Distinguished Speakers Series

“The Texas Executive MBA Program is the most valuable professional and educational experience I have ever participated in. When I started the Program, I had the individual knowledge and experience required to provide value to my company, but I wanted to continue to grow. Developing the ability to lead teams that multiply the value members provide as individuals was critical to my career growth. The Program has helped me refine my strengths, address and overcome areas of challenge, and it has given me the tools I need to manage others successfully. I am now better able to contribute to my company via both my individual efforts and through the leadership I provide to others”
Bill DeCourcy
Senior Analyst
World Savings Bank
 

An important part of the Texas Executive MBA Program is the Distinguished Speakers Series. Executives from both the private and public sectors are invited to campus to address our students. The perspectives that these leaders bring, plus the interchange of ideas that occurs, add an interesting dimension to the MBA education.

During the past few years the Distinguished Speakers Series has included the following:

Mr. Tod Arbogast
Director
Sustainable Business, Dell
 
Mr. R. Anthony Benten     
Vice President & Treasurer   
The New York Times Co. 
 
Ms. Abha Divine 
President & CEO 
SBC Knowledge Ventures
 
Mr. Dan Rollins
President & COO  
Prosperity Bancshares, Inc.
 
Mr. Manoj Saxena 
Vice President  
Service Oriented Architecture
IBM
 
Mr. Duncan Schleiss   
Vice Presidentof Marketing
Emerson Process
 
Mr. James “Denny”  Shelton  
Chairman & CEO
Triad Hospitals, Inc.

Mr. Tom Stringfellow  
Senior Vice President (Retired)
Peripheral Products Group, Texas Instruments
 
Mr. Bob Swinney
Controller  
ExxonMobil
 
Judge Lee Yeakel
Federal Judge  
US District Courts
 
Mr. Greg Wright  
Executive VP & CFO  
Tesoro Corporation