Presidential Lecture Series
Recent Speakers:
Ms. Joan E. Dubinsky
February 7, 2013, 6 p.m.
The Mayflower Renaissance, Washington D.C.
Ms. Joan Dubinsky is the Chief Ethics Officer for the United Nations. Ms. Dubinsky is responsible for ensuring that UN staff worldwide uphold the organization’s ethical values of integrity, accountability, and transparency. She chairs the UN’s Ethics Committee, promoting harmonization and collaboration among all UN funds and programs, and serves as the co-chairman of the UN Ethics Network.
Ellen Hughes-Cromwick is chief
economist at Ford Motor Company.
Ms. Ellen Hughes-Cromwick
November 7, 2012, 6 p.m.
The University Club, Washington D.C.
Ellen Hughes-Cromwick is chief economist at Ford Motor Company. Her global team is responsible for firm's global economic and automotive industry forecasts used to support business strategy, finance, and planning. Prior to joining Ford, Ellen was a senior economist at Mellon Bank from 1990 to 1996, and assistant professor of economics at Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut. She also served for two years as a staff economist on the President's Council of Economic Advisers during the Reagan Administration. Ellen received her bachelor's degree from the University of Notre Dame, a master's degree in international development and a Ph.D. in economics at Clark University in Massachusetts.
Ellen completed a six-year term on the National Association for Business Economics, including a one-year term as president. She is currently a member of the Board of Directors of the NABE Foundation. Ellen also is a member of several professional organizations, including the Conference of Business Economists, Harvard Industrial Economists Group, and the American Economic Association (AEA). Most recently, she was appointed to the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) Board of Directors for a five-year term.
The Honorable Robert W. Farrand
September 13, 2012, Noon
The University Club, Washington D.C.
The Honorable Matthew McHugh
April 19, 2012, Noon
The University Club, Washington D.C.
Captain Brian Rooney
Feb. 21, 2012
Bear Lakes Country Club, West Palm Beach, FL
