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:

• Abbey, James - PhD Candidate, Smeal College of Business, Pennsylvania State University
  
• Adams, Charlie '02 - Senior Manager in Assurance and Business Advisory Services
• Albrecht, Michael '82 - Chief Development Officer, Love Advertising
• 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
• Anderson, Stephanie '89 - Managing Director, AlixPartners LLP
• Aplin III, Arch '80 - President and Owner, Buc-ee's
• 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
• Bailey, Katie '05 - Controller, Girl Scouts of San Jacinto County
• Baker, Jason '93 - Partner, Baker Katz
• Balakrishnan, Ramji - Professor of Accounting, Tippie College of Business, University of Iowa
• Balkema, John - Product Manager Core Components Group, Caterpillar
• Batten, Shelley '98 - Buyer, Academy Sports + Outdoors
• Beacham, Brooke '12 - Audit and Enterprise Risk Services, Deloitte
• Beasley, Tassy - Vice President of Planning, Stage Stores
• Beegle, Ariel '01 - QA Initiatives Leaders, H-E-B
• Bender, Steve '78 - Senior Vice President, CFO and Treasurer, Westlake Chemical
• Biefeld, Stephanie - College Recruiter, CGI Federal
• Bland, Ted - President, Golden Eagle Energy Inc.
• Blaschke, Randy '84 - Senior Manager, Hewlett-Packard
• Bishop, Rachel - Divisional Vice President of Merchandising Strategic Planning and Analysis, Walgreens
• Bishop, Stew '83 - President, Customer Marketing Group
• Bock, Gabe '03 - Radio Host, TexAgs
  
• Bonarrigo, Merrill '75 - Co-Founder, Messina Hof Winery
• Boone, Garrett - Co-Founder and Chairman Emeritus, The Container Store
• Borgan, Jeff '77 - Senior Vice President, Curtiss Wright Flow Control
• Bourquin, Yvonne '01 - Commercial Client Marketing Manager, Advanced Micro Devices
• Bowman, Giles - Senior Vice President for Merchandising - Building Materials, The Home Depot
• Briaud, Janet - President and CIO, Briaud Financial Advisors
• Brown, Eric - Senior Vice President, ProLogis
• Brown, Josh '06 - Technical Lead, ExxonMobil
• Buchan, Barbara - Division Quality and Lean Six Sigma Manager, 3M
• Burks, Kyle '05 - Founder and Owner, STR Marketplace
• Butler, Ed '78 - CFO, Stonegate Production
• 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
• Call, Andrew - Assistant Professor, Terry College of Business, University of Georgia
• Cameron, Blake '04 - Founder and President, TGBG Ventures LLC
• Camp, Mark '85 - Southwestern US Transfer Pricing Leader, Ernst & Young
• Campbell, Glen - Co-Founder and Executive Vice President, Lids Sports
• Cannizzaro, Tami '80 - Account Supervisor, SPM Communications
• Carcello, Anthony - Ernst & Young Professor, College of Business Administration, University of Tennessee
  
• Carvajal, Irma L. - Credit Executive, JPMorganChase
• Cashion, Tana - Vice President of Human Resources, Devon Energy
• Chen, Zhi-Long – Professor of Operations Management, Robert H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland
• Clites, Jonathan '04 - Senior Manager, SunGard Consulting Services
• 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
• Craig, Mark - Director of Analytics, RAPP
• Cronin, Ricky '05 - Director of Accounting Advisory, Services, KPMG
• Dangelmayr, Lauren '07 - Head of Transfer Pricing, Baker Hughes
• Dao, Diana '09 - Project Team Specialist, PricewaterhouseCoopers
• Darilmaz, Sarah - Associate Director of Marketing Intelligence, KBM Group
• Das, Smita '77 - Systems Manager, PepsiCo
• Dashiell, Jacalyn - Senior Sales Director, S&P Capital IQ
• 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 – Founder and Principal, Douthit Consulting
• Dukes, R.T. '05 - Director of Marketing, MineralWeb.com
• DuPlantis, Steve '83 - Senior Managing Director, CB Richard Ellis
• 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
• Farris, John - General Manager, Nucor Steel
• Fitzpatrick, William - Vice President of Learning, Organization Efectiveness and Change - Downstream, Shell
• Flenniken, Vicky - Store Manager, Macy's
• Flores, Henry - Learning Manager, Shell Oil Company
• Frederick, Dylan '08 - Brand Management, The Richards Group
• Fuentes, Alma - Brand Management Recruiter, The Richards Group
• 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
• Goodwin, Hunter '96 - Special Contributor, TexAgs
  
• Govindarajan, Vijay - Earl C. Daum 1924 Professor of International Business, Tuck School of Business, Dartmouth College
• 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, Monty - CEO, Rural Sourcing Inc.
