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Colloquium Speakers

Policymakers, corporate leaders, research faculty, and other experts visit campus for frank, meaningful conversations. Every class weekend you'll have the chance to deepen your understanding of industry trends and how companies are facing societal challenges.

Robert Shiller

Featured Colloquium Speakers

Name Title
Matt Mendelsohn Chief Investment Officer, Yale University
Adam Blumenthal, MBA Managing Partner, Blue Wolf Capital Partners
Shereef Elnahal, MD, MBA Under Secretary for Health, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Cliff Asness, PhD Managing and Founding Principal, Founder, Managing Principal and Chief Investment Officer, AQR
Pradeep Kurukulasuriya, PhD ('06) Executive Coordinator and Director-Environmental Finance for Nature, Climate and Energy, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Catherine Sandoval, JD, MA Board Member, U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board
Susan Carter Lecturer, Yale School of Management; Independent Director, BlackRock Multi-Asset Mutual Fund Board; Advisor to Finance Committee, Altman Foundation; Member Advisory Board, Private Capital Research Institute
Paulette Frank Chief Sustainability Officer, Johnson and Johnson
William Nordhaus Sterling Professor Emeritus and Research Professor of Economics; Professor Emeritus of Forestry and Environmental Studies
Robert Shiller Sterling Professor of Economics Emeritus Yale University
Danielle Merfe Vice President and CTO, GE Renewables

Colloquium Speakers 2026-2027 Schedule

Date Name Title
August 28, 2026 Michelle Gabriel, PhD, MS Lecturer, Yale School of the Environment and Columbia University; Resident Fellow, CBEY; PhD Candidate, Glasgow Caledonian University
September 11, 2026 Paul Doremus, PhD Vice President for Policy and Sustainability Strategy, Trident Seafoods
September 25, 2026 Jonathan Cohn Senior National Correspondent, The Bulwark
October 09, 2026 Juan Carlos Garcia, MBA Managing Director, Quadrant Capital Advisors
October 23, 2026 Martha Crawford, MS, MBA, PhD Board Director, GHD, LRS, Senexen, Abundia Global Impact Group and Blink Charging
November 06, 2026 Omar Lateef, MD CEO, Rush Health
November 20, 2026 Brian Reilly, JD CFO LuxWall; Former Vice Chairman, Climate Tech & Energy Transition Banking at Barclays
December 04, 2026 Hil Moss, MBA ('22), MPH ('22) Co-Founder and CEO, Oncovery Care
January 08, 2027 Ryan Dings, J.D., MDesS CEO and President, Climate Haven
January 22, 2027 Nancy Zimmerman Co-founder and Managing Partner of Bracebridge Capital
February 05, 2027 Pamela Sutton-Wallace, MPH ('97) President, Yale New Haven Health System
February 19, 2027 Paula Volent, MBA, MA Vice president and chief investment officer, The Rockefeller University
March 05, 2027 Elizabeth Bradley, MBA, PhD President, Vassar University
March 19, 2027 Seema Hingorani, MBA Managing Director, Investment Management, Morgan Stanley; Founder and Board Chair, Girls Who Invest
April 02, 2027 Daniel Dawes, JD Founding Dean, School of Global Health; Senior Vice President of Global Health, Meharry Medical College
April 16, 2027 Beatriz Perez EVP and Global Chief Communications, Sustainability and Strategic Partnerships Officer, The Coca-Cola Company