The Lunchtime Learning Speaker Series provides students with opportunities to gain valuable information on topics and industries related to internships and careers in business and economics. Speakers often choose one of two broad areas to discuss with students. The first is career oriented, the second is issue oriented. Both topics enable students to navigate and explore job options, understand the steps necessary to pursue opportunities and learn how to self-advocate for opportunities in the workplace.
Fall 2022/Spring 2023
“Where’s the Baby Formula and Peanut Butter; Post-COVID Supply Chain Problems and It’s Impact on National Security”
Terry Dunlap, principal, Sweetwater LLC
“At the Nexus of COVID Vaccines and other Advanced Therapies –Allegheny grads discuss career opportunities in the exciting and rewarding biopharma industry”
Bernie Clark ’01, global Vice President, Corporate Marketing and External Communications at Catalent Pharma Solutions and Kayla McCandless ’20, GOLD Associate at Catalent Pharma Solutions
“Cryptocurrency Melt Downs: FTX, Sam Bankman-Fried and Corporate Governance Failure”
Michael Young ’78 named by Accounting Today as one of the “top 100 most influential people in accounting,” Mr. Young has spent 40 years on the development and application of the laws and practices of financial reporting and regulation.
Spring 2022
Palumbo-Donahue School of Business | Duquesne University, Chris Rouhier
Senior Director of Admissions & Recruitment, Palumbo-Donahue School of Business
Duquesne University
Wealth Management Club:
“Becoming a Financial Advisor,” Nicholas Wojnar ’18
Equitable Advisors
Kevin Day ’10 Sheds a Light on Personal Finance
Kevin Day, CFA ® Vice President, Investment Executive
F.N.B. Investment Services
Marketing Mondays:
“Master Your Next Interview,” Sacha Milazzo Mercier
Co-founder & Director, G & M Fashion Career
“The Market for Fake Reviews on Amazon,” Davide Proserpio
Assistant Professor of Marketing & Business Administration
University of California, Marshall
Fall Semester 2021
“Growing Diversity in the Financial Services Sector” with Robert Marchman, Esq.
Senior Policy Advisor on Diversity and Inclusion at the U.S Securities and Exchange Commission
Financial Literacy & Certified Financial Analyst (CFA) Certification
Gene Natali ’01, CEO and co-founder of the fintech company, Troutwood
“Getting to Know the FDIC” with Brian Rosenberg
Supervisory Examiner, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Marketing Monday: “Agile Neuroscience: Using remote tools to capture immersive
consumer experiences”
Jorge Barraza, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of the Practice of Psychology
Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer at Immersion
Executive Female Talent and Managerial Inclusivity
An Interview with Paola Corna Pellegrini, CEO of Allianz Global Assistance in Milan, Italy and Allegheny President Hillary Link, moderated by Professor of Marketing Gaia Rancati
Marketing Monday :”Unleashing your most potent marketing asset: Your Capital S Story”
Paul Furiga, President & Chief Storyteller, Word Write
Spring Semester 2021
Marketing Monday with Kim Scochin ’10
https://sites.allegheny.edu/econ/2021/06/28/marketing-monday-with-kimberly-scochin-10/
Rachael Mauer, President
Students Explore International Business Opportunities with the German American Chamber of Commerce
Marketing Monday with Prof. Payal Trivedi
https://sites.allegheny.edu/econ/2021/04/15/marketing-monday-storytelling-in-marketing/
Fall Semester 2020
Fields Jackson, Jr. ’80
Making the Business Case for Diversity
Professor George Buhlman
Law Enforcement Leaders and the Racial Composition of Arrests
Julianne Dunn, Cleveland Federal Reserve Bank
Creating Good Policy at the Cleveland Reserve Bank
Isaac Gittens ’14
Denise Jones ’13
Special Events
Allegheny Fellows Interview Anne Gearan ’85, White House Correspondent for The Washington Post
Gene Sperling: Why Economic Dignity should be the North Star for Economic Policy
Marketing Monday Series
John Paul Marcantonio ’01
Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Gale Pacific Ltd.
Scott Morgan, President/Partner of Brunner, Inc.
How do Advertising Agencies Present Themselves to Clients?
Stephen Genco Ph.D.
Understanding Intuitive Marketing: 8 Mistakes Persuasive Marketing Makes
Spring Semester 2020
John Kutz ’83
Sales Director for Legg Mason
Jill Boughton
Founder and President of W2Worth Innovations
The “Whack a Mole” Syndrome: The Economic and Environmental Challenges of Managing Trash
Fall Semester 2019
J. Eric Jones
Operations Manager, Manufacturing & Warehouse Facility Management
Project Management in the Medical Device Industry
Michael Young ’78
Litigation Partner at Willkie Farr & Gallagher
What Were They Thinking? How Honest People Go Bad … A Little at a Time
Gene Natali ’01
CEO and Founder of Troutwood
Talking About Money and Taking Control: This Conversation isn’t Important – it’s Imperative
Chris Allison ’83
Entrepreneur in Residence
Plan Now for Life after Allegheny – Here’s Your Roadmap
Spring Semester 2019
Eileen Gallagher Webb ’06
Manager, Exempt Organization Tax Services at Ernst & Young LLP
Business with a Mission: Careers in the Non-Profit Sector
Fall Semester 2018
Stuart Armstrong ’81 & Blaine Aiken ’76
5 Star Wealth Manager & Executive Chairman Fi360
“Careers in Financial Planning”
Steve Gavatorta ’85
Speaker, Trainer, Coach, author of In Defense of Adversity
“High Impact Interviewing; How to Ace Your Next Interview and Reach Your Career Goals”
Jeffrey Ball
Scholar-in-residence at Stanford University’s Steyer-Taylor Center for Energy Policy and Finance, Stanford Law School
“Hot Cash: Why Saving the Planet is All About Making Money”
Norman Robertson
Economist
“What’s Our U.S. Economic Future?”
Steve Suchora ’10
Software Quality Engineer for Confluence Technologies
“Entrepreneurship, Technology and Graduate School”
Darren Koch ’99
Chief Product Officer, SAP-Ariba
“Big Data in Action: Real-time Pricing for Internet Travel”
“Learning to Lead: How Allegheny Shaped My Leadership Style”
Chris Allison ’83
Entrepreneur in Residence, Co-Director, Center for Business and Economics
“A Roadmap for Business and Economics”
Spring Semester 2017Evelyn Pendleton ’87VP Aetna Insurance“Health Insurance: Dynamic, Challenging and Never Boring” |
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Dr. Shruti RajagopalanAsst. Professor of Economics at Purchase College and Fellow at the Classic Liberal Institute at NYU School of Law“Governance without Government: The Case of Gurgaon, India” |
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Clayton Morris ’16Asset Manager for Sampson Morris Group and Partner in Gutz, a Kitesurfing Innovation Company“MBA, Real Estate, Entrepreneurship” |
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Jonathan White ’92Regional Director for East and Southern Africa at the National Cooperative Business Association CLUSA“Pathways to NGO Careers” |
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To view more speakers and topics from 2015 through 2017,
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Henry B. Tippie
Businessman and Philanthropist
A CBE Special Event (click on the link below for video):