• 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
• He, Xiuli - Assistant Professor of Operations Management, Belk College of Business, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
• 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
• Holubec, Mark '85 - Founder and CEO, Awful Good Restaurants LLC
• Hough, Gary - Principal, Q10 | Kinghorn, Driver, Hough & Co.
• Houghtaling, Greg '85 - Founding Partner, Vista Private Equity Group LP
• Howard, Terry - Director of Diversity, Texas Instruments
• Hughes, Dan '80 - Owner, Dan A. Hughes Company
• Jackson, Scott - Associate Professor, Darla Moore School of Business, University of South Carolina
• Jarzombek, Mike - Vice President of Meat Operations, H-E-B
• Jayachandran, Satish '99 - Francis M. Hipp Moore Distinguished Fellow and Professor of Marketing, Darla Moore School of Business, University of South Carolina
• Jenkins, Thomas '92 - Senior Vice President, UBS
• Jones, Stanton - Emerging Technology Analyst, Information Services Group
• Joyce, Jennifer '10 – Allocator, JCPenney
• Kakkar, Jatin '97 - Portfolio Manager, Q Investments
• Kemper, Kim '89 - Vice President of Marketing, Texas Farm Bureau Insurance
• Kenny, John - Executive Vice President and Head of Planning, Draftfcb Chicago
• Ketcherside, Benjamin '02 - Application Design Lead for Cross-Discipline Applications, ExxonMobil
• Keys, Barry - Engineering Manager, Ref-Chem LP
• Khan, Omar '08 - Analyst, Sendero Business Services
• Killion, Theo - President and CEO, Zale Corporation
• Kirchner, Derek '91 - Director of Product Safety and Quality Assurance, H-E-B
• Kiri, Karishma - Vice President of Digital Services, Resultrix
• Kocher, Ken - President, Lids Sports
• Koeijmans, John - Senior Vice President and Manager, Berkadia
• Kostamis, Dimitris - Assistant Professor, Kenan-Flagler Business School, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
• Kuehler, Vince '94 - Vice President of Footwear, Academy Sports + Outdoors
• Kumar, R.P. - Senior Vice President for Strategic Planning, Javelin Direct
• Laing, Diana - CFO and Secretary, Thomas Properties Group Inc.
