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Amy Smith
L. Daniel Jorndt
Mark Albion
Jim Collins
George F. (Rick) Adam, Jr.
Herbert A. Allen
Debra Benton
Calvin Cooke
Pete Coors
Hernando de Soto
Brian G. Dyson
Max Gelwix
Bob Grieve
Gary Hart
Klaus Hekking
Greg Jamison
John Kelley
Charles M. Lillis
Amory Lovins
Keli S. McGregor
Grace A. Nichols
Anita Sayed
Gary Salomon
Marek Siwiec
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 Amy Smith
Can Low Tech have a High Impact? While her inventions may be "low technology"
there's nothing low-brow about Amy Smith's work to develop simple, affordable
technologies for the world's poorest people.
The CSU College of Business and the Department of Mechanical Engineering were
pleased to present MacArthur "Genius Grant" winner Amy Smith in lecture as part
of the Sustainable Enterprise Speaker Series. Her remarks, entitled Design, Dialogue
and Duct Tape - Tools for International Development, are inspired from real-world
experience using technological innovation to address everyday problems in developing
nations.
Amy Smith was recently granted the MacArthur Fellowship, commonly known as the
MacArthur "Genius Grant", for her work in developing inexpensive technologies to
solve problems in developing countries. This prestigious award has been preceded
by a lifetime of meaningful accomplishments. She won the 1988 JFK Peace Corps
Volunteer of the Year Award, representing over 2,500 volunteers in Africa, after
which she returned to MIT to pursue a degree in mechanical engineering, focusing
on engineering design for developing countries. In 1994, she received the Carroll
Wilson Award to travel to Senegal to test the screenless hammermill that she
designed for her master's thesis. In 1996, she started the Designs for Developing
Countries Project at MIT, a program that works with organizations in developing
countries to identify technical needs and incorporate them into hands-on design
seminars for undergraduate students.
She is one of the founders of the Service Learning program at MIT and started the
Public Service Design Seminars as part of this initiative. She is also one of the
co-founders of the IDEAS competition. She won the 1999 BFGoodrich Collegiate
Inventor's Award for her work on a phase-change incubator that operates without
electricity, and also won the 2000 MIT-Lemelson Student Prize for Invention.
Smith's research has ranged from redesigning medical laboratory equipment for use
in remote areas, to designing a kiln for making clean-burning charcoal out of
local materials. Most recently, she headed up the very successful International
Development Design Summit at MIT.
Smith continues her work in these areas, is director of the D-Lab at MIT and is
also in the process of starting a company to produce and distribute some of her
inventions. She is truly a visionary in the field of development as well as
design.
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 L. Daniel Jorndt
L. Daniel Jorndt, retired chairman and chief executive officer of Walgreen Co. and current Kellogg Company board member,
spoke at CSU on Monday, Oct. 29, 2007 as part of the 2007-2008 College of Business Dean’s Speaker Series. The former
CEO will spoke on the topic of leadership and board member responsibilities.
In 1963, Jorndt earned a pharmacy degree from Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, and began his career with Walgreens
that same year. He became a district manager in 1968 after holding various positions in store management. After receiving
a master’s degree in business in 1974 from the University of New Mexico, he was promoted to a regional director in 1975,
regional vice president in 1979, and vice president and treasurer in 1982.
Jorndt was named president and chief executive officer of Walgreen Co. in January 1998 upon the retirement of
Charles R. Walgreen III. In January 1999, he retained the CEO title while David W. Bernauer assumed the position of
president and chief operating officer.
Walgreen Co. is the nation’s largest drugstore chain operating stores in 48 states and Puerto Rico; the chain will open
store No. 6,000 in the U.S. in New Orleans on Wednesday. Walgreens also provides additional services to pharmacy
patients and prescription drug and medical plans through Walgreens Health Services, its managed care division, which
includes Walgreen Health Initiatives Inc., Walgreen Mail Service Inc., Walgreen Home Care Inc., and Walgreen Specialty
Pharmacy.
Jorndt currently serves on the board of directors of Kellogg Company and of the mutual fund, Investment Company of
America.
