Leadership Speaker Series

As part of a commitment to experiential learning, the Engineering Leadership Program is pleased to present an ongoing series of speakers on engineering and leadership topics. See below for a recap of events in the 2012-2013 Leadership Speaker Series, and keep this page bookmarked for updates on future speaker appearances! Past events have been co-sponsored by the College of Engineering and Applied Science, Leeds School of Business, Newton Leadership Chair, Colorado Law, and affiliated programs at CU-Boulder.

Students enrolled in the Engineering Leadership Program may include Leadership Speaker Series events as a leadership seminar in their leadership portfolio.

Travis McCoy
"Working, Innovating, and Leading at Google"

Product Manager (Chrome Sync and Security teams) and Associate Project Manager Program Coordinator at Google; formerly an engineer in various roles in the Washington, D.C. intelligence community
Thursday, Oct. 25, 2012
 

Dr. Paul Polak
"Leadership, Engineering and Poverty: What Works When Traditional Approaches Fail"

Author of "Out of Poverty: What Works When Traditional Methods Fail" and co-founder and CEO of Windhorse International
Tuesday, March 4, 2013

The Honorable Federico F. Peña
"Achieving U.S. Energy Independence In Our Lifetime"

Former U.S. Secretary of Energy and Secretary of Transportation during the Clinton Administration, and 40th Mayor of Denver
Tuesday, April 2, 2013

Norman Augustine
"Engineering the Leader"

Retired Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Lockheed Martin Corp., Former Under Secretary of the Army, and Chairman of the 2009 Review of U.S. Human Space Flight Plans Committee
Thursday, April 4, 2013