• Lamb, Lauren '08 - Director of Product Management, Floor 22 Consulting
• Lampo, Christopher - Owner, Christopher's World Grille
• Landrum, Michael - Director of Talent Management, Spectra Energy
• Langston II, Willie '81 - Founding Partner, Avalon Advisors
• Large, Steve '90 - Executive Director of Ops Desktop Management, USAA
• Lauby, Joe - Director of Forecast and Replenishment, H-E-B
• Leonard, Kathy - President, Freeman+Leonard
• Leone, Andrew - Arthur P. Metzger Professor of Accounting, University of Miami School of Business Administration
• Leone, Brandon '06 - Football and Recruiting Analyst, TexAgs
• Lewis, Michael '96 - Chief of Staff, Quorum Business Solutions
• 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
• Liucci, Billy '98 - Senior Writer, Recuiting Analyst and Co-Owner, TexAgs
• Lopez, Derek '98 - Managing Director, LaSalle Investment Management
• Lopez, Thomas '02 - Human Relations, ExxonMobil
• Louis, Henock - KPMG Professor of Accounting, Smeal College of Business, Pennsylvania State University
• Lovering, Jeff '02 - Vice President and COO, Customer Marketing Group
• Mahmoud, Ahmed '87 – Senior Vice President, Hewlett-Packard
• Malcolm, Doug - Senior Sales Director, S&P Capital IQ
• Mannon, Dave - Sales Director, Altria
• Manz, Bob - Director, AlixPartners LLP
• Martin, Jennifer - Director of Marketing, 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
• Messer, Matthew '10 - Transfer Pricing Analyst, PricewaterhouseCoopers
• Messer, Robert '79 - CFO, American National Bank
• Miller, Bryan - Partner, National Appraisal Partners
• 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
• Morgan, Don '82 - HR Account Manager, Shell
• Mouser, Mike - Owner, ClientFIRST
• Muccio, Greg - Team Leader for Employment, People and Leadership Development, Southwest Airlines
• Mueller, Melissa '99 - Director of Human Resources for the Gulf Coast Region, H-E-B
• Mulcahy, Mike '86 - President and COO, Bridgeway Capital Management
• Mullings, Chris - KPMG
• Natsios, Andrew - Executive Professor, George Bush School of Government and Public Service, Texas A&M University
• Newkham, Mike - Unit Director, H-E-B
• Ort, Stephanie - Merchandise Planner, JCPenney
• Ovelmen, Karyn - Executive Vice President and CFO, LyondellBasell
• Ozment, Ron - Director of Supply Chain, H-E-B
• Paletta, Louis '78 - Executive Vice President and Director of Investor Relations, Lone Star Funds
• Paradis, David '90- Global Business Director, Tyco Flow Control
• Parker, Stephen '88 - Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers
• Parrott, Kelli Peck - Director, Student Affairs Administration in Higher Education Program, Texas A&M University
• Patel, Chetan - Manager, PricewaterhouseCoopers
• Patterson, Liz - Director of Finance and Operations for Storage Products, Texas Instruments
• Paul, Eric - Executive Director of Executive Talent Solutions, Dell
• Perry, Rick '72 - Governor, State of Texas
• Peters, Sarah '09 - QA Initiatives Leaders, H-E-B
• Petrena, Jill - Director, PricewaterhouseCoopers
• Pierce, Joshua '01 - Founder, Socratic Ventures
• Pope, Lawrence - Executive Vice President of Administration and CHRO, Halliburton
• Proske, Tasha '03 - Learning and Organizational Development, Anadarko Petroleum
• Pruitt, Thomas – Enterprise Architecture Consultant, Dell
• Putnam, Karen - Campus Recruiting Manager, PricewaterhouseCoopers
• Raby, Nick - Principal, PricewaterhouseCoopers
• Rajgopal, Shivaram – Schaefer Chaired Professor in Accounting, Goizueta Business School, Emory University
• Ramey, Jason '95 - National Managing Partner, Grant Thornton LLP
• Ramey, William '95 - Managing Partner, Ramey & Browning PLLC
• Ramsower, Scott '02 - Senior Associate, Teach Retirement System of Texas
• Ranta, Dan - Director of Knowledge Sharing, ConocoPhillips
• 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
• Reichman, Erik '86 - Vice President, Dell Financial Services
• Reynolds, Steve '88 - President, The R Group
• Richter, Stephen - Executive Vice President and CFO, Weingarten Realty
• Rickard, James - Author, Currency Wars: The Making of the Next Global Crisis
