zoom
Eric Yuan
Zoom
Eric Yuan, CEO of Zoom, explains the opportunities and challenges the company has faced in a year that transformed how the world does business and more than tripled Zoom’s revenues.
Ajay Banga
Mastercard
Ajay Banga
Mastercard
Mastercard Chairman Ajay Banga defines decency in business leadership and explains why leading and serving others is a privilege.
Ellen Kullman
Carbon
Ellen Kullman
Carbon
Ellen Kullman, CEO of 3D printing startup Carbon, discusses efforts to build gender equity and her new role leading a startup.
Rich Lesser
BCG
Rich Lesser
BCG
Boston Consulting Group CEO Rich Lesser discusses earning trust during challenging times and the importance of communicating in realities.
David Taylor
P&G
David Taylor
P&G
CEO of P&G David Taylor discusses the company's revival and his campaigns for equality in the workforce.
Tim Ryan
PwC
Tim Ryan
PwC
Senior Partner and Chairman, PwC US, Tim Ryan discusses leadership and how to bring people together with common purpose.
Kareem Cook
Towerview Capital Management/Naturade
Kareem Cook
Towerview Capital Management/Naturade
Managing Director of Towerview Capital Management and Co-Owner and Chief Marketing Officer of Naturade, Kareem Cook discusses successfully changing corporate cultures and the importance of being intentional.
Dr. Kelvin Baggett
City of Dallas
Dr. Kelvin Baggett
City of Dallas
Dallas Health Czar Dr. Kelvin Baggett discusses building coalitions while leading a city through a pandemic.