Insights from Experts Speaker Series
Bringing entrepreneurs, executives, and industry professionals to campus to share their insights and experiences and giving students a real-world take on classroom learning.
Formerly The Practitioners’ Perspective Series, these talks allow students to meet and network with business leaders—giving them a unique, learning experience. Our speakers come from a variety of industries—from banking and finance to health care, marketing and e-commerce, hi-tech and entertainment.
Past Speakers
Isiah Hall ’06, MBA ’08 Director of Compliance & Programmatic Oversight, National Urban League
Anthony Pelicano, Chief Human Resources Officer, Catholic Health Services
Matthew Tesoriero, BBA ’07, Co-Founder & CEO at GUAC SHOP Mexican Grill
Ismael Voltaire, MA ’19, CEO and Co-Founder of Voltaire Business Consulting
Rayan Almathhur, MS ’19, Co-Founder of Voltaire Business Consulting
Dimitri Tsopanakos, Head of Investment Management Data and Risk Analytics, Deloitte, UK
William Ampofo, Vice President Supply Chain, Boeing Global Services
Michael Sammis, President, Universal Publishing Production Music
Kwami Adu-Gyamfi, Vice President, Business Development and Strategy US Wholesale and Investment Banking, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group
Jack Schnirman, Comptroller, Nassau County
Mickey Paxton, Executive Creative Director and Integrated Brand Builder
Deborah Zawisca, Vice President Research and Consulting, Novarica
Russell Safirstein, Partner in Charge of Anchin Digital Risk Solutions and President of Redpoint Cybersecurity, Anchin
Don LaFrance, Vice President of Logistics and Supply Chain Solutions, 1-800-FLOWERS
Stan Stone, CEO & Founder, Greystone
John Constanzo, President & CEO, LDK Consultants
Kevin McSweeney, President, Telephonics
Dana Samuel ‘90, Global International Team Lead and Assignment Manager, The Bank of New York Melon
Fotios Piniros, Managing Director, Morgan Stanley’s Private Wealth Management
Mickey Paxton, Executive Creative Director and Integrated Brand Builder
Peter Yacobellis ’05, Director of Business Planning for the Chief Marketing Officer, American Express
Suhit Gupta, Chief Information Officer for the Solutions division, The Carlyle Group
Valerie Calabro, Senior Director of Organizational Development, Veeco Instruments, Inc.
Joshua Shek, MS ’11, MBA ’12, Vice President, Morgan Stanley
Svetla Marinova, Vice President of Innovation Management, APG Asset Management USA
Curtiss Jacobs, Co-founder and Managing Partner, Uptown Advisory Group LLC (UAG)
Randall Leach, Global Solutions Director, Healthcare Customer Solutions, UPS
Nicholas Iadevaio, Vice President of Corporate Human Resources, L’Oreal USA
Janet Mirasola, Managing Director, Sucden Securities
Brian Stegman, Attorney, Hoxie & Associates
Antonia Donohue, Attorney, Jaspan Schlesinger LLP
William Fuessler, Global Consulting Leader of Finance, Risk and Fraud, IBM
Krupa Koestline, Chief Product Officer, Pure Essentials
Tanweer Ansari, Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, The First National Bank of Long Island
Michael Graziano, Managing Director of the Ethics & Compliance, BNP Paribas
Lenny Achan, Chief Innovation Officer, Hospital for Special Surgery
Perry Woo, Attorney, Hoffman & Baron LLC
Jeffrey Horowitz, Managing Director and Market Head for Relationship Management for Corporate, Government and Non-for-Profit Segments, Bank of New York Mellon
Marc Strachan, Vice President-Corporate Relations, Constituent Affairs, Diageo
William Faraday, Senior Environment Sustainability, Occupational Health & Safety Executive, Colgate-Palmolive
Annette Marinaccio, Associate Vice President of Business Development, Northwell Health
Jonathon Holtz, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Winholt Equipment Group
Lee Cheatham, Ph.D., Director-Strategic Partnership Office, Brookhaven National Laboratory
Irene Quarshie, Vice President, Product Quality and Responsible Sourcing, Target
Loretta Cangialosi, Senior Vice President and Controller at Pfizer, Inc.
Sharon Klugewicz, President-Americas Region, Chembio Diagnostics
Akhil Gupta, Formerly Chairman, Blackstone India
Ron Robinson, Managing Director, Influence Nation
Kim Petry, Chief Financial Officer, Paxos
Participate or Sponsor
If you would like to take part in this program or sponsor the upcoming year’s lecture series in whole or in part, please contact us.