Tuck Brings CEOs to Strategy Classes

Tuck students will hear about corporate strategy from some of the world's leading executives this year, as more than 20 top officers of companies like Boston Scientific and Colgate-Palmolive give guest lectures to Tuck's second-year strategy classes.

The CEOs and chairmen will speak to the 'Global Strategy and Implementation' and 'Advanced Competitive Strategy' classes taught by Professor Richard D'Aveni, who has advised Fortune 500 CEOs on strategy and spoken at meetings of the World Economic Forum. D'Aveni began including high-profile guest speakers in his classes last year. Speakers included the CEOs of ITT Industries, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Motorola, and Monsanto. The guest speakers were so well received that D'Aveni decided to expand the program this year.

This year's guest speaker schedule includes chairmen and CEOs from Cardinal Health, ConAgra, Corning Glass, Federated Department Stores, Hanover Insurance, Hewlett-Packard (Americas), Office Depot, United Health Group, WR Grace, YUM! Brands, and more. Many of the speakers will also meet Tuck students through small group meetings and lunches and dinners.

Source: "CEOs Visit Tuck Strategy Classes" - press release, The Tuck School of Business (Hanover, NH), August 24, 2006.