Executive Policy Seminar Series

Executive Policy Seminars educate participants about current financial and public policy issues. A dinner follows presentations, a format that facilitates discussion and encourages interaction among business leaders, public officials, academic faculty and staff, and students. Three seminars are held each year in Washington, DC, at the George Town Club. Fall and spring seminars are also presented in New York City at the Midtown Executive and Chemists Club. The following is a partial list of recent Executive Policy Seminars. Please click on the seminar name for the complete address.



WASHINGTON, DC (The George Town Club)

NEW YORK CITY, Midtown Executive and Chemists Club





WASHINGTON, DC (The George Town Club)


 Credit Crunch and Liquidity Crisis, December 4, 2007
Speaker:  William Longbrake, Vice Chair of Washington Mutual

 The Future of Higher Education and the MSB's Role in It, April 19, 2006
Speaker:  George Daly, Dean of Georgetown's McDonough School of Business

Why Private Pensions Matter to the Public Capital Markets, November 16, 2005
Speaker: Dr. Chester S. Spatt, Chief Economist and Director of the Office of Economic Analysis, SEC

The Fed, the Economy, and Monetary Policy, May 10, 2005
Speaker: Dr. Anthony M. Santomero, President, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia

Understanding Election 2004, November 15, 2004
Speaker: E.J. Dionne, Jr., Professor, Georgetown Public Policy Institute and Columnist, The Washington Post

Rebuilding Iraq, February 3, 2004
Speaker: Lt. General Jay Garner (retired), President SY Coleman

Institutional Governance Issues in the Public Sector: The IRS Saga, September 25, 2003
Speaker: Charles O. Rossotti, Senior Advisor, The Carlyle Group and former Commissioner, Internal Revenue Service

Double Exposure - Dealing with Iraq and North Korea, March 4, 2003
Speaker: The Honorable Robert L. Gallucci, Dean, School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University

Election 2002: Issues and Outcomes, October 30, 2002
Speaker: Jack W. Germond, Political Columnist, The Baltimore Sun

Globalization and Sovereign Debt, May 2, 2002
Speaker: Jack Boorman, Director, Counselor and Special Advisor to the Managing Director, International Monetary Fund, Washington, DC

Perspective on 11 September, November 14, 2001
Speaker: The Honorable John C. Gannon, Vice Chairman, Intellibridge; former Chairman of the National Intelligence Council; and former Deputy Director for Intelligence, Central Intelligence Agency

Opportunities for The District of Columbia, July 10, 2001
Speaker: The Honorable Anthony A. Williams, Mayor, The District of Columbia

Technology and Financial Consolidation, May 16, 2001
Speaker: Roger W. Ferguson, Jr., Vice Chairman, Board of Governors of the FederalReserve System

New Political Leadership in Korea, January 18, 2001
Speaker: The Honorable Hwa-Kap Hahn, Member, National Assembly of Korea and Member, Supreme Council, Millennium Democratic Party of Korea

Election 2000: The Iowa Electronic Market Prediction,November 1, 2000
Speaker: Robert Forsythe, Founder, Iowa Electronic Market, Senior Associate Dean, and Leonard A. Hadly Chair, Tippie College of Business, University of Iowa

The Challenge of Regulation, September 21, 2000
Speaker: Mary L. Schapiro, President, NASD Regulation, Inc.

Improving Corporate Governance, May 8, 2000
Speaker: Ira M. Millstein, Senior Partner, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

Exploring Wall Street, March 24, 2000
Speaker: Lloyd E. Campbell, Managing Director, Credit Suisse First Boston

Central Banking and Crises Management, February 2, 2000
Speaker: William J. McDonough, President, Federal Reserve Bank of New York 

Global Challenges for International Organizations,October 28, 1999
Speaker: Joseph E. Connor, Under-Secretary-General, United Nations

Broader and Deeper Markets Support Global Development, September 22, 1999
Speaker: Gary L. Perlin, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, The World Bank

Advice to Young Scholars, March 26, 1999
Speaker: William C. Hunter, Senior Vice President and Director of Research, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago

 The Future of American Business Education (CMRC's 10th Anniversary), January 28, 1999
Speaker: Dean Donald P. Jacobs, J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management, Northwestern University
For more information, please refer to: CMRC's 10th Anniversary Conference
on Intervention in Global Financial Markets

Lessons from the Asian Crisis: The View from 1999, February 1999
Speaker: Jack Boorman, Director of the Policy Development and Review Department, The International Monetary Fund



NEW YORK CITY, Midtown Executive and Chemists Club

Globalization of Financial Markets: The Changing Competitive Environment, June 21, 2007
 Speaker:  Reena Aggarwal, PhD., Deputy Dean of Georgetown's McDonough School of Business

Transparency, Accountability, and Integrity in International Business Transactions, April 26, 2007
Speaker:  Nancy Boswell, President and CEO, Transparency  International-USA

 PCAOB: Protecting the Public Interest, May 25, 2006
Speaker:  Christopher D. Mandaleris, Deputy Director of Inspections at the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB)

Building A System, May 18, 2005
Speaker: John Thompson, III, Head Men's Basketball Coach, Georgetown University

The Business of Football, May 18, 2004
Speaker: Paul Tagliabue, Commissioner, National Football League

Back to Basics in the Financial Markets, June 12, 2003
Speaker: Abby Joseph Cohen, Managing Director, Goldman, Sachs & Co.

