John Mackey, Co-founder and Co-CEO of Whole Foods Market and author of “Conscious Capitalism: Liberating the Heroic Spirit of Business” offers a spirited defense of free enterprise and argues that businesses can have a positive societal impact while being profitable. Q&A moderated by Dean and Professor Steven Currall. Series: "UC Davis Graduate School of Management's Dean's Distinguished Speaker Series" [Public Affairs] [Business] [Show ID: 24960]

Dean Steven Currall moderates a conversation with Sandy Weill, Former Chairman/CEO of Citigroup, and his wife, Joan Weill, followed by a discussion about the future of pension plans with Anne Simpson, Senior Portfolio Manager, Investments and Director of Corporate Governance, California Public Employee’s Retirement System (CalPERS) Series: "UC Davis Graduate School of Management's Dean's Distinguished Speaker Series" [Public Affairs] [Business] [Show ID: 24959]

Marc Onetto, senior vice president of worldwide operations and customer service at Amazon.com Series: "UC Davis Graduate School of Management's Dean's Distinguished Speaker Series" [Business] [Show ID: 24925]

UC Davis Graduate School of Management Dean Steven Currall talks with Amy Jaffe, one of the world’s leading global energy and oil industry experts. Jaffe recently joined UC Davis as the executive director of energy and sustainability. Series: "UC Davis Graduate School of Management's Dean's Distinguished Speaker Series" [Business] [Show ID: 24596]

Anne Simpson is the Senior Portfolio Manager, Investments and Director of Corporate Governance at CalPERS. It is the largest public pension system in the United States with approximately $224 billion under management. She addresses incoming MBA students at UC Davis about the role of companies and corporations today and historically. She also explores corporate governance and how it needs to be refined to create better companies. Series: "UC Davis Graduate School of Management's Dean's...

Big Bang is the annual UC Davis Business Plan Competition organized by MBA students of the Graduate School of Management. The goal of the contest is to promote entrepreneurship at UC Davis and the region supported by the university. Series: "UC Davis Graduate School of Management's Dean's Distinguished Speaker Series" [Business] [Show ID: 24106]

Two-thirds of our economy is based on the purchase of consumer goods. Patagonia’s Vice President of Environmental Initiatives Rick Ridgeway discusses efforts by Patagonia and others to reduce the environmental impact of consumption to create a more sustainable world. He encourages us to reduce, repair, reuse, and then, recycle. Series: "UC Davis Graduate School of Management's Dean's Distinguished Speaker Series" [Business] [Show ID: 23478]

Bernard Tyson is president and chief operating officer of Kaiser Permanente, the nation's largest not-for-profit health plan and health care provider, with annual operating revenue in excess of 42 billion. Tyson shares his understanding of the health care industry that have developed over his 30-year career. Series: "UC Davis Graduate School of Management's Dean's Distinguished Speaker Series" [Health and Medicine] [Business] [Show ID: 23477]

Annual competition finds UC Davis graduate students pitching business ideas to a panel of experts. Series: "UC Davis Graduate School of Management's Dean's Distinguished Speaker Series" [Business] [Show ID: 21944]

UC Davis Graduate School of Management Dean Steven Currall welcomes Kevin Johnson, mayor of Sacramento, and Michelle Rhee, CEO of StudentsFirst. Johnson strongly believes that in order to be a great city, you have to have great schools, and Rhee is former chancellor of the District of Columbia Public Schools system. Both are committed to identifying ways to strategically drive education reform. Series: "UC Davis Graduate School of Management's Dean's Distinguished Speaker Series" [Public...

Women hold just 9.5 percent of board seats and highest-paid executive positions in California’s 400 largest public companies. Why? Professor and Associate Dean Michael Maher and Ph.D. candidate Amanda Kimball present findings from the UC Davis Graduate School of Management’s 2010 UC Davis Study of California Women Business Leaders followed by UC Davis faculty sharing their perspectives on the corporate management, psychological and sociological factors that impede women’s access to director...

