Weikel Speaker Series

The M. Keith Weikel Speaker Series was created to provide the opportunity for Wisconsin MBA students to interact with and learn from successful business leaders and alumni in a variety of fields.

The series was established in 2004 with a gift by John J. Oros (BBA 1971) and his wife, Anne Wackman. Oros is managing director at J.C. Flowers & Co., LLC. Today, the series continues thanks to a gift by M. Keith Weikel (Ph.D., Marketing and Economics, 1966) and his wife Barbara as the M. Keith Weikel Executive Leadership Speaker Series. Weikel retired as senior executive vice president and COO of ManorCare, Inc. in Toledo, Ohio, at the end of 2006. He has served as a director of Laboratory Corporation of America since 2003, director for Direct Supply, Inc., and director emeritus for Manor Care, Inc. He is a member of the Federation of American Health Systems and the Alliance for Quality Long Term Care.

• 2011-2012
• 2010-2011
• 2009-2010
• 2008-2009
• 2007-2008

2012 - Apr 20

Bret BielemaHead CoachUWMadison

2012 - Feb 16

Bill GeorgeProfessor of Management Practice at Harvard Business School, Former Chairman and Chief Executive Office of MedtronicMedtronic

2011 - Dec 01

Steve BennettBBA 1976Former CEO, Intuit, Director, Qualcomm and SymantecIntuit

2011 - Oct 13

Albert "Ab" NicholasBS 1952, MBA 1955Chairman, CEO, Portfolio ManagerNicholas Company

Bo RyanHead CoachUWMadison

2011 - Sep 22

James RyanCEOWW Grainger Inc

2011 - Apr 28

Tom TefftBBA '82 Senior Vice President & President, NeuromodulationMedtronic

2011 - Feb 02

Thomas J. FormoloBBA '86 Dean's Advisory Board Member & Venture CapitalistCHS Capital

2010 - Sep 09

Laura FrancisBBA '88Vice President of Finance & CFO Promega

Paul ShainBBA '85, MBA '86President & CEOSinglewire Software

2010 - Apr 29

Debra PerryManaging MemberPerry Consulting

2010 - Mar 18

Scott CookFounderIntuit

2009 - Oct 15

Steve BennettBBA '76 Former CEOIntuit

2009 - Sep 17

Ed ZorePresident & CEONorthwestern Mutual Life

2009 - Apr 23

Patrick ThieleBBA '72, MS '75 President & CEOPartnerRe Ltd

2009 - Feb 26

Steve MarcusBBA '57Chairman & CEOMarcus Corporation

2009 - Jan 29

Kim SchaeferCEOGreat Wolf Lodge

2008 - Nov 13

Jeffrey YabukiPresident & CEOFiserv

2008 - Oct 23

Mike SmithBBA '83Bag Borrow Steal

2008 - Sep 11

Colleen GogginsWorldwide Chairman/Consumer Group, Consumer & Personal Care GroupJohnson Johnson

2008 - Apr 24

Steve BennettBBA '76Former President & CEOIntuit

2008 - Feb 21

Dick AntoineGlobal Human Resources OfficerProcter Gamble Company

2007 - Nov 15

Tom FalkBBA '80President and Chief Executive OfficerKimberlyClark

2007 - Oct 25

Susan ChapmanMBA, '98Global Head of Operations Citigroup

2007 - Sep 27

John MorgridgeUW-Madison BBA '55Chairman of the BoardCisco Systems Inc