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 Mark Albion
Mark Albion, social entrepreneur and author, spoke at Colorado State University on Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2007 as part of a
new Sustainable Enterprise Speaker Series sponsored by the College of Business. Albion’s talk was entitled “Leadership
and Values-Based Business – 10 Lifelines to Meaningful Work.”
Albion received his 15 minutes of fame as a Harvard Business School professor in the 1980s when he was profiled on
“60 Minutes” as a top young (under 40) business-school professor in the country. After leaving Harvard, he founded
Net Impact, a community for service-minded MBAs, in 1993. It has now grown to more than 10,000 members at more than
90 universities.
He is author of the New York Times Best Seller, “Making a Life, Making a Living,” and his more recent book, “True to
Yourself: Leading a Values Based Business.” He remains active in Net Impact and Social Venture Network as well as
speaking at business schools around the world. For more information regarding his work and life, visit
www.makingalife.com.
This fall, the College of Business at Colorado State University began offering an 18-month master's degree in Global,
Social and Sustainable Enterprise that will teach students to use entrepreneurial, sustainable approaches to solve
global challenges in energy, agriculture, health, environmental management and economic development. About 20 students
are currently enrolled. For more information about the GSSE program, go to
http://www.biz.colostate.edu/ms/GSSE/.
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 Jim Collins
Jim Collins visited the Colorado State University campus on May 1, 2007 and addressed
almost 400 graduating seniors and graduate students who packed the Lory Student Center
West Ballroom.
Jim Collins has authored or co-authored four books, including the classic Built To Last,
a fixture on the Business Week best seller list for more than six years. His work has
been featured in Fortune, The Wall Street Journal, Business Week,
Harvard Business Review, and Fast Company. Jim’s most recent book, Good To Great:
Why Some Companies Make the Leap…And Other’s Don’t attained long-running positions on the
New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Business Week selling more than
2.5 million copies. The “Level 5 Leadership” concept created by Jim Collins is being incorporated
into a number of classes in the College of Business.
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 George
F. (Rick) Adam, Jr.
Chief Executive Officer
Adam Aircraft Industries
George F. (Rick) Adam, Jr. founded Adam Aircraft Industries in 1998 and
serves as Chief Executive Officer. He is the driving force behind AAI’s
unwavering belief in its inevitable success, is relentlessly and
singularly focused on aggressive action plan execution, and has
assembled an exceptional management team of experienced and committed
business, manufacturing, information technology, and aviation
professionals.
Mr. Adam was selected as recipient of the Aviation Week and Space
Technology 2002 Laurels Award for outstanding achievement in the field
of Aeronautics and Propulsion. Mr. Adam has also received numerous
awards and recognition for his entrepreneurial achievements, including
the 2003 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year finalist award for the
Rocky Mountain Region in the manufacturing category; and Airport
Journal’s 2003 Michael Chowdry Memoriam Aviation Entrepreneur of the
Year award. In 1999, he received the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the
Year award for the Rocky Mountain Region in the software category and
was named one of the Top 10 Financial Technology Innovators of the
Decade by Wall Street & Technology magazine. Mr. Adam is an active
participant in the Experimental Aircraft Association’s (EAA) Special
Outreach with Aviation Resources (SOAR) program, designed to assist
underrepresented youth to become involved in the excitement of aviation.
Thomas P. Poberezny, president, EAA Aviation Foundation, says of The
Adam Family Foundation, “[Mr. Adam’s] generous support of the computer
laboratory in the EAA Leadership Center in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, is an
investment in tomorrow’s aerospace leaders. Within its walls, a legacy
of technology leadership will be passed to generations for the century
to come.” Mr. Adam has also facilitated the Children’s Education Program
at the Colorado Wings Over the Rockies Museum.
