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Graduation 2016: An all-star lineup of executive talent will deliver commencement addresses at business schools, including GM Chairman & CEO Mary Barra (top left) at Stanford, GE Chairman & CEO Jeffrey Immelt at NYU Stern, Bridgespan CEO Tom Tierney at Harvard Business School, SAP CEO Bill McDermott at Kellogg, former Oglivy & Mather CEO Shelly Lazarus at Columbia, Alphabet CFO Ruth Porat at Wharton (right center), former Twitter CEO Dick Costolo at Duke, and Invenergy CEO Michael Polsky at Chicago Booth
MBA graduates won’t be the only ones taking a victory lap this spring. Sure, commencements are the culmination of a life-changing journey. For business schools, they’re also serious affairs.
While graduates and loved ones are donning their Project Runway attire, the schools themselves are showcasing their Sunday best. Ceremonies are a means to convey their traditions, values, and dreams. While graduation is a moment for students, these events are also designed to tout a school’s wide influence and deep prestige to future students and potential patrons in the stands. And nothing captures imagination and produces word of mouth better than the graduation speaker.
This year, MBA programs have truly outdone themselves. From decorated CEOs to sports heroes, the Class of 2016 will have plenty to reflect on after graduation. If there is a theme to this year’s speakers, it would be homecoming, as MBAs return to their alma maters to share their life lessons to those who’ll soon be stepping into their shoes.
Stanford alumnus Mary Barra is the first woman to lead a major car company
MARY BARRA, RUTH PORAT AND TOM TIERNEY RETURN TO THEIR ALMA MATERS
At Stanford GSB’s diploma ceremony in June, Mary Barra, pride of the Class of 1990, will rock the mike. The CEO (and now Chairman) of General Motors, Barra was ranked by Fortune as the Most Powerful Woman in Business in 2015. Two years ago, she took the wheel at General Motors with a clear mandate: Innovate (i.e. Increase fuel efficiency and integrate tech; embrace (i.e. Implement changing global and generational tastes); and compete (i.e. Raise market share and keep GM out of Chapter 11 again). And you can expect Barra’s address to touch on areas important to all MBAs: Building collaborative cultures, adapting to change, and finding a balance between work and family.
Wharton’s speaker, Ruth Porat (’87), symbolizes the school’s growing shift from finance to high tech. A year ago, she was one of the most influential women on Wall Street. Over 28 years, she had climbed the ranks at Morgan Stanley to become the firm’s Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. What role could possibly top that? Try being the Chief Financial Officer of Alphabet, Inc. – the parent company of Google. Long known for her plain talk and mad work ethic, Porat is certain to bring the Palestra down with her take-no-prisoners candor. A sample? Here is one of her hard truths that can cut close to home. “One of the biggest problems women have is they work really hard and put their heads down and assume hard work gets noticed, and hard work for the wrong boss does not get noticed,” she writes in her book, How Remarkable Women Lead: The Breakthrough Model for Work and Life. “Hard work for the wrong boss results in one thing — that boss looks terrific, and you get stuck.”
And let’s not forget Harvard Business School, which welcomes back Tom Tierney (’80), co-founder of the famed Bridgespan Group, a nonprofit advisor to philanthropists and social enterprises. Tierney described himself as a “social misfit” who “struggled through business school” in Stewart Friedman’s book, Leading the Life You Want. Despite this, he eventually emerged as the Chief Executive Officer at Bain & Company…before leaving it all to follow his heart and launch a business to help those who needed it most. His peers thought he was crazy. “They honestly thought I’d received bad news from the doctor,” Tierney told Friedman. “To leave this company that was growing thirty-five percent per year, with twenty-two hundred people in twenty-plus countries? It was going well – I had all these perks.” In the end, he found his purpose – and an outlet for his desire to serve others. In turn, Tierney provided a blueprint for MBAs to do the same. “That serving bit was just as important to me,” he adds,’ and I wasn’t going to just leave it for the dessert at dinner. I wanted it as part of the main course.”
General Electric Chairman & CEO Jeff Immelt will speak at Stern on May 20th.
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When it comes to graduation speeches, 2016 could be described as the year of the woman. Several prominent schools are welcoming back female graduates who’ve pioneered paths for their peers to follow. Columbia grads will be treated to Shelly Lazarus (’70), who helmed Oglivy & Mather from 1996-2008. The University of Texas will host Holly McMullan (’04), Head of North American Business Development at Apollo Global Management. At Minnesota, the graduation speech will be delivered by Barbara Mowry (’75), who held senior leadership roles at Oracle, Comcast, and United Airlines before becoming CEO of GoreCreek Advisors. Other prominent alumni returning to campus to speak include Kellogg’s Bill McDermott (’97), CEO Of SAP, Ohio State’s Jesse Tyson (’76), President and CEO of The National Black MBA Association; Kenan-Flagler’s Brent Callinicos (‘89), recently retired CFO of Uber (and former Vice President and Treasurer at Google); and the University of Chicago’s Michael Polsky (’87), Founder, President and CEO of Invenergy LLC.
