Each fall, leaders in public accounting, industry, standard setting, the federal government and academic address Texas MPA students as part of the MPA Distinguished Speaker Lyceum. Presentations cover hot topics such as international standards, progressive businesses, tax reform and policy, and the future of the accounting profession. You’ll have the chance to interact face-to-face with the speakers through question and answer sessions and at receptions that follow each presentations. As these professional services leaders, captains of industry and government decision makers from across the nation share their firsthand knowledge, you’ll gain real-world insight on current business trends that takes you far beyond the classroom. All lectures will take place from 5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. in the University Teaching Center, across the street from the McCombs School of Business. It's not to late to catch the last few speakers:

October 4

Holly Paul

• United States Recruiting Leader, PricewaterhouseCoopers
• Oversees hiring
• Expert in talent management, workforce planning, organizational design and employment branding
• Featured on ABC News and in Fortune magazine, U.S. News & World Report and CNNMoney.com, among others
  

October 11

James H. Quigley

• Former Chief Executive Officer, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu
• Provided audit, tax, consulting, and financial advisory services to public and private clients in more than 140 countries
• U.S. Co-Chairman of the Trans Atlantic Business Dialogue (TABD)
• Member of the Board of Trustees of the U.S. Council for International Business (USCIB)
• Serves on the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Advisory Committee on Improvements to Financial Reporting

October 25

Kurt Alexander Eichenwald

• Investigative reporter, The New York Times
• Best-selling author of books, including Conspiracy of Fools and The Informant

November 1

Harvin C. Moore III

• Consultant, attorney, and author of Once Choice Can Change Your Life
• Known for having a "Midas touch"  for putting together lucrative real estate deals
• In the 1980s, his real estate development and homebuilding company was valued at $250 million
• Has addressed more than 350 groups of business leaders and students in the United States and Canada