Before founding Adam Aircraft Industries, Mr. Adam formed a fast-growing
technology company in Colorado called New Era of Networks. New Era of
Networks was ranked seventh nationally in 1999 by Deloitte & Touche in
its Technology Fast 500 list. Mr. Adam took the company public onto the
NASDAQ in 1997. Previously, Mr. Adam was a general partner with Goldman
Sachs and Co. where he was in charge of information technology, back
office operations, and general services, directing a staff of more than
2,500 and managing a budget in excess of $800 million. Mr. Adam
initiated and completed a successful turnaround of Goldman's IT
operations, reducing costs by using technology as a medium for profit,
and changing the way top Goldman executives worked with technology. He
also founded the Goldman Sachs Trust Co., Global Custody Business, and
Securities Lending Business. Before Goldman Sachs, Mr. Adam held
executive positions at Baxter Healthcare Corp., FMC, Litton Industries,
and IBM.
Mr. Adam holds a B.S. degree from the U.S. Military Academy, West Point,
New York. As a captain in the U.S. Air Force, Mr. Adam served as launch
crew officer in charge of the Real Time Computer Center (RTCC) at
Kennedy Space Center for Apollo Missions 8 through 14. He was twice
awarded the Air Force’s Commendation Medal. While serving in the U.S.
Air Force, Mr. Adam attended graduate school at both Florida State
University and Golden Gate University, where he received his MBA. Mr.
Adam has his private pilot’s license, multi-engine, and is instrument
rated. He has been jet type rated and has flown over 15 different types
of aircraft.
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A. ALLEN
President and Chief Executive Officer
Allen & Company Incorporated (a privately held investment firm)
Herbert A. Allen is president, chief executive officer and a director of
Allen & Company Incorporated, a privately held investment firm located
in New York City.
He is a member of the Board of Directors of The Coca-Cola Company,
Convera, and Global Education Network.
Prior to its acquisition by the Sony Corporation, Mr. Allen was chairman
of the Board of Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc., and is a former
trustee of The American Film Institute and Rochester University.
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 Debra
Benton
President
Benton Management Resources, Inc
Debra Benton is the president of Benton Management Resources, Inc. She
has written seven books and numerous articles in business publications
including the Wall Street Journal and Harvard Business Review. She is
the award-winning, best-selling author of: Executive Charisma, How To
Think Like a CEO, Secrets of a CEO Coach, Lions Don’t Need to Roar,
$100,000 Club, From Biotech to Hollywood, and How To Act Like a
CEO.
As an internationally recognized communications and interper¬sonal
relations expert she is a popular keynote speaker. She has spoken to
hundreds of organizations and Fortune 500
companies such as Kraft, Comcast, Hewlett-Packard, and NASA . Her
speaking engagements have taken her to 18 countries covering topics such
as: how to think and act like the best CEOs; how to create other
leaders; how to shed career-derailing behavior; and how to build
followership both inside and outside of the organization. She is
responsible for developing the Executive Charisma Program and has
coached corporate executives, politicians, and business leaders on their
organizational impact.
Prior to starting Benton Management Resources, Inc. in 1976, she was
president of an outplacement consulting firm and executive director of a
national trade association.
She holds a BS in Economics and Finance from Colorado State University
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Cooke
Chief Executive Officer
Brainstorm Industries
An entrepreneur for over 15 years, Calvin Cooke began developing service
oriented companies during his studies in Finance and Urban Planning at
the University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana. Following his studies at
UIUC, Mr. Cooke worked for Chemical Residential Mortgage of Seattle, a
division of Chemical Bank of New York.
In 1998, after leaving Chemical Residential Mortgage, Cooke moved to
Durango Colorado and launched a web development company known as
Brainstorm Industries. Brainstorm Industries was incorporated in 1999
and its focus was on web development. Quickly, Brainstorm’s customer
base began to grow and in 2000, Cooke acquired a small ISP to provide
connectivity to its customers. In 2003, Brainstorm Internet bought
Frontier Internet and now has over 14,000 customers with over $2.5M in
annual revenue.
In 2003 Cooke spun off an integration and IP Telephony division known as
Brainstorm Networks. This division alone did over $3M in revenue in
fiscal 2004 and revenues for 2005 are expected to exceed $10M.
Brainstorm Networks is a Cisco Focused Partner with Premier status and a
strong foundation in network security and IP Telephony.