Kevin Cleary, President and COO of Emeryville, California based Clif Bar & Company, explores how this privately held, employee owned company is also socially responsible. Series: "UC Davis Graduate School of Management's Dean's Distinguished Speaker Series" [Business] [Show ID: 20472]

Veteran diplomat Edward Djerejian, former ambassador to Israel and Syria and advisor to Presidents Reagan, Clinton and both Bushes, outlines the economic challenges that must be addressed as the Middle East attempts to establish peace in this historically volatile region. Djerejian is the founding director of the James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy at Rice University in Texas. Series: "UC Davis Graduate School of Management's Dean's Distinguished Speaker Series" [Public...

The 2010 final contestants in Big Bang! pitch their business idea one last time for the public and the contest winners are announced. Big Bang! is the annual UC Davis Business Plan Competition that promote entrepreneurship at UC Davis and the region. Series: "UC Davis Graduate School of Management's Dean's Distinguished Speaker Series" [Business] [Show ID: 19244]

Former CIA director turned-clean tech venture capitalist James Woolsey is a foreign policy specialist concerned with renewable energy and energy security. Woolsey argues that U.S. dependence on Middle Eastern oil ranks "very high" as a national security concern. Series: "UC Davis Graduate School of Management's Dean's Distinguished Speaker Series" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 18154]

The final contestants in Big Bang! pitch their business idea one last time for the public and the contest winners are announced. Big Bang! is the annual UC Davis Business Plan Competition that promote entrepreneurship at UC Davis and the region. Series: "UC Davis Graduate School of Management's Dean's Distinguished Speaker Series" [Business] [Show ID: 16801]

With stresses in the global economy compounded by the repercussions from climate change, scarcity of commodities and concerns about energy independence, today’s “clean industrial revolution” holds great promise by driving innovation in sectors ranging from energy, transportation and advanced materials to agriculture, water and recycling. Susan MacCormac, a leading expert in cleantech, shares her perspective on the sector’s greatest challenges and opportunities. Series: "UC Davis Graduate...

Donald Paul, one of the leading experts on energy research and development, shares his insights and views on the long-term future of the energy marketplace, tapping the promise of new technologies and the adoption of better energy-management practices. Series: "UC Davis Graduate School of Management's Dean's Distinguished Speaker Series" [Business] [Show ID: 16244]

Join Michael Mondavi in conversations with Robert Smiley of the UC Davis Graduate School of Management. Mondavi is a leading wine industry executive, innovator and entrepreneur who has grown Folio Fine Wine Partners since the sale of his family's winery four years ago. Series: "UC Davis Graduate School of Management's Dean's Distinguished Speaker Series" [Business] [Show ID: 15440]

Combining humor and personal experience, Nora Denzel shares what she learned as she climbed the corporate ladder at IBM and Hewlett Packard, emphasizing the 10 most common mistakes people make as they try to advance their careers—and how to avoid them. Series: "UC Davis Graduate School of Management's Dean's Distinguished Speaker Series" [Business] [Show ID: 15523]

Faculty members from the fields of economics, management and history share their perspectives on the economic crisis in this seminar sponsored by the UC Davis Institute of Governmental Affairs. Taped October 2008. Series: "UC Davis Graduate School of Management's Dean's Distinguished Speaker Series" [Public Affairs] [Business] [Show ID: 15586]

Steve Newberry, CEO of Lam Research Corporation, gives a keynote presentation based on his model of leadership. Newberry is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy and the Harvard Graduate School of Business. He has more than 25 years of management and leadership experience in the high-tech industry. Series: "UC Davis Graduate School of Management's Dean's Distinguished Speaker Series" [Business] [Show ID: 15398]

Highlights of the annual UC Davis Business Plan Competition organized by MBA students of the Graduate School of Management. The goal of the contest is to promote entrepreneurship at UC Davis and in the region. Series: "UC Davis Graduate School of Management's Dean's Distinguished Speaker Series" [Business] [Show ID: 14884]

L. Wilton Agatstein, Jr., recently retired vice president of Intel taps his deep understanding and expertise in emerging markets to focus on innovation for the developing world. Series: "UC Davis Graduate School of Management's Dean's Distinguished Speaker Series" [Business] [Show ID: 14692]

Dale Carlsen, President, CEO and Founder of Sleep Train discusses entrepreneurship and philanthropy. Follow his amazing story of growth from one small, fledgling store in South Sacramento to a 224-store chain with $350 million in annual sales as the West Coast largest mattress seller. Series: "UC Davis Graduate School of Management's Dean's Distinguished Speaker Series" [Business] [Show ID: 14185]