This year’s slate also includes some star power. New York University has brought out the big guns, landing General Electric CEO Jeffrey Immelt as its speaker. Who knows – maybe Dick Costolo, former CEO of Twitter, can deliver his remarks at Duke in under 140 characters. Of course, you couldn’t have graduation without sports heroes. Mitch Kupchak (’87), General Manager of the Los Angeles Lakers, is set to speak at Anderson’s commencement. Considering everything on his plate – a retiring superstar, feuding young players, a coaching search, and a franchise-defining draft pick – Kupchak’s MBA training will certainly come in handy. At nearby USC, Coach Pete Carroll proves that you can come home again, as he will address the Marshall MBA Class of 2016 (who have long forgotten the recruiting violations that occurred at USC under Carroll’s watch). Speaking of Carroll, his current quarterback, Russell Wilson, will be the graduation speaker at the University of Wisconsin.
Of course, a few graduations bring a local flavor to bear. At the University of Michigan, Ross has enlisted Mark Fields, CEO of Ford Motor Company, to speak to the graduating class. At the University of Washington, the “other Howard” – retired Starbucks President Howard Behar – will be the featured speaker for Foster grads.
Looking for dates, schedules, parking info, and accommodations for your favorite schools? Wondering where you can livestream the graduation for yourself? Check out our list of commencements on the accompanying pages to access all the information you need to watch or participate in the festivities.
Ohio State MBA Jesse Tyson, President and CEO of the National Black MBA Association, will speak at the Fisher Masters Graduation Ceremony on May 7th.
Date: April 29, 2016
Graduation Speaker: Mark Fields, CEO of Ford Motor Company
Graduation Information: 2016 Michigan Ross Commencement
Date: May 6, 2016
Graduation Speaker: Val Grubb (’01), Principal of Val Gubb & Associates
Graduation Information: 2016 Indiana University Commencement
MBA graduates can also participate in the school-wide commencement ceremony, which will also be held on May 6th. The speaker there will be attorney and philanthropist Michael S. Maurer.
Date: May 6, 2016
Graduation Speaker: Unavailable
Graduation Information:2016 Michigan State MBA Graduation, 2016 Michigan State Commencement
Georgia Institute of Technology (Scheller)
Date: May 6, 2016
Graduation Speaker: Dr. John Holdren, Assistant to the President for Sciences and Technology,
Graduation Information: 2016 Masters and Ph.D. Ceremony
Date: May 7, 2016
Graduation Speaker: None
Graduation Information: 2016 Emory University MBA Commencement
For information about the larger commencement that MBA graduates can attend, click here.
Ohio State University (Fisher)
Date: May 7, 2016
Graduation Speaker: Jesse Tyson (’76), President and CEO, The National Black MBA Association
Graduation Information: 2016 Fisher Masters Graduation Ceremony
The larger graduation ceremony will be held on May 8, with Dr. Anthony Fauci , who is the Director, NIAID (The National Institutes of Health) and an advisor to President Obama speaking. For additional information on this ceremony, click here.
Arizona State University (Carey)
Date: May 12, 2016
Graduation Speaker: Dean Amy Hillman
Graduation Information: 2016 Carey Business Graduate Convocation
All graduate schools hold their convocation on May 12, while the undergraduate ceremony is May 9th. For additional graduation information, click here.
USC (Marshall)
Date: May 13, 2016
Graduation Speaker: Pete Carroll, Head Coach of Seattle Seahawks (MBA)
Catherine Engelbert, CEO of Deloitte & Touche (Undergraduate and Graduate)
Graduation Information: 2016 USC Marshall Commencement
Date: May 13, 2016
Graduation Speaker: John Stein (’75). National Market Executive for Bank of America Merrill Lynch’s For-Profit Healthcare Industry
Graduation Information: 2016 Vanderbilt Owen MBA Commencement Ceremony
Ruth Porat will speak at Wharton’s graduation ceremony on May 15th.
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.
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.
Duke University (Fuqua)
Date: May 14, 2016
Graduation Speaker: Dick Costolo, Former CEO of Twitter
Graduation Information: 2016 Daytime MBA Graduation Ceremony
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.