Mr. Cooke’s vision for Brainstorm is that of a firm focusing on secure
converged IP solutions including IP telephony and video. Calvin Cooke’s
understanding of a complete solution is one in which a network is
securely designed, effectively integrated, and its integrity maintained
through security policy enforcement as well as appropriate maintenance
and proactive real time monitoring. Cooke saw to it that Brainstorm is
capable of fulfilling all aspects of a true complete solution – from
secure network design, integration, security policy creation to
monitoring of down to the desktop for traditional networks and to the IP
enabled handset for IP Telephony deployments from a full-time Network
Operations Center.
Calvin Cooke is an entrepreneur with a firm belief in the effectiveness
of a complete solution. Mr. Cooke places emphasis on corporate culture
and company environment as the foundation on which world class services
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 PETE
COORS
Chairman of Coors Brewing Company and vice chairman of Molson Coors
Brewing Company.
Mr. Coors was born in Golden and graduated from Cornell University in
1969 with a bachelor’s in industrial engineering. In 1970, he received
his M.B.A. from the University of Denver. His career in the brewing
business follows a family tradition that has spanned more than a century
and five generations of Coors family members. In addition, Coors has
been actively involved in the community including service as a member of
the National Western Stock Show Association executive committee,
Colorado Uplift and the International Chapter of Young Presidents
Organization. He provides additional assistance as an executive board
member for Boy Scouts of America Denver Area Council and as a board
member of the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center. |
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DE SOTO
Hernando de Soto has a simple yet visionary approach to relieving
poverty in the developing world. In his groundbreaking bestseller,
The Mystery of Capital: Why Capitalism Triumphs in the West and Fails
Everywhere Else, he explores the reasons that some countries succeed
at capitalism while others fail and proposes solutions that have earned
him international awards and advisory roles with heads of state and
corporate leaders alike.
For his work, Mr. de Soto was named as a finalist to receive the Nobel
Prize for Finance in 2002.
Time magazine has named de Soto one of the five leading Latin
American innovators of the century.
The Economist deemed Mr. de Soto’s organization, the Institute
for Liberty and Democracy (ILD), the second most important think tank in
the world.
The Mystery of Capital was chosen as one of the ten best business
and finance books for 2000 in the US and the UK and has been published
in 12 languages. Both The Mystery of Capital and his other book,
The Other Path, have been international bestsellers and have been
translated into 20 languages.
An extremely successful businessman, de Soto retired from business at
the age of 38 and founded the ILD, headquartered in Lima, Peru, in 1983. |
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G. DYSON
President
Chatham International Corporation
Brian G. Dyson is President of Chatham International Corporation, a
private international business consulting and investment firm with
emphasis in South America. As such he remains active in projects
relating to his investments and is on the Board of various companies.
Prior to founding CIC, Mr. Dyson worked for The Coca-Cola Company for 35
years. He joined the company in Venezuela in 1959, and worked for many
years in South America, the Caribbean and Mexico. He was then
transferred to Atlanta and became, successively:
1978 President of Coca-Cola USA;
1983 President of Coca-Cola North America;
1986 President and CEO of Coca-Cola Enterprises.
He retired in 1994 but continued as a consultant to The Coca-Cola
Company. Then he returned to the Company as Vice-Chairman and COO for
two years between 2001 and 2003.
Mr. Dyson was born in Argentina in 1935, and graduated from the Facultad
de Ciencias Economicas in Buenos Aires, and later attended the Harvard
Business School.
He is an avid sportsman and has competed at a national level in
triathlons and squash. He is married and has two daughters. An author of
short stories, in 1996 he published his first novel, Pepper in the
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Gelwix
COO
Perfect Wave Technologies
Max Gelwix has twenty-five years experience in corporate management at
companies within the technology, biotechnology, insurance, building and
aviation industries. He has spent eight years as the Chief Operating
Officer of publicly held businesses with an international scope of
operations and revenues approximating a quarter of a billion dollars.
Additionally, Mr. Gelwix has provided risk management and brokerage
services to companies with national and international operations within
the following business sectors: Construction, Government, Health Care,
Legal, Transportation, Publishing, Retail, Service, Sports & Leisure,
and Manufacturing.
