Hosting Duties
In the last couple of months, I’ve been the defacto host for a number of speakers events at school. Actually, it isn’t defacto since I hold some elected positions, but I’m more than happy to facilitate a meeting or host a panel.
Two weeks ago, I was lucky enough to host a panel for a combined Women in Business and Finance Club lunch event. We had Mindy Mount, Microsoft VP and CFO of the Entertainment and Devices division, Jen Wallis, VP at HSBC Wells Fargo, and Samantha Brown, Managing Director of the Goldman Sachs Seattle office.
The speakers were amazing. I couldn’t have asked for a better panel. They were approachable and willing to answer any question. Thanks to the diligent work of my co-VP of speaking events, Shanna, we were able to get such high-caliber speakers.
This event was not an unusual occurance. Last week, my good friend Kien hosted Cheryl Scott, COO of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. As expected, she was a fantastic speaker and provided some great insights into what it is like to manage the largest charitable endowment in the world.
The point is that we are really REALLY lucky to have such great speakers who are ready and willing to come to school and humbly answer the questions of MBA students.
Agreed, those were both great speaker events. Thanks for helping to organize that panel!
You have been much better about blogging regularly than me, lately … I’m looking forward to getting back on track here.