Past Robins School of Business Speakers

The Robins School of Business is proud to host a wide variety of guests and speakers from various fields and industries of relevance to our students. These programs bring knowledgeable speakers to Queally Hall, exploring topics ranging from accounting and ethics to values and leadership. The events are free and open to the public and give students and the community an opportunity to interact with national and international business leaders.

2022-23

  • Vafa Akhavan, CEO, World Pediatric Project
  • Jyot Singh, Founder & CEO, RTS Labs
  • Richard Bynum, Chief Corporate Responsibility Officer, PNC Bank
  • Paige Wilson, Founder & CEO, Naborforce
  • Mark Bezjak, President of North America, Zimmer Biolet
  • Dave Watson, President & CEO, Comcast Cable
  • Heidi Petz, President & COO, Sherwin Williams

2021-22

  • Doug Lankler, General Counsel, Pfizer
  • Mark Lazarus, Chairman, NBCUniversal & Streaming
  • Tom Barkin, President & CEO, Federal Reserve Bank of 麻豆传媒高清
  • Miller Brady, President, PGA TOUR Champions
  • Kristin Cavallo, CEO, Martin Agency

2020-2021

  • Mark Lopez, Director of Race and Ethnicity Research, Pew Research Center
  • Raul Martinez-Ostos, Barclays Mexico
  • Britta Wilson, vice president, Inclusion Strategies, Pixar Animation Studios
  • , co-founder, vineyard vines

2019-2020

  • : CEO of Bon Secours' Memorial Regional Medical Center, 麻豆传媒高清 Community Hospital and Memorial College of Nursing
  • : CEO, Global Travel and Americas at Allianz Worldwide Partners
  • : Executive Director, NFL Players Association
  • : Vice President and CFO, Newport News Shipbuilding
  • : Paul Queally, R’86, led a panel for the annual Word on Wall Street, featuring Kathleen Hughes, W'89, Rob Blandford, Lou Moelchert and Herbert McDade as the final event for the 2019 Robins Executive Speaker Series.
  • : Co-CEO, Markel Corporation
  • : Managing Director and Co-Chairman of Investment Banking, Lazard Ltd.
  • : President, Chairman, and CEO, Timmons Group
  • : Robins School of Business Executive Advisory Council Members, Kathleen Hughes, W’89, Michael Kelter, ’01, David Lyons, B’87, and Katie Stockton, ’97, discuss today’s financial markets. Moderated by Robins School of Business Dean Mickey Quiñones.
2018-19
  • : President & COO, HHHunt
  • : Founder & Ceo, Atlantic Coast Brands
  • : Managing Partner, Emerson Collective, Chairman & CEO, Ariel Investments
  • : Partner, GV (Google Ventures)
  • : Executive Director, Startup Virginia
  • : President & CEO, Danaher Corporation
  • : Paul Queally, R'86, co-president, Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe
  • : President, Hirschler
  • : CEO, Shamin Hotels
  • : Managing Director, The Carlyle Group, Chairman & CEO, SL Green Realty Corp.
  • : Melanie Healey, B'83, Hilton, Target, and Verizon Boards, Candy Duncan, Discover Financial Services Board, Blythe McGarvie, Apple Hospitality REIT Board
  • Robert White: Co-Founder, Bain Capital
  • : Chairman, President & CEO, Dominion Energy

2017-18

  • : Group President, Caterpillar Inc.
  • : President & CEO, West Cary Group
  • : CEO, Yext
  • Tom Monahan: Former CEO, CEB
  • Michael Piwowar: Commissioner, Securities & Exchange Commission
  • : General Manager, Toronto Football Club
  • Bill Nash: CEO, CarMax
  • : Executive Vice President of Brand Management, Retired, Capital One
  • : Chairman & CEO, SunTrust Bank
  • : Paul Queally, R'86, co-president, Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe
  • : Senior Vice President of Global Strategy, Starbucks
  • : U.S. Chairman & CEO, KPMG

2016-17

  • : Paul Queally, B’86, co-president of Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe; Alan Breed, president and portfolio manager at Edgewood Management LLC; Herbert McDade, managing partner at River Birch Capital LLC; and Michael Walrath, ’97, co-founder of WGI Group LLC
  • : CFO, Macy's Inc.
  • : President, Studio Squared
  • : President and CEO, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland
  • : Founder and Former CEO, Netflix
  • Shane Emmett: CEO, Health Warrior
  • Greg Grilliot: General Manager, Amazon Fulfillment
  • : Founder, Evergreen Enterprises
  • : CEO, Murphy USA
  • : '89 and GB'99, CEO, CapTech
  • : CEO, United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS)
  • : Former Assistant Coach, LA Clippers