Executive Speakers - 2012

Each year, former students, business executives and internationally renowned scholars visit Mays Business School to share their insights with faculty and students. The experience and wisdom imparted by these guest speakers play a critical role in the development of the next generation of Aggie business leaders.

The following have visited Mays so far this year:

• Adams, Charlie '02 - Senior Manager in Assurance and Business Advisory Services
• Alcock, Jim - Senior Facility Leader for Transportation, H-E-B
• Alfaro, Kelly '04 - Buyer, Academy Sports + Outdoors
• Allen, Brent '06 - Solutions Lifestyle Marketing Manager, Hewlett-Packard
• Alonso, Juan - Regional Vice President for Houston West Region and Mi Tienda Division, H-E-B
• Anderson, Ric – President and CEO, Anderson Brand
• Atkins, J.R. '85 - Chief Client Strategist, Aria
• Atkins, Tony - Unit Director, H-E-B
• Auslander, Rob - Corporate Vice President for Global Logistics, Trade Compliance and Order Fulfillment, AMD
• Balakrishnan, Ramji - Professor of Accounting, Tippie College of Business, University of Iowa
• Balkema, John - Product Manager Core Components Group, Caterpillar
• Batten, Shelley '98 - Buyers, Academy Sports + Outdoors
• Beegle, Ariel '01 - QA Initiatives Leaders, H-E-B
• Bender, Steve '78 - Senior Vice President, CFO and Treasurer, Westlake Chemical
• Bishop, Rachel - Divisional Vice President of Merchandising Strategic Planning and Analysis, Walgreens
• Boone, Garrett - Co-Founder and Chairman Emeritus, The Container Store
• Borgan, Jeff '77 - Senior Vice President, Curtiss Wright Flow Control
• Buchan, Barbara - Division Quality and Lean Six Sigma Manager, 3M
• Byrne, Bill – Director of Athletics, Texas A&M University
• Byrum, Kimberly '91 – Senior Director, Alvarez and Marsal
• Cade, Justin '03 - Natural Gas Liquids Distribution Manager, BP
• Campbell, Glen - Co-Founder and Executive Vice President, Lids Sports
• Cannizzaro, Tami '80 - Account Supervisor, SPM Communications
• Carvajal, Irma L. - Credit Executive, JPMorganChase
• Chen, Zhi-Long – Professor of Operations Management, Robert H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland
• Coleman, Brandon '78 - CEO, Big Picture Thinking
• Comer, Collin '98 - Vice President, Hunt Realty
• Cook, Jason - Vice President of Marketing and Communications, Texas A&M University
• Corley, Cassandra - Manager, ConocoPhillips
• Dao, Diana '09 - Project Team Specialist, PricewaterhouseCoopers
• Dausy, Elaine '07 - Marketing Specialist, FedEx
• Davis, Josh '94 - Founding Partner, Stellus Capital Management
• Davis, Larry '95 - Director of Planning and Analysis, H-E-B
• Davis, Roger '84 - Senior Vice President, Bank of America
• Di Paolo, Nadia - Lecturer, University of Naples
• Douthit, Missy '88 – Nonprofit Marketing Consultant
• Eckhart, Marc - Regional Manager, Barnes and Noble College Booksellers
• Elders, Perry L. - Senior Vice President and CFO, McDermott International
• Engebretson, Lauren '07 - Product Marketing Manager, Hewlett-Packard
• Flores, Henry - Learning Manager, Shell Oil Company
• Gaur, Vishal - Associate Professor of Operations Management, Johnson Graduate School of Management, Cornell University
• Gibbs, Thomas - PMO Team Manager, Chevron
• Gillespie, Sam '81 - Executive VP and COO, Behringer Harvard
• Graham, Doyle Jr. '81 - President and CEO, Valencia Group
• Gonzales, Joe - Regional Merchant for Market for Houston Division, H-E-B
• Guenther, David - Scharpf Professor of Accounting, Charles H. Lundquist College of Business, University of Oregon
• Hall, Jody '87 - Director of Global Sourcing, H-E-B
• Hall, Rob '89 - Gulf Coast Regional Vice President and General Manager, H-E-B
• Hamilton, Rebecca - Associate Professor of Marketing, Robert H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland
• Harper, Cathy '99 - Director of Online Marketing, MisterArt.com
• Hatfield, Richard '89 - Ernst & Young Professor of Accounting, Culverhouse College of Commerce, University of Alabama
• Hayman, Sterling '96 - Client Services Director, TracyLocke Advertising
• Heffernan, Sondra '08 - Marketing Assistant, Freeman+Leonard
• Hinckley, Shane - Assistant Vice President of Business Development, Texas A&M University
• Hnatt, Mike '91 - President and Founder, Gladstone Inc.
• Hollinden, Christine '87 – President, Hollinden Professional Services Marketing
• Hollowell, John '79 – Executive Vice President for Deep Water Upstream Americas, Shell Energy Resources
• Hough, Gary - Principal, Q10 | Kinghorn, Driver, Hough & Co.
• Houghtaling, Greg '85 - Founding Partner, Vista Private Equity Group LP
• Hughes, Dan '80 - Owner, Dan A. Hughes Company
• Jarzombek, Mike - Vice President of Meat Operations, H-E-B
• Jenkins, Thomas '92 - Senior Vice President, UBS
• Joyce, Jennifer '10 – Allocator, JCPenney
• Kemper, Kim '89 - Vice President of Marketing, Texas Farm Bureau Insurance
• Keys, Barry - Engineering Manager, Ref-Chem LP
