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The Leadership Dinner Series
VPGE is pleased to sponsor a series of leadership dinners for groups of 15 graduate students interested in learning more about how to lead. Each evening will include a reception, dinner and informal discussion with a proven leader from various arenas. This is a great opportunity to talk in a casual setting with individuals who have had a major impact in a variety of settings, ranging from business to government, philanthropy and education.
Dinners will be at the Stanford Faculty Club from 5 – 8 p.m. and will be co-hosted by Dr. Bernadine Chuck Fong, President Emerita of Foothill College.
Sign up for Leadership Dinners HERE. You will be asked to rank your top three choices. Space is limited, and students who are accepted will be asked for a $50 check to serve as a cancellation deposit. Checks will only be cashed if an invitee does not attend the dinner.
Leadership Dinners, 2012-2013
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Thursday, October 25, 2012 (rescheduled from Oct. 30) 5 - 8 p.m. at the Stanford Faculty Club Sign-ups close Oct. 11 |
Chris BlockCEO, American Leadership Forum, Silicon Valley Chris Block is the Chief Executive Officer of American Leadership Forum – Silicon Valley. Chris is also a Class XVI ALF Senior Fellow and has served on the Board of Directors since 2007. Prior to joining ALF, Chris was involved in affordable housing for more than 20 years in Silicon Valley. He was the Executive Director of Charities Housing from its inception in 1989 until joining ALF in 2009. Chris is also a Fellow in the Kellogg National Leadership Program. He holds a Master’s in Counseling Psychology and a Bachelor’s in Philosophy from the University of Notre Dame. |
Wednesday, November 28, 2012 5 - 8 p.m. at the Stanford Faculty Club Sign-ups close Nov. 11 |
Fred GibbonsEntrepreneur, Investor, Artist, Lecturer, School of Engineering Fred Gibbons holds a BS and MS degree in EE/CS from the University of Michigan and an MBA from Harvard Business School. He is the recipient of alumni of the year award from Michigan and 20th Century American Leader award from Harvard Business School. His professional career began at Hewlett Packard followed by several successful startups including CEO of Software Publishing Corporation (SPCO) and new venture investing in companies including Electronic Arts and Yahoo. He currently teaches Business Management to EE/CS students in EE204, is on boards of several Silicon Valley companies and continues to participate in the incubation process of startup companies. Fred Gibbons is also a recognized California Plein Air painter |
Tuesday, January 15, 2013 5 - 8 p.m. at the Stanford Faculty Club Sign-ups close Dec. 16 |
Cathy CasserlyPresident, Creative Commons Catherine M. Casserly is CEO of Creative Commons. Cathy’s career is dedicated to openness, and particularly to leveraging possibilities at the boundaries of formal and informal learning to equalize educational opportunity. She has been a long-time advocate of open educational resources (OER). As the Director of the OER Initiative at The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation she managed investments totaling more than $100 million to harness the efficiency and effectiveness of knowledge sharing worldwide. At the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, Cathy spearheaded work in the areas of transparency and technology as a Senior Partner and the Vice President of Innovation and Open Networks. With the extended Carnegie team she launched a continuous performance improvement system to create alternative mathematics pathways for community college students. Cathy has been instrumental in supporting many young organizations and currently sits on the Startl board, the Peer-2-Peer University board and serves on the advisory committee for MIT OpenCourseWare and the University of the People. She earned her Ph.D. in the economics of education from Stanford University and a B.A. in mathematics from Boston College. . |
Wednesday, February 20, 2013 5 - 8 p.m. at the Stanford Faculty Club Sign-ups close Feb. 3 |
Mike SmithFormer Program Officer, Hewlett Foundation, Under Secretary of Education, Dean Emeritus, Stanford School of Education Marshall (Mike) S. Smith is currently a visiting scholar at The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. Prior to that Mike had been the Under Secretary of the Department of Education since 1993. As Under Secretary, Smith has been a key player in helping define the Administration's education agenda, which focuses on the need to raise educational achievement for all students and increase their opportunities to pursue postsecondary education and lifelong learning. He directed the development of the Goals 2000: Educate America Act, the Improving America's Schools Act, and the School-to-Work Opportunities Act -- landmark legislation that became law with strong bipartisan support in Congress. |
Tuesday, April 23, 2013 5 - 8 p.m. at the Stanford Faculty Club Sign-ups close Apr. 8 |
Ann LivermoreFormer Executive Vice President, Hewlett Packard
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Thursday, May 16, 2013 5 - 8 p.m. at the Stanford Faculty Club Sign-ups close Apr. 30
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Sally OsbergPresident and CEO, Skoll Foundation Sally Osberg has led entrepreneurial organizations and been an agent for social change throughout her career. As President and CEO of the Skoll Foundation she partners with Founder and Chairman Jeff Skoll, leading the organization’s team to identify and support innovators pioneering scalable solutions to global challenges. She is a high-profile proponent of thought leadership, research, and alliances that advance the work of social entrepreneurs solving the world’s most pressing problems. |
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