Mr. Gelwix was awarded the CIC designation by demonstrating expertise in
property, casualty, professional liability, and directors and officer’s
liability insurance. He has been licensed by 32 states to practice
insurance risk management and to provide brokerage services.
Mr. Gelwix holds an Airline Transport Pilot license and flight
instructor, multiengine flight instructor and instrument flight
instructor ratings. He has served as an FAA designated examiner for
private pilot licenses.
Mr. Gelwix currently serves on: the Board of Trustees-Children’s
Hospital Foundation, Century Club of San Diego (organizer of the Buick
Invitational PGA event), Board of Directors-Bernardo Heights Country
Club, San Diego International Sports Council, San Diego State University
Directors Cabinet and The San Diego Tribute to Heroes Board of Directors |
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Grieve
Heska Corporation
Robert B. Grieve, Ph.D., one of Heska's founders, currently serves as
Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board. He holds a Ph.D.
degree from the University of Florida and M.S. and B.S. degrees from the
University of Wyoming.
Heska Corporation develops, manufactures, and innovative health products
for dogs and cats. Selling principally to veterinarians, Heska’s
mission is to improve the health and well-being of companion animals
Heska uses its unique position in the US market and its extensive
scientific capabilities to create a broad range of products that improve
the quality of diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease for
companion animals
With unprecedented information, Heska brings simple solutions to complex
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HART
Partner
Coudert Brothers Worldwide
Since retiring from the United States Senate, Gary Hart has been
extensively involved in international law and business, as a strategic
advisor to major U.S. corporations, and as an author and lecturer.
He is Counsel to Coudert Brothers, a multinational law firm with offices
in thirty-two cities located in nineteen countries around the world. He
recently completed a three-year assignment as co-chair of the U.S.
Commission on National Security for the 21st Century, having been
appointed by President Clinton and Secretary of Defense William S.
Cohen. He is President of Global Green, the U.S. affiliate of President
Mikhail Gorbachev’s environmental foundation, Green Cross International.
He is a founding member of the Board of Directors of the U.S. Russia
Investment Fund; a former member of the Defense Policy Board; and a
member of the Council on Foreign Relations.
Sen. Hart has been Visiting Fellow, Chatham Lecturer, and McCallum
Memorial Lecturer at Oxford University, Global Fund Lecturer at Yale
University, and was Regents Lecturer at the University of California. He
holds a Doctor of Philosophy Degree from Oxford University and Law and
Divinity degrees from Yale University. He is the author of twelve books.
Sen. Hart was first elected to the Senate in 1974, having never before
sought public office, and was re-elected in 1980. During his 12 years in
the Senate, he served on the Armed Services Committee, where he
specialized in nuclear arms control and was an original founder of the
military reform caucus. He also served on the Senate Environment
Committee, Budget Committee, and Intelligence Oversight Committee.
During his Senate years, he played a leadership role in major
environmental and conservation legislation, military reform initiatives,
new initiatives to advance the information revolution and new directions
in foreign policy. He is widely recognized as among the first to
forecast the end of the Cold War. |
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 Klaus
Hekking
Professor Dr. h. C. Klaus Hekking is currently the CEO of SRH Holding in
Heidelberg, Germany, a position which he has held since 1985. He also is
a member of the Board of Directors of SRH Kliniken AG (healthcare) and
SRH Learnlife AG (education branch). His company has healthcare
facilities in numerous locations across Germany, and in recent years it
has participated in the development of private universities and other
innovation projects.
In his relationship with CSU, he has not only taught classes about
merger and acquisition transactions and strategies within the healthcare
industry, but his company has also sponsored research in Colorado
involving music therapy for use in aiding the recovery programs for
stroke victims.
Prior to assuming his present position, Dr. Hekking served as senior
government councillor and director of the cabinet in the Ministry of
Social Affairs as the personal speaker of Minister Dietmar Schlee. He
was subsequently appointed Deputy Chairman of the Board by the Stiftung
Rehabilitation Heidelberg.
After graduating with law and political science majors in Freiburg, he
soon rose in the government of the state of Baden-Wurttemberg and then
became personal assistant to the Minister of the Interior, Lothar Spath.
