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Business leaders address ‘Leading in a Time of Crisis’

The University of Miami Patti and Allan Herbert Business School lecture series continue this spring and then relaunches in the fall with a robust array of business leaders addressing the challenges and opportunities sparked by the coronavirus.
Students experience the urgency of managing crises in a newly conceived Miami Herbert Business School graduate course.
The Miami Herbert Business School's Distinguished Leader Lecture series continues Thursday, May 28 with a conversation on trends and leadership lessons with Tash Elwyn, president and CEO of Raymond James & Associates. Photo: TJ Lievonen/University of Miami

With the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, the Distinguished Leader Lecture series at the University of Miami Patti and Allan Herbert Business School shifted to a webinar platform in mid-April. Its inaugural virtual lecture featured Pat Russo, a renowned telecommunications visionary.

Russo’s talk, the first in a series themed around “Leading in a Time of Crisis,” was followed by a discourse from David Shulkin, former head of the U.S. Department of Veteran’s Affairs. Congresswoman Donna Shalala, the third guest speaker, shared personal insights and experience on seeking opportunity during a time of crisis.

The virtual series continues Thursday, May 28, with a conversation on trends and leadership lessons with Tash Elwyn, president and CEO of Raymond James & Associates, a leading independent U.S. financial services company. On June 10, William Haseltine—chair and president of ACCESS Health International, Inc., a nonprofit think tank that counsels and partners with other firms to provide affordable health care—will be the special speaker. Edgar Bronfman Jr., chairman and cofounder of Waverly Capital, a venture capital firm focused on early-stage startup investments, and former CEO of Warner Music, will be the headliner on June 25.

After a brief hiatus, the lecture series relaunches in the fall with the following schedule:  

Aug. 27: Jorge Paulo Lemann, Brazilian investment banker and controlling shareholder of several multinational corporations

Sept. 17: Stephen A. Schwarzman, chair and CEO of Blackstone, one of the world’s leading investment firms

Oct. 1: Patrick Steel, CEO of the political journalism firm Politico

Oct. 14: Eric Yuan, founder and CEO of Zoom Video Communications

Nov. 4: Kevin Sneader, global managing partner of McKinsey & Company, Inc.

Nov. 12: Robert Isom, president of American Airlines Group and American Airlines

Dec. 8: Eric Salama, former chief executive officer of Kantar Group

The talks are hosted by either Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits or the school’s Cobb Leadership Lecture Series. Visit https://www.bus.miami.edu/events/index.html to register and view a full listing of lectures.