“I had no idea where my journey would lead when I left college. But I did know I would go at full speed. My passion today is innovation. I know that technology, creativity and risk taking can change the world.”

- Jeffrey Immelt, Chairman and CEO of General Electric Co., spoke to Notre Dame students during Commencement 2007.


Sharon Allen
Chairman of the Board,
Deloitte & Touche USA
Patrick F. McCartan
Senior Partner, Jones Day
Tom Arndorfer
Vice President & CFO, Nike, USA
William McGurn
Assistant to the President for Speechwriting
John Bruton
European Union Ambassador to the United States
Bethany McLean
Senior Editor and Writer, Fortune
Ellen Carnahan
Founder and Director, Seyen Capital
Thomas Mendoza
President, Network Appliance, Inc.
Robert B. Catell
Chairman & CEO, Keyspan Corporation
Sir Mark Moody-Stuart
Chairman, Anglo American plc
Paul R. Charron
Chairman & CEO, Liz Claiborne, Inc.
Gen. Richard B. Myers
Former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
James Curran
Dean, Rollins School of Public Health,
Emory University
Richard C. Notebaert
Former Chairman & CEO, Qwest Communications International
Joel Garreau
Author, Reporter & Editor,
The Washington Post
Michael Novak
Director of Social and Political Studies, American Enterprise Institute
Kenneth Hackett
President, Catholic Relief Services
Mike O’Driscoll
President, Aston Martin Jaguar Land Rover North America
John W. Jordan, II
Chairman & CEO, Jordan Industries
John Petersen
President, The Arlington Institute
Harry Kraemer
Former Chairman & CEO,
Baxter International, Inc.
Erik Peterson
Senior Vice President, The Center for Strategic and International Studies
Robert W. Lane
Chairman and CEO, John Deere
Howard Schultz
Founder and Chairman, Starbucks
Klaus M. Leisinger
Executive Director,
Novartis Foundation for Sustainable Development
John Seely Brown
Former Chief Scientist at Xerox
Ernst Ligteringen
CEO, Global Reporting Initiative
Keith Sherin
Vice Chairman & CFO, General Electric
Dr. David E. Martin
CEO, M-CAM
John Street
Founder and CEO, MX Logic
Romano L. Mazzoli
Former member, U.S. House of Representatives
David Walker
Comptroller General, United States of America

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
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