GE Whiz What Happened? Lessons for Connecticut's Economic Growth
Wednesday, Feb 8 2017 at 6:00 - 8:30 pm EST
165 Whitney Avenue
New Haven, CT 06511
United States
GE’s decision to move its headquarters to Boston was viewed by many Connecticut residents as a major loss. Others view it as an opportunity for Connecticut to push legislators to reform state government. All Yale SOM alumni are invited to join Yale SOM’s Jeffrey A. Sonnenfeld, Senior Associate Dean for Leadership Programs & Lester Crown Professor in the Practice of Management, for a candid peer exchange entitled GE Whiz What Happened? Lessons for Connecticut’s Economic Growth, with discussion of the long-range impact GE’s exit will have on Connecticut and the regional economy.
Schedule: 6:00pm – Registration & Reception 7:00pm – Discussion
When: Wednesday, February 8, 2017 Where: Edward P. Evans Hall, 165 Whitney Avenue, New Haven, CT 06511 Cost: Free for alumni and guests
Parking Information: Parking will be available in Pierson-Sage Parking Garage located on the corner of Whitney Avenue and Edwards Street. Access the garage from Whitney/Humphrey or 340 Edwards Street. This garage is about 1 block from Edward. P. Evans Hall. Parking code forthcoming.
Space is limited and pre-registration is required: RSVP here Walk-in seat availability not guaranteed
Speakers
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Jeffrey A. Sonnenfeld
Senior Associate Dean for Leadership Studies & Lester Crown Professor in the Practice of Management
ModeratorJeffrey Sonnenfeld served as full tenured professor at Emory's Goizueta Business School for a decade and a professor at the Harvard Business School for a decade, and is currently the senior associate dean of leadership programs as well as the Lester Crown Professor in the Practice of Management for the Yale School of Management, as well as founder and president of the Chief Executive Leadership Institute, a nonprofit educational and research institute focused on CEO leadership and corporate governance. Professor Sonnenfeld's related research has been published in 100 scholarly articles which appeared in the leading academic journals in management such as Administrative Sciences Quarterly, the Academy of Management Journal, the Academy of Management Review, the Journal of Organizational Behavior, Social Forces, Human Relations, and Human Resource Management. He has also authored eight books, including The Hero's Farewell, an award-winning study of CEO succession, and another best seller, Firing Back, a study on leadership resilience in the face of adversity.
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Dannel Malloy
Governor of Connecticut
Distinguished Guest -
Ted Kennedy, Jr. ’91 MES
Senator, State of Connecticut
Distinguished Guest -
Ned Lamont ’80
Founder & Chairman, Lamont Digital Systems
Distinguished Guest -
Ann Klee
Vice President, Boston Development & Operations, General Electric
Distinguished Guest -
Arjun Ganesan ’12
CEO, Ancera
Distinguished Guest -
Dan Esty ’86 J.D.
Hillhouse Professor of Environmental Law & Policy, Yale Law School
Distinguished Guest -
Jim Torgerson
CEO, AVANGRID, Inc.
Distinguished Guest -
John Lapides ’72 B.A.
CEO, United Aluminum
Distinguished Guest -
Josh Geballe ’97 B.A., ’02 MBA
CEO, Core Informatics
Distinguished Guest -
Margaret Keane
President & CEO, Synchrony Financial
Distinguished Guest -
David Scheer ’84 M.S.
Chairman, Achillion Pharmaceuticals
Distinguished Guest -
Oz Griebel
President & CEO, MetroHartford Alliance
Distinguished Guest -
John McKinney
Former Connecticut State Senator
Distinguished Guest -
Brendan Sharkey
Former Speaker of the House, 2013-2017
Distinguished Guest -
Scot Esdaile
President, Connecticut State Conference, NAACP
Distinguished Guest -
John Olsen
President Emeritus CT AFL-CIO
Distinguished Guest -
Themis Klarides
Republican Minority Leader, Connecticut House of Representatives
Distinguished Guest -
Joseph F. Brennan
President & CEO, CBIA
Distinguished Guest -
Matthew Nemerson ’81
Economic Development Administrator, City of New Haven
Distinguished Guest -
Bruce Alexander ’65 B.A.
Vice President for New Haven & State Affairs & Campus Development
Distinguished Guest -
Wayne Cooper
Executive Chairman, Chief Executive Group
Distinguished Guest -
Marshall Cooper
CEO, Chief Executive Group
Distinguished Guest -
Marna Borgstrom ’79 MPH
President & CEO, Yale New Haven Health System
Distinguished Guest -
Christopher Swift
CEO, The Hartford
Distinguished Guest -
David Robinson
Executive Vice President & General Counsel, The Hartford
Distinguished Guest -
Andy Merrill
Partner, Prosek Partners
Distinguished Guest