Dean’s Speaker Series

11 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Jordan Auditorium

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Dan Helfrich

Dan Helfrich is chair and chief executive officer of Deloitte Consulting LLP, where he leads a growing team of 85,000+ professionals who help clients innovatively face today’s most complex issues. A pioneer in purpose-driven leadership, Dan harnesses the collective, diversified power of his team to create lasting value for clients and society. ​He is an advocate for inclusive culture and continuous innovation and empowers his teams to challenge orthodoxies, collaborate across borders, and take a modern and nimble approach to problem-solving.

With over two decades of experience fueling effective and efficient organizations, Dan leverages his broad influence to inspire others to perform at their best. He remains actively engaged with clients, business partners, and market leaders, frequently sharing his perspective on issues including the evolving nature of the consulting profession, the future of work, and inclusive leadership. Prior to this role, Dan led Deloitte’s  Government & Public Services team fueling customer-centric transformation for state, local, and federal government agencies.

3-4 p.m.
Jordan Auditorium

Arthur Brooks

Arthur C. Brooks, Author, Columnist and Harvard Professor
Moving from Strength to Strength in Work, Life & Happiness

Feb. 25
11am – 12pm

Freeman was announced as the 30th head coach in the history of Notre Dame Football on December 3, 2021. He first joined Notre Dame in 2021 as the defensive coordinator, and previously served as a defensive coach at the University of Cincinnati, Purdue University and Kent State.

As a college player, Freeman was a four-year letter winner for Ohio State from 2004 to 2008, helping to lead the Buckeyes to four conference titles, three BCS bowls and two trips to the national title game. His NFL career included playing for the Chicago Bears, the Buffalo Bills and the Houston Texans.

He graduated from Ohio State in 2007 and returned to the classroom to earn his master’s degree in sports management from Ohio State in 2011. Freeman and his wife, Joanna, have six children: Vinny, Siena, Gino, Nico, Capri and Rocco.

Oct. 11
3 – 4 pm
Jordan Auditorium
O’Hara’s Heirs: The Mendoza Deans Panel Discussion

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Martijn Cremers

Martijn Cremers

K.J. Martijn Cremers is the Martin J. Gillen Dean and the Bernard J. Hank Professor of Finance
at the University of Notre Dame’s Mendoza College of Business. He served as interim dean at Mendoza from July 2018 to June 2019. Prior to joining Notre Dame in 2012, Cremers was a faculty member at the Yale School of Management from 2002 to 2012. His research and teaching areas are investment management, corporate finance, corporate governance, corporate law, business ethics and Catholic social thought.

Roger Huang

Roger Huang

Roger D. Huang is the Kenneth R. Meyer Professor of Global Investment Management and was acting Dean from 2011-2012 and served as Dean of the Mendoza College of Business from 2012-2016 . He holds a B.S. in Industrial Management from Purdue, as well as master and doctorate degrees in finance from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. Huang teaches global finance in the Executive MBA program, and multinational financial management in the MBA and Undergraduate programs.

Carolyn Woo

Carolyn Woo

Carolyn Y. Woo served as dean of the Mendoza College at the University of Notre Dame from 1997 to 2011. During her tenure, the College was ranked for the first time in its history as No. 1 undergraduate program in the nation by Bloomberg Businessweek. Woo was elected the first female chair of AACSB International (accreditation association for business schools worldwide) and led the launch of the Principles for Responsible Management program with the United Nations. She has been recognized as one of 500 of the “Most Powerful People on the Planet” by Foreign Policy Magazine and one of 30 in the category of “A Force for Good.” She is the author of two books, Working for a Better World and Rising: Learning from Women’s Leadership in Catholic Ministries.

Moderator: Brett Beasley

Brett Beasley

Brett Beasley serves as the Writer and Editorial Program Manager for Notre Dame Research. In collaboration with partners across campus, he tells the story of the University’s research, scholarship, and creative endeavor. He holds a Ph.D. in English from Loyola University Chicago and an MTS from the University of Notre Dame. He is the co-author (with Kerry Temple) of the book O’Hara’s Heirs: Business Education at Notre Dame, 1921-2021, and his articles have appeared in a wide variety of publications, including the Washington Post, Scientific American, and the Los Angeles Review of Books. Prior to joining Notre Dame Research, he spent six years with the Notre Dame Deloitte Center for Ethical Leadership.

1pm – 2pm
Jordan Auditorium

Tom Mendoza
Retired Vice Chairman, NetApp Inc.

“Building a Vibrant Workplace Culture in Good Times and Bad”
Friday, September 13
11:00am – 12:00pm
Mendoza College of Business, Jordan Auditorium

Joe Ucuzoglu
Chief Executive Officer, Deloitte

“A bigger impact: The promise of professional services in the 4th Industrial Revolution”
Friday, October 11
11:00am – 12:00pm
Mendoza College of Business, Jordan Auditorium

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Robert Jackson
Commissioner, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Friday, November 22
Time: 12:30pm – 1:30pm
Mendoza College of Business, Jordan Auditorium

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