Besides his executive responsibilities, he serves as a Member of the
Advisory Board of Dresdner Bank AG, on the Executive Board of the
Alliance of German Private Universities, and on boards of various
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Greg
Jamison
Greg Jamison, president and chief executive officer of the San Jose
Sharks hockey team and Colorado State University alumnus, will be the
capstone speaker at Colorado State University's Business Day on March 7.
Jamison will speak at 1:30 p.m. in the East Ballroom of the Lory Student
Center at the annual Business Day event, which starts at 8:30 a.m. The
theme of the free event is "Sustaining Our Future." Other speakers
include executives from New Belgium Brewing Company, Gelazzi Italiano
Café and Optimum Management Systems.
"Business Day is an opportunity for students to learn firsthand about
best practices in the business world," said John Olienyk, senior
associate dean in the College of Business. "It's an important part of
our strategy to create partnerships with both regional and national
businesses and it enables our students to learn from industry leaders."
"What a great opportunity for students to hear from one of the top
leaders in professional sports today," said Keli McGregor, president of
the Colorado Rockies Baseball Club and a Colorado State alumnus. "Mr.
Jamison, a CSU alumnus, will provide a unique learning opportunity for
students to hear how he used his business education to become one of the
more influential executives in the NHL today."
Business Day was developed in 1979 by the Business College Council in
cooperation with the Associated Students of Colorado State University as
a chance for students to learn from influential business people.
Past speakers have included Malcolm Forbes; the late President Ronald
Reagan, then governor of California; and Pete Coors, chairman of Coors
Brewing Co. and vice chairman of Molson Coors Brewing Co.
Jamison, a native of the Pacific Northwest, earned a master's degree in
business administration from Colorado State University. His career in
sports administration started in 1977 when he worked as director of
marketing for Athletes in Action, a Christian amateur sports
organization.
Jamison later served as director of marketing for the Dallas Mavericks
and went on to work as vice president of business operations with the
Indiana Pacers before arriving in San Jose. He began working for the San
Jose Sharks in 1993 as executive vice president and chief operating
officer. He was promoted to president and chief executive officer in
1996. In 2001, former Sharks owner, George Gund III, approached Jamison
to gather a group of investors to buy the team.
During his nine seasons as president, the San Jose Sharks have qualified
for the Stanley Cup Playoffs seven times. The team went to the Western
Conference Finals for the first time in 2004.
Jamison is active in several community organizations in California, such
as the Board of Trustees of Ballet San Jose. He is also a member of
other boards, including the Special Olympics and the San Jose Sports
Authority.
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Kelley
John Kelley, who joined the McDATA team in August 2001, has a 30-year
history of successful leadership in technology companies including, as
executive vice president for Qwest Communications International.
Kelley has also held the position of president of US West's Wholesale
Markets business unit and vice president and general manager of business
and government sales and services. Prior to that, he was in key officer
positions at Mead Corporation's Zellerbach division, and was vice
president and general manager for Zellerbach's Industrial Business Unit.
He also served as vice president of sales and systems engineering for
Annatech, a start-up mainframe and service software company acquired by
Novell, and held various sales and general management positions at
Xerox, Alcatel and NBI, Inc.
Kelley received his B.S. degree in Business from the University of
Missouri, St. Louis. He currently serves on the board of directors of
Polycom, Inc. and Captaris, Inc., INROADS of Colorado, a not-for-profit
mentoring program, the national board of INROADS Inc., and is a board
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M. Lillis
Managing Partner
LoneTree Capital
Mr. Lillis is a co-founder and principal of LoneTree
Partners, a private equity investing group headquartered in Denver, CO.
LoneTree invests in the communications/information industry on a global
basis. Mr. Lillis served as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of
MediaOne Group (NYSE: UMG) from its inception in 1995 through the
acquisition of MediaOne by AT&T which was completed in 2000. As CEO of
MediaOne he oversaw all domestic and international cable and telephone
communications, international wireless, and interactive multimedia
services businesses. Prior to that position, Mr. Lillis served as the
President and Chief Executive Officer of MediaOne’s predecessor, the
Media Group of US WEST, Inc. (“U S WEST Media Group”). He joined U S
WEST in 1985 as Vice President of Strategic Marketing and has also
served as Executive Vice President and Chief Planning Officer U S WEST,
Inc. and President of the U S WEST Diversified Group. Prior to joining U
S WEST, Mr. Lillis was Dean of the University of Colorado Business
School. He also worked as a General Manager for General Electric and was
a professor of business at Washington State University in Pullman. Mr.
