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The Kravis Leadership Institute sponsors a variety of on-campus speakers to discuss wide ranging topics of leadership.

2007 - 2008

2006 -  2007

• September 20, 2006, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., environmentalist and head of the Waterkeeper Alliance spoke at the Athenaeum.
   
• October 4, 2006, Jackie Joyner-Kersee, Olympic Medalist and Founder of the Jackie Joyner-Kersee Youth Foundation, spoke at the Athenaeum.
   
• October 25, 2006, Joanne Cuilla, Professor at the Jepsen School of Leadership at the University of Richmond, spoke at KLI Advisory Board Member Nicholas Warner’s class at CMC.
   
• November 9, 2006, Cynthia Cooper, Former VP at WorldCom, spoke at the Athenaeum, addressing moral failures and the tragedy of people and crisis.
   
• November 15, 2006, Roy Prosterman, recipient of the inaugural Henry R.Kravis Prize in Leadership, spoke at the Athenaeum.
   
• January 29, 2007, David DeCremer, Social Psychology Professor from Tilberg University, spent two days speaking to students, professors, and at the Athenaeum. He visited as part of KLI’s ongoing Young Leadership Scholars Series. 
   
• February 24, 2007, Howard Gardner, a keynote speaker at the 17th Annual Kravis-de Roulet conference, gave a lecture on “Positioning Future Leaders on the Good Work Track”. The luncheon event was held at the Marian Miner Cook Athenaeum.
   
• March 29, 2007, Fazle Abed, 2007 winner of the Henry R. Kravis Award in Leadership spoke at a luncheon event at the Athenaeum. Abed is the founder of one of the worlds, largest development organizations, and provides leadership in microfinance, health education, and social development.

  KLI supports the UNOVA President’s Leaders Forum 2006-2007
   

•  October 4, 2006, William J. Curtis, P ’07, Chairman and CEO of CurtCo Media Labs, LLC.
   

•  November 15, 2006, Roy Prosterman, Founder of the Rural Development Institute and Inaugural Kravis Prize Recipient.

2005 -  2006

• March 30, 2006, Jonathan Rosenberg, '83, Vice President of Product Management at Google, visited the Claremont McKenna campus as part of the UNOVA President's Leaders Forum and spoke on "Perspectives on Product Innovation and Technology: A Silicon Valley Insider's Report".
   

• March 24, 2006,  Jane Swift, former Massachusetts Governor addressed the 25 Kravis Leadership Institute Leadership Sequence graduates at their recognition luncheon.
   

• February 24, 2006, Joseph Rost, Professor of Emeritus of Education, University of San Diego, a keynote speaker at the 16th Annual Kravis-de Roulet conference, gave a luncheon lecture on Followership: An Outmoded Concept.
   

• January 30, 2006, Gerben van Kleef, Assistant Professor of Social Psychology, University of Amsterdam, spoke of "The Interpersonal Effects of Emotions in Organizations: The Emotions as a Social Information (EASI) Model".
   

• November 16, 2005, Marc Brody, '83, Founder of U.S. China Environmental Fund (USCEF), presented An Entrepreneurial Model for Conserving the Giant Pandas: How a CMC Alumnus and the Roberts Environmental Center are Making a Difference.
   

• November 14, 2005, Jay Conger was installed as the inaugural Kravis Research Professor in Leadership Studies endowed by Trustee Henry R. Kravis '67, founding partner, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Company. Following the ceremony, Conger, a world expert on interpersonal and organizational communication, executive coaching, leadership development and program design, spoke about "Why CEO's Fail".
   

• September 29, 2005 - Claremont McKenna College Development Office
  Neal Dempsey, Managing General Partner, Bay Partners, visited Claremont McKenna College as a UNOVA President's Leaders Forum speaker. Mr. Dempsey is a CMC Trustee and member of the KLI Advisory Board. A welcome breakfast was held at the President's house with eleven students in attendance followed by a video taped interview conducted by Maggie Fromm. Approximately 25 people attended the luncheon presentation at the new Claremont Boulevard offices.

2004 -  2005

• April 2005, Bruce Avolio, chair of the organizational behavior division of the Academy of Management and Clifton Chair in Leadership at the University of Nebraska at Lincoln, .  He is an expert on leadership with research on authentic leadership development.
   

• February 26, 2005, Mitchell Lee Marks, addressed the 15th Annual Kravis-de Roulet Leadership Conference attendees as keynote luncheon speaker, presenting the topic "Workplace Recovery after Major Organization Transition: Best Practices in Leading Organizational Change."
   

• February 25, 2005, Joanne Ciulla, professor and Coston Family Chair in leadership and ethics, Jepson School of Leadership Studies, University of Richmond, spoke on "Leadership in a Morally Divided World" at the speaker dinner kick-off of the 15th Annual Kravis-de Roulet Leadership Conference.
   

• February 24, 2005, Gregory J. Boyle, S.J. is a Jesuit priest and founder/director of Homeboy Industries/Jobs for a Future, Los Angeles, an employment referral center for at-risk youth. Father Boyle presented a talk entitled "Tattoos on the Heart: Empowering Those for Whom Hope is Foreign."
   

• December 2004, General Eric Shinseki, a U.S. Army General, who received two Purple Hearts and four Bronze Star Medals for his service in Vietnam.
   