A Congressional Insider's Guide to Energy Policy and Political Conflict, October 25, 2001
Speaker: Kevin C. Gottlieb, Professor, Department of Public Administration, The Maxwell School, Syracuse University, and President, Kevin Gottlieb and Associates Inc.

A Quarter Century of Change, April 18, 2001
Speaker: David B. Falk, Founder, SFX Basketball, SFX Sports Group

Election 2000: The Iowa Electronic Market Prediction, November 6, 2000
Speaker: Robert Forsythe, Founder, Iowa Electronic Market, Senior Associate Dean, and Leonard A. Hadly Chair, Tippie College of Business, University of Iowa

Central Banks' Role in Crisis Management, April 18, 2000
Speaker: E. Gerald Corrigan, Managing Director, Goldman, Sachs & Co.



Executive Policy Seminar speakers have included:
  • Douglas L. Bailey, American Political Network
  • Charlene Barshefsky, United States Trade Representative
  • Alfred R. Berkeley, III, President, The NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc.
  • Jack Boorman, Director, Policy Development and Review Department, International Monetary Fund
  • Charles A. Bowsher, Comptroller General and Head of Government Accounting Office (retired)
  • Richard C. Breeden, former Chairman, U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission
  • Gary P. Brinson, President and Managing Partner, Brinson Partner, Inc.
  • Lloyd E. Campbell, Managing Director, Credit Suisse First Boston
  • Frank C. Carlucci, III, Chairman, The Carlyle Group
  • Abby Joseph Cohen, Managing Director, Goldman, Sachs & Company
  • Joseph E. Connor, Under-Secretary-General, United Nations
  • E. Gerald Corrigan, Managing Director, Goldman, Sachs & Company
  • Linda W. Cropp, Chairman, Council of the District of Columbia
  • Congressman Joseph DioGuardi, former Congressman (D-NY) and former partner, Arthur Andersen & Co.
  • E.J. Dionne, Jr., Professor, Georgetown Public Policy Institute and Columnist, The Washington Post
  • David B. Falk, Founder, SFX Basketball, SFX Sports Group
  • Hon. Roger W. Ferguson, Jr., Vice Chairman, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
  • Robert Forsythe, Founder, Iowa Electronic Market, Senior Associate Dean, and Leonard A. Hadly Chair, Tippie College of Business, University of Iowa
  • Richard H. Frank, former Managing Director, The World Bank
  • Hon. Robert L. Gallucci, Dean, School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University
  • Hon. John C. Gannon, Vice Chairman, Intellibridge; former Chairman of the National Intelligence Council; and former Deputy Director for Intelligence, Central Intelligence Agency
  • Ltg. (ret.) Jay Garner, President, SYColeman and Company
  • Jack W. Germond, Political Columnist, The Baltimore Sun
  • Kevin C. Gottlieb, Syracuse University Professor and Kevin Gottlieb and Associates, Inc.
  • Hon. Hwa-Kap Hahn, Member, National Assembly of Korea and Member, Supreme Council, Millennium Democratic Party of Korea
  • Joseph R. Hardiman, President and CEO, National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.
  • William C. Hunter, Senior Vice President and Director of Research, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
  • William M. Isaac, former Chairman, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
  • Donald P. Jacobs, Dean, Kellogg Graduate School of Management, Northwestern University
  • Pamela Johnson, Executive Director of the Efficiency Board, United Nations
  • Sidney L. Jones, Assistant Secretary for Economic Policy, U.S. Department of the Treasury
  • Congressman Jerry Lewis (R-Cal), Republican Leader for Legislative Agenda in the House of Representatives
  • Eugene A. Ludwig, former Comptroller of the Currency of the United States
  • John D. Macomber, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Export-Import Bank of the United States
  • William J. McDonough, President, Federal Reserve Bank of New York
  • Gen. E. C. Meyer, former Chief of Staff, U.S. Army (retired)
  • Ira M. Millstein, Senior Partner, Weil, Gotshal & Manges and Chair, Report to the OECD on Corporate Governance
  • Gary L. Perlin, Chief Financial Officer, The World Bank
  • Shirley D. Peterson, former Commissioner, Internal Revenue Service
  • Roger B. Porter, Assistant to the President for Economic and Domestic Policy
  • John E. Robson, Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of the Treasury
  • Charles O. Rossotti, Senior Advisor, The Carlyle Group, former Commissioner, U.S. Internal Revenue Service and former President, American Management Systems
  • Hobart Rowen, Economics Columnist, The Washington Post
  • Dr. Anthony M. Santomero, President, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
  • Mary L. Schapiro, President, NASD Regulation, Inc.
  • Mark Shields, Political Commentator, CNN Our Gang
  • Wash SyCip, Chairman, SGV Group and Executive Council Member, Arthur Andersen & Company
  • Paul Tagliabue, Commissioner, National Football League
  • John Thompson, III, Head Men's Basketball Coach, Georgetown University
  • Charls E. Walker, former Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of the Treasury
  • William E. Whyman, Director for International Economics, National Economic Council
  • Hon. Anthony A. Williams, Mayor, The District of Columbia
  • Clayton K. Yeutter, Chairman, Republican National Committee, former U.S. Trade Representative, and former Secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture
  • Frank G. Zarb, Chairman and CEO, the National Association of Security Dealers, Inc.
Lynn Doran, Director; Capital Markets Research Center; The McDonough School of Business; Georgetown University; Washington, DC 20057
Phone: (202) 687-2688, Fax: (202) 687-6829, Email: doranl@georgetown.edu