Lillis has served as a member of the Executive Committee of the Board of
the National Cable Television Association, and as a representative or
trustee for a number of other industry associations, including the
Research Council of the Conference Board, the Marketing Science
Institute, and the Strategic Planning Institute. Mr. Lillis is a member
of the board of directors of SUPERVALU Inc., Williams Companies, and
Agilera. He also serves in advisory capacities at the Universities of
Oregon and Washington. Mr. Lillis is a graduate of the University of
Washington, where he received his undergraduate degree and an MBA. He
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Amory Lovins, a MacArthur Fellow and consultant physicist, has advised
the energy and other industries for nearly three decades as well as the
Departments of Energy and Defense. Published in 28 books and hundreds of
papers, his work in about 50 countries—often with L. Hunter Lovins, with
whom he cofounded Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) in 1982—has been
recognized by the “Alternative Nobel,” Onassis, Nissan, Shingo, and
Mitchell Prizes, the Happold Medal, eight honorary doctorates, and the
Heinz, Lindbergh, Hero for the Planet, and World Technology Awards. He
advises industries and governments worldwide, and has briefed 16 heads
of state. He serves as CEO of RMI (www.rmi.org), an independent,
market-oriented, nonprofit applied research center. Much of its work is
synthesized in Natural Capitalism (www.natcap.org).
RMI spun off E SOURCE (www.esource.com) in 1992 and Hypercar, Inc.
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S. McGregor
President
Colorado Rockies Baseball Club
A 1984 graduate of Colorado State University, Keli was twice named an
All-American tight end that still holds the school record for most
receptions in one season. He was a member of the All Century team and in
the fall of 1997 was inducted into the Colorado State University Hall of
Fame. He continued his playing career, taking his services to the NFL
with the Denver Broncos, Indianapolis Colts and Seattle Seahawks. He
then served as Associate Athletic Director at the University of Arkansas
from 1989 to December 1993. During his tenure at U of A, the Athletic
Department enjoyed winning 11 National Championships in 4 different
sports.
Keli has been actively involved in many community organizations. In
addition to his work with Children’s Hospital in Denver and Seattle, he
has also assisted Special Olympics in Arkansas and Colorado. His work
with young athletes is well noted, serving on academic and athletic
boards for the NCAA related to youth outreach and literacy programs.
Keli serves on the board of the local Colorado/Denver Chapter of the
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and as President on the Board of Directors
for The Roy Foundation, which he co-founded in memory of
Michael D. McMorris. The Roy Foundation funds and supports
The Mike McMorris Cystic Fibrosis Center located at The
Children’s Hospital providing research and treatment for over 600
patients and their families..
Keli is a board member of the Denver Metro Chamber of Commercee
and was presented an appointment to serve on the Colorado
Commission on Higher Education by Governor Bill Owens where he
currently holds an advisory position.
Keli and his wife, Lori, live in Golden and have four children:
daughters Jordan, Taylor and Landri and son Logan. Raised in Colorado,
he enjoys the outdoors and playing golf in his free time. |
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 Grace
A. Nichols
President & CEO, Victoria Secret Stores
Grace Nichols has been President and CEO of Victoria's Secret Stores (VSS)
since 1991. Under Grace's leadership, Victoria's Secret has become the
dominant lingerie specialty retailer in the U.S. with over 900 stores
and a 15% market share of the $12 billion domestic lingerie market.
Grace joined VSS in 1986 as Vice President - General Merchandise
Manager. In 1988, Grace was promoted to Executive Vice President -
General Merchandise Manager. Prior to joining Limited Brands, she held
various positions at The Emporium and two other Carter Hawley Hale
Divisions, The Broadway and Weinstocks Department Stores.
