SEC Commissioner, Yext and West Cary Group leaders take stage for Robins Executive Speaker Series

January 23, 2018

The University of Richmond Robins School of Business’ Executive Speaker Series invites national and international business leaders to deliver keynote speeches on campus.

The spring 2018 program speakers include:

Feb. 6, Michael Piwowar, commissioner, Securities and Exchange Commission
Piwowar was appointed by President Obama as commissioner for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in 2013. Previously, he was the Republican chief economist for the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Feb. 22, Michael Walrath, chairman, Yext
Walrath, a serial investor, advisor and founder of startup and expansion stage companies, currently serves as chairman of Yext, a technology company that manages information for businesses across multiple platforms. He is a 1997 graduate of the University of Richmond.

Mar. 6, Moses Foster, founder, president and CEO, West Cary Group
Foster established the West Cary Group in 2007, and currently serves on the Robins School of Business Executive Advisory Council. Foster was also recently named Ad Person of the Year by the Advertising Club of Richmond.

All lectures take place at 6 p.m. in Robins School of Business, Queally Hall, Ukrop Auditorium. Events are free and open to the public but registration is required. A reception will follow. This series is funded in part by a grant given by the Manville Foundation for Private Enterprise.

Speakers will be available for questions immediately after the lecture.

Speakers also participate in roundtable discussions with students during their visit to campus.

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