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Executive Lectureship in Business Ethics

The purpose of this lectureship is to bring distinguished executives to the Bentley University campus to speak to students, faculty, and staff about pressing ethical issues in corporate life. 

For more information, contact the W. Michael Hoffman Center for Business Ethics at 781.891.2981.

Upcoming Events

Past Events

Archived Events

February 25, 2025
On the Use and Abuse of Employee Data: A Conversation with Amit Mohindra | Video
Amit Mohindra, Founder and CEO of People Analytics Success
2:00 - 3:00 p.m. AAC 143

November 12, 2024 
Leading With AI: Why Authentic Inclusion is the Key to Navigating the AI-Driven World | Video
Frances West, Founder | Speaker | Advisor, FrancesWest & Co
2:00 - 3:00 p.m.  AAC 362 
April 11, 2024

Online Safety...At What Price? | Video
Kathryn Kosmides, Garbo, Founder and CEO 
4:00 - 5:00 p.m. Wilder Pavilion  
March 21, 2023

The Myth of the Triple Bottom Line | Video
Martin Wolf Seventh Generation, Inc., Director of Sustainability & Authenticity
2:00 - 3:00 p.m. Wilder Pavilion
October 25, 2022

Ethics in Focus: A Conversation with John King
John King
EY Americas Vice Chair - Assurance
2:00 - 3:00 p.m. LaCava Building, Room 325
March 24, 2022

Building Trust: A Conversation with Tim Ryan | Video
Tim Ryan
Chair and Senior Partner, PwC
3:30 - 4:30 p.m. Wilder Pavilion
March 23, 2021

Navigating Social Responsibility During Economic Crisis | Video
Esther Tetreault '99, MBA '03
Owner and Co-Founder of Trillium Brewing Company
April 1, 2019

The Cost of Corruption and How to Combat It | Video
Judge Mark L. Wolf 
Senior United States District Judge 
Former Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Court of Massachusetts
September 24, 2018

Overcoming Contradictions in the Business of Compassion and Care | Video
Sandra Fenwick 
CEO of Boston Children’s Hospital
March 26, 2018

105 Years of Family Leadership: Living by Purpose and Values for Four Generations | Video
Paul Marvin
President and CEO of The Marvin Companies
October 2, 2017

Earning Goodwill in a Crisis of Consumer Trust | Video
Dr. H. Fisk Johnson
Chairman and CEO of S.C. Johnson & Sons, Inc.
March 27, 2017

The Ethical Challenges of Operating in Difficult Countries | Video
Sir Mark Moody-Stuart
Chairman of the United Nations Global Compact Foundation
Chairman of the Global Compact’s Business for Peace Initiative
Director of HSBC Holdings PLC, Accenture Ltd, and Saudi Aramco 
Former Chairman of the Royal Dutch/Shell Group of Companies
April 5, 2016

Beyond Giving: Engaging Communities to Create Value | Video
Alex Whitmore
Co-Founder & Managing Director of Taza Chocolate
October 8, 2015

Guided by Our Principles
Bob Maresca
President, CEO and Chairman of the Board of Bose
And
Sherwin Greenblatt
Bose member of the Board and former President of Bose
March 26, 2015

Costco: How Our Ethics Evolved Over the First 30 Years | Video
Jim Sinegal
Co-Founder and former CEO of Costco
November 6, 2014

Ethical Corporate Governance as a Competitive Advantage | Video
S. D. Shibulal
Co-Founder and Former CEO and Managing Director and Member of the Board, Infosys
April 8, 2014

Healthcare and the Ethics of Building Healthy Communities | Video
Rich Statuto
President and CEO, Bon Secours Health System
November 5, 2013

The UN Global Compact and Business: Creating the Architecture of a Better World | Video
Georg Kell
Executive Director of the United Nations Global Compact
April 2, 2013

Business Ethics and the Financial Services Sector: The Way Forward | Video
Roger Ferguson
CEO and President, TIAA-CREF
April 5, 2012

Toward a Sustainable Future | Video
Muhtar Kent
CEO and Chairman, Coca-Cola Company
October 18, 2011

Inventing a Win-Win-Win-Win-Win Future | Video
Gary Hirshberg
Chairman, President, and CEO, Stonyfield Farms
April 7, 2011

The Ethics of Teams: Playing Fair in Business | Video
Steve Pagliuca 
Director, Bain Capital
November 4, 2010

Ethics as a Business Strategy | Video
Andrew N. Liveris
President, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The Dow Chemical Company
March 18, 2010

Values Investing: How Companies Create Innovation, Profits, & Social Good | Video
Rosabeth M. Kanter
Harvard Business School Professor of Management
Chair & Director of Harvard's Advanced Leadership Initiative
Co-Founder & Chair of Goodmeasure, Inc.
November 3, 2009

Turbulence is Inevitable...Misery is Optional: Ethics and integrity are your greatest assets in good times and in crisis | Video
Howard Putnam
Former CEO of Southwest Airlines and former CEO of Braniff International
April 7, 2009

Goodness In Business | Video
Tom Chappell
Co-founder and CEO, Tom's of Maine
October 7, 2008

Back from the Brink: Rebuilding A Company After A Near Fatal Ethics Breakdown | Video
John A. Swainson
CEO, CA, Inc.
March 25, 2008

Playing Fair: Balancing Business Imperatives With Healthcare Needs | Video
Bruce Bodaken
Chairman, President and CEO, Blue Shield of California
September 25, 2007

Trust - An Essential Asset: Creating Individual and Corporate Value | Video
James H. Quigley
CEO, Delloite & Touche USA LLP
March 28, 2007

In Search of Ethical True North | Video
William W. George
Former Chairman and CEO, Medtronic, Inc.
October 25, 2006

Rebuilding Trust after a Corporate Crisis | Video
Lawrence S. Benjamin
CEO, U.S. Food Service
March 28, 2006

The Power of How: Achieving Enduring Success Through Ethics | Video
Dov Seidman
Founder, Chairman and CEO -- LRN
October 6, 2005

The Ethics of Globalization: Oxymoron or Path to Peace and Prosperity? | Video
Michael L. Eskew
Chairman and CEO
UPS
April 12, 2005

Social Responsibility: Building a Culture of Strong Ethics, Good Deeds and Smart Business | Video
Anne Mulcahy
Chairman and CEO
Xerox Corporation
October 14, 2004

Keepers of the Corporate Conscience: The Role of the Board in Ethical Oversight | Video
Jamie S. Gorelick
Board Member
United Technologies Corporation
November 10, 2003

Ethics and the Corporate Culture | Video
Raymond V. Gilmartin
President and CEO
Merck & Co., Inc.

October 8, 2003
The Integrity of Management and the Management of Integrity | Video
Michael C. Ruettgers
Executive Chairman
EMC Corporation