Tag: Alumni Speaker

Over the last 36 years, Ray McGuire has led businesses responsible for generating $20+ billion a year in revenue supporting public and private sector clients around the world. Most recently, he is former vice chairman of Citigroup. He served thirteen years as Citi’s global head of corporate and investment banking and was the longest tenured head of investment banking in the history of Wall Street. He joins us for the Traphagen Distinguished Alumni Speakers Series, where noted HLS alumni come to speak informally about their careers.

With 20+ years of experience in global technology banking and extensive deal-making experience in China, Peter has worked on multiple cross-border transactions involving the US, Chinese and European capital markets. In addition to his role as the CEO of PTK Acquisition Corporation, Peter is a co-founding partner of Canyon Bridge, a $1 billion private equity firm focused on technology transactions. He joins us for the Traphagen Distinguished Alumni Speakers Series, where noted HLS alumni come to speak informally about their careers. Register here.

*THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED. A NEW DATE WILL BE ANNOUNCED IN THE FUTURE. Lesley Rosenthal is Chief Operating Officer & Corporate Secretary at The Juilliard School. Since July 2018 she has overseen business areas of the school including strategic planning, facilities, finance, production, recording, and more. Previously she was the EVP - General Counsel & Secretary of Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, leading the legal function and participating broadly in the management of the world’s leading performing arts center for 13 years. She joins us for the Traphagen Distinguished Alumni Speakers Series, where noted HLS alumni come to speak informally about their careers.

Join OPIA for a talk with Susanne Sachsman Grooms '02, Former Deputy Staff Director and Chief Counsel for the Democratic Staff of the Committee on Oversight and Reform. Ms. Sachsman Grooms will talk about the exciting and dynamic work she has been involved in recently, and the path that led her to her career there. Register for this event!

David Friedman is Senior Vice President, Legal & Government Affairs for the Boston Red Sox and Special Counsel for the team’s parent company, Fenway Sports Group. He joined the organization in 2010, and handles a variety of legal matters, including regulatory compliance issues and oversight of litigation, and assists with the club’s interactions with Major League Baseball and other teams on a variety of legal-related issues. He joins us for the Traphagen Distinguished Alumni Speakers Series, where noted HLS alumni come to speak informally about their careers. Register here.

*THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED. A NEW DATE WILL BE ANNOUNCED IN THE FUTURE. Chris Lehane is Global Head of Policy and Communications at Airbnb. He leads Airbnb’s work with policymakers around the world to develop dialogue and relationships that foster healthy travel and economic opportunity for the communities where they operate. Chris also oversees Airbnb’s strategic communications work that helps consumers understand the benefits of the company’s local, authentic approach to hosting. He joins us for the Traphagen Distinguished Alumni Speaker Series, where noted HLS alumni come to speak informally about their careers. Register here.

Lisa Foster is the Co-Director of the Fines & Fees Justice Center, a national nonprofit dedicated to ending the unjust and harmful imposition of fines and fees in the criminal legal system. A retired judge, Lisa is also the former Director of the Office for Access to Justice at the United States Department of Justice where she led the Department’s efforts on fines, fees and bail reform, as well access to counsel and legal assistance in civil, criminal and tribal courts. She joins us for the Traphagen Distinguished Alumni Speakers Series, where noted HLS alumni come to speak informally about their careers. Register here.

Ken Mehlman has spent 25 years working at the highest levels in government, politics, business and philanthropy. He is currently a Partner, Global Head of Public Affairs & Co-Head of Global Impact at KKR. He joins us for the Traphagen Distinguished Alumni Speakers Series, where noted HLS alumni come to speak informally about their careers.

Mike McNamara is the Chief Executive Officer of Dentons US and a member of the Global Management Committee of Dentons, the world’s largest law firm with 19,000+ people in 193 locations in 77 countries. As Chief Executive Officer, Mike is responsible for leading the advancement of Dentons’ strategy and vision in the US, including advancement […]

Matt is currently Chief Operating Officer of Zynga. As COO, he is responsible for the company’s global game studios and oversees technology, game design, data science and analytics, and studio operations. Prior to joining Zynga, Matt was Senior Vice President of Strategy and Operations from mobile gaming at Electronic Arts, where he held global operating […]

A discussion with alumni about their experiences seeking a public interest career while at HLS, how the CAP Clinic influenced their trajectory, and their current work in the field of child advocacy. (Q&A to follow.)

Juan Zarate is chairman and co-founder of the Financial Integrity Network (FIN) and as of September 2019, a partner of the combined firm of K2 Intelligence and FIN. Mr. Zarate served as the deputy assistant to the president and deputy national security adviser for combating terrorism from 2005 to 2009, where he was responsible for […]

Professor Margaret Montoya (HLS ’78), a renowned Critical Race Theory (CRT) scholar and the first Latina graduate of HLS, will present about the history of CRT with a particular focus on theory, praxis, student and scholar activism, and futures of CRT. This event is intended to introduce students to CRT as well as provide a […]

Today, tens of millions of workers in the United States are subject to coercive non-compete clauses buried deep in the clauses of their employment contracts that prevent them from leaving their jobs and going to work anywhere that might be “competition”—from fast-food franchise workers who can’t move to another restaurant that pays better than minimum […]

In addition to speakers from government, international/inter-governmental organizations and faculty from the Harvard Business School, Harvard Law School and the Harvard Kennedy School of Government, the conference will feature two special keynote addresses. On Thursday, September 26, at 3:00pm in Milstein East, Yochai Benkler, Jack N. and Lillian R. Berkman Professor for Entrepreneurial Legal Studies, […]

A series of highly interactive roundtables held at LSC as faculty, graduates, current students, and current and former staff of the WilmerHale Legal Services Center come together to commemorate 40 years training more than 4,000 attorneys and law students and providing high quality, pro bono civil legal services to thousands of Greater Boston’s most vulnerable […]

The 2018-19 HLS China Law Symposium is here! The topic this year is “How to Engage with China?” On Feb. 22, we will discuss one of the most heated topics this year — US-China relation in the age of a trade war. Former US ambassador to China, Gary Locke, will be our keynote speaker to […]

Masahisa Ikeda is the Asia Regional Managing Partner, Head of Tokyo Office and a member of the Capital Markets practice of Shearman & Sterling. Masahisa is also a member of the firm’s Executive Group. Masahisa has extensive experience representing global companies and government agencies on a wide variety of matters, including cross-border acquisitions, financings and […]

Tope Lawani ‘96, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Helios Investment Partners, will join us to speak about his extensive experience in principal investing.

Please join the HLS Alumni Center for this year’s Traphagen Distinguished Alumni Speaker Series. Victor F. Ganzi is a New York native and was educated as both a lawyer and a CPA.   From 2002 to 2008, Mr. Ganzi served as president and CEO of Hearst Corporation, where he grew the company into a more than $8 […]