• Rippstein, Spencer '99 - Manging Director, Simmons & Company
• Riodan, Mark - Vice President and Marketing and Brand Management, 12th Man Foundation
• Robertson, Casey Jo '06 - HR and Recruiting Senior Specialist, Protiviti
• Rodecap, Carla - Senior Vice President of Human Resources, Lids Sports
• Rose, Matthew - Chairman, President and CEO, BNSF Railway Company
• Ruzo, Andres '83 - CEO, Link America
• Sauter, John - Director of Meat Procurement, H-E-B
• Sawicki, Mariel '08 - Marketing Manager, Customer Marketing Group
• Schwarzbach, Stephen '85 - Private Wealth Advisor, Morgan Stanley
• Sherwood, Donnie '78 – Managing Director, Integra Realty Resources
• Shows, Kevin '87 - GIS Architect, Anadarko Petroleum
• Smith, Holland '94 - Principal and Partner, Fowler Property Acquisitions
• Smith, Katie '07 - WW Corporate Recruiter, Apple
• Smith, Matt - Senior Real Estate Director, Walmart
• 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
• Speck, Tim - First Vice President and Regional Manager, Marcus & Millichap
• Spencer, Vicky - Vice President for E-Commerce, Zale Corporation
• Spigel, Mallory '10 - Forensic Accounting and Dispute Services Senior, Ernst & Young
• Stallard, Joe '91 – Vice President for Human Resources, Sewell Automotive
• Stallings, Kelly - Business Solution Manager, Waste Management
• Stanfield, Devin - Associate Systems Analyst, Noble Energy
• Stolarski, Jim '83 - Retired
• Stone, Shellie - Senior Manager for International Human Resources, Halliburton
• Stropp, Hunter '96 - Co-President, THL Credit Inc.
• Sudhir, K. - James L. Frank '32 Professor of Private Enterprise Management and Professor of Marketing, Yale School of Management
• Sun, Amy - Assistant Professor of Accounting, Smeal College of Business, Pennsylvania State University
• Taylor, Roger '92 - Divisional Vice President and Divisional Merchandising Manager, JCPenney
• Telg, Kenneth '73 - Regional President, Wells Fargo
• 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
• Thomson, Carr '92 - Senior Real Estate Manager, Academy Sports + Outdoors
• Thornton, Gabe '03 - Vice President of Finance and Strategic Planning, Academy Sports + Outdoors
• Threadgill, Monique '90 - President, Owner and Founder, MOSAK Advertising and Insights 
• Tiffan, Dianne - Buyer, Academy Sports + Outdoors
• Tillinghast, Sam - Co-President and Chief Risk Officer, THL Credit Inc.
• Tippit, John '88 - Managing Director, Mays Family Enterprises
• Tomlin, Brian - Associate Professor of Business Administration, Tuck School of Business, Dartmouth College
  
• Tomlin, Todd '93 - Partner, Turnbridge Capital
• Torres, Arnold '85 - CEO, Daystar Television Network
• Turner, John - Associate Dean of Student Development, Lone Star College System
• Valentine, Claire '11 - Brand Management, The Richards Group
• Van Zandt, Matt '09 - South Central Region Staffer, College Golf Fellowship
• Velasco, Frank III '92 - Director of Promotions and Promotion Strategy, Lopez Negrete Communications
• Veihmeyer, John - Chairmand and CEO, KPMG LLP
• Villarreal, Cathy - College Recruiting and Relocation Manager, Stage Stores
• Wakefield, Christine '07 - Demand Analyst, ConocoPhillips
• Wall, Austin '10 - Financial Services Audit Associate, KPMG
• Warden, Peter '06 - Men's Basketball Internal Operations, Texas A&M University
• Warren, Mike - Director of Corporate Merchandising and Grocery for the Houston Division, H-E-B
• Washer, Tim '89 - Social Media Manager, Cisco Systems
• Weigand, Courtney '07 - Senior Economist, Internal Revenue Service
• 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
• Williamson, Michael - Associate Professor, McCombs School of Business, University of Texas at Austin
• Wiseman, Nick '03 - HR Integration Leader, General Electric
• Wright, Andie - Management Consultant, Convectus Solutions
• Wright, Austin - Vice President Account Director, RAPP
• Wright, Laura – Senior Vice President and CFO, Southwest Airlines
• Wright, Sherman '92 - Co-Founder and Managing Partner, commonground
• Yocum, Mark - Corporate HR Manager, Caterpillar
• Zale, Donald '55 - Director and Chairman Emeritus, M.B. and Edna Zale Foundation