Date: May 14, 2016
Graduation Speaker: Russell Wilson, Seattle Seahawks Quarterback
Graduation Information Link: 2016 University of Wisconsin Commencement
Date: May 14, 2016
Graduation Speaker: Muhammad Yumus
Graduation Information: 2016 Commencement Ceremony
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
Date: May 15, 2016
Graduation Speaker: Shelly Lazarus (’70), Chairman Emeritus of Ogilvy & Mather
Graduation Information: 2016 Columbia Business School Recognition Ceremony
University of Minnesota (Carlson)
Date: May 16, 2016
Graduation Speaker: Barbara Mowry (’75), CEO, GoreCreek Advisors
Graduation Information: 2016 Carlson Commencement Ceremony
Apollo North American Business Development Head (and McCombs MBA) Holly McMullan (Left) poses with a UT intern.
Date: May 20, 2016
Graduation Speaker: Carrie Dolan (’97), CFO of Lending Club
Graduation Information: 2016 Berkeley Haas Commencement
Date: May 20, 2016
Graduation Speaker: Jeffrey Immelt, CEO of General Electric
Graduation Information: 2016 NYU Ster Graduate Convocation
Date: May 20, 2016
Graduation Speaker: Alaina Maciá (’02), President and CEO, MTM
Graduation Information: 2016 Olin Graduate Diploma and Awards Ceremony
The all-university Commencement will take place Friday, May 20, 2016, with U.S. Congressman John R. Lewis giving the commencement address and receiving an honorary doctor of humane letters degree.
Georgetown University (McDonough)
Date: May 20, 2016
Graduation Speaker: To Be Announced
Graduation Information: 2016 McDonough Commencement
Date: May 20, 2016
Graduation Speaker: Holly McMullan (’04), Head of North American Business Development at Apollo Global Management
Graduation Information: Texas McCombs MBA Graduation
The University of Texas commencement takes place on May 21, with Sara Martinez Tucker, CEO of the National and Science Initiative. For additional information on the full school graduation, click here.
Date: May 13, 2016
Graduation Speaker: Jim Swartz, Co-Founder of Accel Partners
Graduation Information: 2016 Carnegie Mellon Graduate Business Diploma Ceremony
The university-wide commencement will be held on May 15th. For additional information, click here.
University of Virginia (Darden)
Date: May 22, 2016
Graduation Speaker: Dean Scott Beardsley
Graduation Information: 2016 Darden Graduation Basics, 2016 Darden Graduation Brochure
Date: May 23, 2016
Graduation Speaker: None (The “Class Day speaker” at the full school ceremony will be Ambassador Samantha Power.)
Graduation Information: 2016 Yale University Commencement
Bridgespan Chairman Tom Tierney will speak at Harvard Business School’s ceremony on May 25th.
Date: May 25, 2016
Graduation Speaker: Tom Tierney (’80), Chairman of The Bridgespan Group (Check)
Graduation Information: 2016 HBS Class Day Ceremony
Date: May 28, 2016 (MBA)
May 28 (Convocation)
May 29 (Commencement)
MBA and Ph.D. Recognition Ceremony Speaker: Johnson Dean Soumitra Dutta
(Actor James Franco will speak at the convocation and Cornell Provost Michael Kotlikoff will speak at the commencement.
Graduation Information: 2016 Cornell MBA and Ph.D. Commencement
2016 Campus-Wide Cornell Commencement
Date: June 3, 2016
Graduation Speaker: Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Former Minister of Finance, Nigeria (All School)
Graduation Information: 2016 MIT Commencement
Date: June 10, 2016
Graduation Speaker: Mitch Kupchak (’87), General Manager of the Los Angeles Lakers
Graduation Information: 2016 UCLA Anderson Commencement
Stanford Graduate School of Business
Date: June 11, 2016 (Diploma Ceremony)
Diploma Ceremony Speaker: Mary Barra (’90), CEO of General Motors
Graduation Information: 2016 Stanford GSB Diploma Ceremony
Date: June 10, 2016 (Class Day)
June 11, 2016 (Full School Convocation)
Booth Day Speakers: Professor Erik Hurst and Michael Polsky (’87), Founder, President and CEO of Invenergy LLC
Graduation Information: 2016 Booth Day
2016 University of Chicago Convocation
Dates: June 11, 2016 (Investiture)
June 12, 2016 (Graduation)
Investiture Speaker: Daniel Yergin, Pulitzer Prize Winning Author
Graduation Speaker: Leymah Gbowee, Nobel Laureate
Graduation Information: Tuck Class of 2016 Investiture
University of Washington (Foster)
MBA Date: June 11, 2016
Full School: June 11, 2016
MBA Graduation Speaker: Howard Behar, Retired President, Starbucks Coffee Company North America & Starbucks Coffee International
Full School Graduation Speaker: Sally Jewell, U.S. Secretary of the Interior
MBA Graduation Information: 2016 Foster Full-Time MBA Graduation
Full School Graduation Information: 2016 University of Washington Commencement
Date: June 17, 2016
Graduation Speaker: Bill McDermott (’97), CEO Of SAP
Graduation Information: 2016 Kellogg MBA Graduation
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