About the Series

The CEO Series at Stern presents some of the world's most successful and innovative business leaders. These individuals participate in candid conversations with renowned business journalists, editors and television personalities, from Fortune Magazine to CNBC TV. Here, leading executives share their insights, experiences, perspectives and lessons learned with Stern students, faculty, alumni and invited guests.

Past Speakers

Charles E. "Ed" Haldeman, Jr.

CEO, Freddie Mac
March 8, 2011

James Turley

Chairman and CEO, Ernst & Young
October 20, 2010

Tom Glocer

CEO, Thomson Reuters
February 11, 2010

Barry Salzberg

CEO, Deloitte LLP
October 12, 2009

Stefan Jacoby

President and CEO, Volkswagen of America, Inc.
April 7, 2009

Jim McNerney

Chairman, President and CEO, The Boeing Company
November 12, 2008

John Hofmeister

President, Shell Oil Company
April 8, 2008

Douglas R. Conant

President and CEO, Campbell Soup Company
October 15, 2007

John Mack

Chairman and CEO, Morgan Stanley
October 1, 2007

Sharon Allen

Chairman of the Board, Deloitte & Touche USA LLP
March 27, 2007

Matthew Blank

Chairman and CEO, Showtime
February 12, 2007

Chuck Prince

Chairman and CEO, Citigroup
September 25, 2006

Susan Whiting

President and CEO, Nielsen Media Research
February 8, 2006

Mel Karmazin

CEO, SIRIUS Satellite Radio
November 15, 2005

Janet Robinson

President and CEO, The New York Times Company
October 19, 2005

Ann Fudge

Chairman and CEO, Young & Rubicam Brands
September 19, 2005

Jim Quigley

CEO, Deloitte & Touche USA LLP
April 4, 2005

Craig Donohue

CEO, Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME)
February 22, 2005

Lawrence Bossidy

Retired Chairman and CEO, Honeywell International and AlliedSignal
November 15, 2004

Tom Freston

Chairman and CEO, MTV Networks
March 11, 2004

William C. Weldon

Chairman and CEO, Johnson & Johnson
February 24, 2004

Carl F. Pascarella

President and CEO, Visa U.S.A.
February 10, 2004

Robert Nardelli

Chairman, President and CEO, The Home Depot, Inc.
November 3, 2003

Henry A. McKinnell, Jr.

Chairman and CEO, Pfizer Inc.
April 7, 2003

Jeffrey Immelt

Chairman and CEO, General Electric (GE)
March 25, 2003

John W. Rowe, M.D.

President and CEO, Aetna Inc.
February 25, 2002

Joel Klein

CEO, Bertelsmann, Inc.
April 9, 2002

Richard Grasso

Chairman, President and CEO, New York Stock Exchange
April 16, 2002

Michael Eskew

Chairman and CEO, United Parcel Service
October 2, 2002

Bruno Bich

Chairman and CEO, Bic Corporation
October 16, 2002

J. Peterman

Co-founder and Former CEO, J. Peterman Company
February 28, 2001

Kenneth Cron

Chairman and CEO, Uproar
March 28, 2001

Andrew Stenzler

Chairman and Co-CEO, Xando/Cosi
April 18, 2001

Paolo Fresco

Chairman, Fiat S.p.A.
February 10, 2000

Blake Darcy

CEO, DLJdirect
March 27, 2000