Grace received her Bachelor's degree in Political Science and Master's
degree in History from UCLA. She currently resides in New Albany, Ohio
with her husband John and their two daughters.
Victoria's Secret 2002 sales were $3.5 billion. The stores arm of the
business inclusive of Beauty, delivered sales of $2.5 billion in 2002. |
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 Anita
Sayed
Colorado Time Systems
Ms. Sayed’s undergraduate studies were done in Cambridge, England and
her graduate work was at the University of Michigan.
Ms. Sayed is the recipient of the MIT Entrepreneur award as well as the
recipient of the federal government's small business award for
“Excellence in export”. She and her team were awarded the American
Advertising Association Award in advertising excellence for several
different advertising campaigns. She is also the creator of the
Microsoft office logo.
Ms. Sayed was a member of the US trade mission to Japan during President
Regan’s last two years in office and also the first two years of Bush
Seniors presidency.
Ms. Sayed has started a total of five businesses. The first was when she
was still a student in Michigan. This company, related to the automotive
industry, was sold to Borg-Warner. Three successes and one failure later
she is now running Colorado Time Systems in Loveland, Colorado. This
30-year –old once successful company was said by some to be on the verge
of closing. In the two and half years that she has served as the
President and CEO, the company has turned around, and has shown 6
consistent quarters in the black. The company now has established a new
division to address new markets and has manufacturing in Malaysia, Hong
Kong, and Canada in addition to its original manufacturing in Colorado.
Ms Sayed speaks six languages and comes from a British, Indian, Swedish
and Saudi heritage.
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 Gary
Salomon
Co-Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer
FASTSIGNS
Gary Salomon based the revolutionary FASTSIGNS®
concept on his own experience as a business owner and direct marketing
specialist. He was noted as one of Entrepreneur magazine's "Forty Under
40," and was honored with the prestigious "Entrepreneur of the Year"
award by national and regional sponsors such as Ernst & Young, Inc. and
Merrill Lynch. Gary is recognized as an authority on the principles of
franchising and as a spokesman for the quick-sign industry.
Founded in 1985, FASTSIGNS® has been consistently recognized as the sign
industry's leading franchise. Our integrated network of sign centers has
expanded to more than 440 locations in the United States and six other
countries, including the United Kingdom, Canada, Mexico, Brazil and
Australia (under the SIGNWAVE® name).
Although FASTSIGNS® centers are located in high-traffic retail areas, we
focus on serving the business community. Using computer-aided systems,
our experts create effective graphic designs and signage for all types
of businesses. From custom banners to point-of-purchase signage to
vehicle graphics, FASTSIGNS® has the expertise and resources to fill
almost any signage need.
The opportunity to own a FASTSIGNS® franchise is available in many prime
markets throughout the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom.
Additionally, we have international master franchise opportunities
available around the world and individual stores are currently available
in the Mexico, Brazil, and Australia. |
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 Marek Siwiec
Secretary of State and
Head of the National Security Bureau
Republic of Poland
Marek Siwiec was born in Piekary Slaskie near Tarnowskie Gory and
graduated from the Department of Solid-State Physics at Academy of
Mining and Metallurgy in Kracow in 1980, and the Post-Graduate
Journalist Studies in Warsaw in 1988.
Mr. Siwiec became deputy of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland from a
constituency in the Kalisz Province in 1991. During this time he also
served as a member of the Democratic Left Alliance (SLD) Parliamentary
Caucus, a member of the Parliamentary Committee on Culture and Media,
and for parliamentary friendship groups: Poland-Columbia and
Poland-South Korea. He was also Editor-in-Chief of the “Trybuna” daily
and for some time served as the press spokesman of the SLD Parliamentary
Caucus.
In 1993 he became a member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council
of Europe. In the years 1993-96, he was a member of the National
Broadcasting Council, and in 1996 was Secretary of State in the
Chancellery of the President of the Republic of Poland and served as the
Head of Political Strategy Staff.
In 2004, Mr. Siwiec ran in the first election for the European
Parliament in Poland, successfully winning a five year term. Currently,
he is responsible for the Ukrainian delegation. He also continues his
membership on the National Security Council. |
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