• November 2004, James Maroosis, a business professor at Fordham University's Graduate School of Business Administration spoke about Leadership, Management and the Reconstruction of the Liberal Arts.
   

• October 2004, Odir Pereira, founder and president of the Leadership Institute of Brazil (Instituto de Lideranca do Brazil or ILB)presented a luncheon address on "Self-Leadership in a Changing World: A Brazilian Perspective."
   

2003 -  2004

• April 2004, David Smith, of Mobilizing America's Youth, addressed the Civic Leadership Class.
   

• January 28, 2004 Coleen M Rowley, an FBI special agent, is the author of the 13-page letter to FBI Director Robert Mueller about pre-9/11 evidence of terrorist activity.  Ms. Rowley based her remarks on Mark Twain's statement, "Always do right--this will gratify some and astonish the rest." This event was held in the Marian Miner Cook Athenaeum.
   

• October 13, 2003 Paul Rogat Loeb, associated scholar, Seattle Center for Ethical Leadership, and board chair of Washington's Peace and Justice Alliance spoke at the Athenaeum about social leadership and commitment and his book Soul of a Citizen: Living with Conviction in a Cynical Time. www.soulofacitizen.org.

2002 -  2003  - Marian Miner Cook Athenaeum

• April 3, 2003 Stuart Schram, research associate, Fairbank Center for East Asian Research, Harvard University, author of Mao's Road to Power: Revolutionary Writings 1912-1949, National Revolution and Social Revolution December 1920-June 1927 (1995) and The Thought of Mao Tse-Tung (1989), discussed Mao's China: Before, During, and After.
   

• March 10, 2003 Thomas Metcalf, professor of history and Indian studies, U.C. Berkeley, author of Ideologies of the Raj (1995) and An Imperial Vision: Indian Architecture and Britain's Raj (1989), discussed "Gandhi: Imperialist, Nationalist, Hindu?"
   

• January 30, 2003 Peter Olney, Associate Director of the Institute for Labor and Employment, has extensive experience in labor conflict and negotiations. He discussed "Conflict Management and Resolution: Labor and Unions", and offered insightful information on labor conflicts and the use of the Taft-Hartley Act by the federal government.
   

• September 17, 2002 William Black, discussed "The Myths about the S&L Debacle and the Ongoing Financial Scandals." William Black's research and writings deal with criminal justice policy issues such as white-collar crime, financial institutions, savings and loan industry reform, public corruption and public finance. Black is assistant professor, LBJ School of Public Affairs, University of Texas at Austin, and visiting scholar at the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics, Santa Clara University.
   

2001 - 2002 - Marian Miner Cook Athenaeum

• February 23, 2002 Joanne Ciulla, professor of leadership and ethics, Jepson School of Leadership Studies, presented the keynote Kravis-de Roulet conference luncheon address "Ethical Challenges of Leaders in Nonprofit Organizations."
   

• February 22, 2002 Stephen Dobbs, adjunct professor of humanities, San Francisco State University; executive vice president, Bernard Osher Foundation; presented the keynote address "Strategies for Meeting the Nonprofit Challenge" at the 12th Annual Kravis-de Roulet Conference luncheon.
   

• February, 2002 K. M. Thiagarajan leant his expertise to the Kravis Leadership Institute for an intensive week as Leader-in-Residence during February. Among scheduled activities were a formal presentation at the Athenaeum, a speech at the International Place of the Claremont Colleges, and the presentation of a paper at the 12th annual Kravis-de Roulet Conference.
   

• November 12, 2001 Patrick Lencioni '87, founder and president of The Table Group, a management consulting firm, discussed his book The Five Temptations of a CEO.
   

• October 4, 2001 Maya Ajmera, founder, Global Fund for Children, talked about "Social Entrepreneurship and Venture Philanthropy: The Evolution of the Global Fund for Children."
   

• September 25, 2001 Vincent Bugliosi, former Los Angeles deputy district attorney, author of Helter Skelter, Outrage, and The Betrayal of America: How the Supreme Court Undermined the Constitution and Chose Our President spoke about "Psychology and the Law."
   

2000 - 2001

• February 27, 2001 Legendary basketball coach John Wooden received this year's Henry Kravis Outstanding Leadership Award in a ceremony held at Claremont McKenna College's Athenaeum. The theme of the evening was "A Celebration of Leadership and Mentoring." 
   

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  1999 - 2000 - Marian Miner Cook Athenaeum

• March 2000 Stanley Gold, president and CEO, Shamrock Holdings, Inc., "On Leadership"
   

• February 26, 2000 Reggie Jackson, Baseball Hall of Fame member, author of Inside Hitting (1975) and co-author of Reggie: The Autobiography (1984),  and Fran Pirrozzolo, New York Yankees' Team Psychologist, presented the keynote luncheon address "The Role of Parents and Coaches in Developing Leadership in Athletics" at the Kravis sponsored Certified Coaching Workshop.
   

• February 24, 2000 Mac Bledsoe, father of NFL quarterback Drew Bledsoe, "The Role of Parents and Coaches in Developing Leadership in Athletics" presented the keynote luncheon address  as part of the 10th annual Kravis-de Roulet Leadership Conference.
   

• February 21, 2000 Lisa Fernandez, member of the 1996 and 2000 USA Olympic Softball teams, and winner of a gold medal in the 1999 Pan American Games, spoke at an Athenaeum dinner as part of the Kravis-de Roulet 10th annual conference.

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