• Killion, Theo - President and CEO, Zale Corporation
• Kirchner, Derek '91 - Director of Product Safety and Quality Assurance, H-E-B
• Kocher, Ken - President, Lids Sports
• Kostamis, Dimitris - Assistant Professor, Kenan-Flagler Business School, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
• Lamb, Lauren '08 - Assistant Director of Digital Audience Development, The Dallas Morning News
• Lampo, Christopher - Owner, Christopher's World Grille
• Leonard, Kathy - President, Freeman+Leonard
• Libby, Robert - David A. Thomas Professor of Management and Professor of Accounting, Johnson Graduate School of Management, Cornell University
• Liberto, Tony '86 - President, Ricos Products Company
• Mahmoud, Ahmed '87 – Senior Vice President, Hewlett-Packard
• Mannon, Dave - Sales Director, Altria
• Martin, Jennifer - Marketing Manager, Texas A&M Athletics
• McClelland, Scott - President of Houston Division, H-E-B
• McClellan, John - Vice President for Operations, Jacobs
• McGargill, Courtney  - Store Manager, The Buckle
• McMahon, John – Advisor, Shell Oil Company
• Mebane, David '98 – Owner, Fat Bike Tours and Spoons Yogurt
• Miller, Terrell '99 - President and Founder, Cattlesoft.com
• Moede, Austin - Financial Manager, H-E-B
• Moore, Justin '03 - Associate Athletic Director for Football, Texas A&M University
• Moore, Steve '79 - Vice Chancellor for Marketing and Communications, Texas A&M University System
• Mouser, Mike - Owner, ClientFIRST
• Mueller, Melissa '99 - Director of Human Resources for the Gulf Coast Region, H-E-B
• Newkham, Mike - Unit Director, H-E-B
• Ort, Stephanie - Merchandise Planner, JCPenney
• Ozment, Ron - Director of Supply Chain, H-E-B
• Paradis, David '90- Global Business Director, Tyco Flow Control
• Parker, Stephen '88 - Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers
• Peters, Sarah '09 - QA Initiatives Leaders, H-E-B
• Pierce, Joshua '01 - Founder, Socratic Ventures
• Proske, Tasha '03 - Operations Manager, Alvarez and Marsal
• Pruitt, Thomas – Enterprise Architecture Consultant, Dell
• Rajgopal, Shivaram – Schaefer Chaired Professor in Accounting, Goizueta Business School, Emory University
• Ramsower, Scott '02 - Senior Associate, Teach Retirement System of Texas
• Raskopf, Karen - Senior Vice President of Corporate Communications, Dunkin' Brands
• Ray, Gerald '54 - Founder and Chairman, Gerald L. Ray and Associates Ltd
• Redman, Sue '80 - President, Redman Advisors LLC
• Richter, Stephen - Executive Vice President and CFO, Weingarten Realty
• Rickard, James - Author, Currency Wars: The Making of the Next Global Crisis
• Riodan, Mark - Vice President and Marketing and Brand Management, 12th Man Foundation
• Rodecap, Carla - Senior Vice President of Human Resources, Lids Sports
• Rose, Matthew - Chairman, President and CEO, BNSF Railway Company
• Sauter, John - Director of Meat Procurement, H-E-B
• Sherwood, Donnie '78 – Managing Director, Integra Realty Resources
• Spencer, Vicky - Vice President for E-Commerce, Zale Corporation
• Smith, Michael - Interim Director, West Campus Library and Policy Science & Economics Library, Texas A&M University
• South, Dave - "Voice of the Aggies", Texas A&M Radio Network
• Stallard, Joe '91 – Vice President for Human Resources, Sewell Automotive
• Stolarski, Jim '83 - Retired
• Stone, Shellie - Senior Manager for International Human Resources, Halliburton
• Sudhir, K. - James L. Frank '32 Professor of Private Enterprise Management and Professor of Marketing, Yale School of Management
• Taylor, Roger '92 - Divisional Vice President and Divisional Merchandising Manager, JCPenney
• Tellis, Gerard - Neely Chair of American Enterprise and Professor of Marketing, Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California
• Thatcher, Michele '86 - CPO of Frito-Lay North America, PepsiCo
• Tiffan, Dianne - Buyers, Academy Sports + Outdoors
• Tippit, John '88 - Managing Director, Mays Family Enterprises
• Tomlin, Todd '93 - Partner, Turnbridge Capital
• Turner, John - Partner, Associate Dean of Student Development, Lone Star College System
• Velasco, Frank III '92 - Director of Promotions and Promotion Strategy, Lopez Negrete Communications
• Veihmeyer, John - Chairmand and CEO, KPMG LLP
• Wakefield, Christine '07 - Demand Analyst, ConocoPhillips
• Warren, Mike - Director of Corporate Merchandising and Grocery for the Houston Division, H-E-B
• Washer, Tim '89 - Social Media Manager, Cisco Systems
• Welsh, Mark '01 – Director, EnCap Investments LP
• West, Kobe '04 - Relationship Manager, HSBC
• Westerfeld, Adam '99 - Senior Allocation Manager, JCPenney
• White, Rich - Unit Director, H-E-B
• Willenborg, Michael - Richard F. Kochanek Professor of Accounting, University of Connecticut School of Business
• Wright, Andie - Management Consultant, Convectus Solutions
• Wright, Laura – Senior Vice President and CFO, Southwest Airlines
• Zale, Donald '55 - Director and Chairman Emeritus, M.B. and Edna Zale Foundation