Leaders in Communications
The Leaders in Communications speaker series brings media leaders, influencers and newsmakers to the Newhouse School for candid and insightful conversations with students and other guests. With a special emphasis on current trends and challenges, the series will help students keep apace of a quickly changing communications industry and provide them with a connection to the professions they will eventually lead. The series will also offer valuable networking and learning opportunities, as guests visit classrooms or student organizations in addition to participating in a broader discussion.
Upcoming events will be listed on the events calendar.
Previous guests include:
- Boris Sanchez ’09, co-anchor of CNN News Central
- Bob Costas ’74, Hall of Fame Sportscaster
- Larry Hryb ’89, former senior director & thought leader @ Microsoft / Xbox
- Stacey Tank ’02, chief transformation and corporate affairs officer at Heineken
- Jay Francis ’84, vice president, content and inclusion Disney Television Animation
- Shanti Das ’93, former music industry executive and CEO/founder, Silence the Shame
- Debra Adams Simmons ’86, vice president of diversity, equity and inclusion at National Geographic Media
- Stacey Mindich ’86, Tony, Grammy and Olivier Award-winning theatrical producer
- Jourdan Bennett-Begaye G’16, editor of Indian Country Today
- Kahlil Greene, Gen Z historian and Yale University student
- David “Shingy” Shing, futurist and “digital prophet”
- Roula Khalaf ’87, editor of The Financial Times
- William C. Rhoden , award-winning sports journalist and author
- Ramon Escobar, senior vice president of talent recruitment and development at CNN Worldwide
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