GE Whiz What Happened? Lessons for Connecticut's Economic Growth

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

• Jeffrey A. Sonnenfeld

  Senior Associate Dean for Leadership Studies & Lester Crown Professor in the Practice of Management
  Moderator
  

  Jeffrey 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.

• 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