Speaker Schedule

Winter 2022 Semester Schedule:

• Friday, February 4, 2022 – Penelope Naas (she/her) ~ President for International Public Affairs and Sustainability, UPS.
  • This session will take place online via Zoom at 1pm.*
• Friday, February 11, 2022 – Wayne D. Bloch (he/him) ~ Co-founder, Rock Hill Partners, LLC; and, Sam Bloch (he/him) ~ Private Equity Associate, Apollo Global Management, LLC.
  • This session will take place in Lorch 140, Askwith Auditorium at 1pm.
  • Alternatively, University of Michigan affiliates may watch a live stream via Zoom.*
• Friday, February 18, 2022 – Cori Land (they/them) ~ Corporate Strategy, DataStax.
  • This session will take place online via Zoom at 1pm.*
• Friday, March 11, 2022 – Garen Sarafian (he/him) ~ Director of Investor Relations, CVS Health.
  • This session will take place in Lorch 140, Askwith Auditorium at 1pm.
  • Alternatively, University of Michigan affiliates may watch a live stream via Zoom.*
• Friday, March 25, 2022 – Stephanie Bloom (she/her) ~ Director, Client Engagement at Bloom Advisors.
  • This session will take place in Lorch 140, Askwith Auditorium at 1pm.
  • Alternatively, University of Michigan affiliates may watch a live stream via Zoom.*
• Friday, April 1, 2022 – Janice Procter-Murphy (she/her) ~ Director/Associate General Counsel, Fennemore Craig P.C.
  • This session will take place in Lorch 140, Askwith Auditorium at 1pm.
  • Alternatively, University of Michigan affiliates may watch a live stream via Zoom.*
• Friday, April 8, 2022 – Karyn Detje (she/her) ~ Founder, FABRIC.
  • This session will take place in Lorch 140, Askwith Auditorium at 1pm.
  • Alternatively, University of Michigan affiliates may watch a live stream via Zoom.*
• Friday, April 15, 2022 – David Nyren (he/him) ~ Principal, AMD Capital, LLC.
  • This session will take place in Lorch 140, Askwith Auditorium at 1pm.
  • Alternatively, University of Michigan affiliates may watch a live stream via Zoom.*

*The deadline to request a Zoom link is 11am on the day of the session. Please click on the hyperlinked text to submit the form requesting a Zoom link.

Recent Speakers from Past Semesters:

• Jessica Urdangarin ~ Partner, ERM: Environmental Resources Management, Inc.
• Tracey Warner Halama ~ President, Vital Proteins, a division of Nestle Health Science
• Nancy Laethem Stern ~ CEO, Allston Holdings LLC
• Vamsi Bonthala ~ CEO, Arbor Lodging Partners.
• Michele L. Balaka ~ Small Business Owner, The TreeHouse Ventures Inc.
• Kara Brown ~ Sr. Strategy & Operations Manager, Cribl
• Janu Lakshmanan ~ Leading Consumer Insights and Strategy, YETIChristine McDonald ~ Commercial Development Director, BP
• Timothy Hurd ~ President and Chief Investment Officer, BlueSpruce Investments, LP
• Pamela Frederick ~ CFO and Treasurer, Battery Park City Authority
• David Levine ~ President & CEO of Good Shepherd Housing.
• Tiffany Fiedler ~ Director of Growth, Assembly
• Michael Rosloniec ~ Institutional Consulting Director and Family Wealth Director, Graystone Consulting
• Fung-Lin Wu ~ Director of Retention Marketing, MongoDB
• Victor Elizalde ~ Managing Partner, Viva Pictures Distribution, LLC.
• Rana Karadsheh-Haddad ~ Regional Industry Director, Asia Pacific, International Finance Corporation
• Jaimi Goodfriend ~ Head of Investment Professional Development, Point72 Asset Management
• David Berson ~ Senior Vice President and Chief Economist, Nationwide Insurance
• Joanna Abramson ~ Lawyer, Abramson Law Offices, PLLC
• Gwendolyn Hatten Butler ~ President and Chief Investment Officer, Capri Investment Group
• Scott Rosenberg ~ Managing Director, UBS Private Wealth Management