Visiting executives come to campus through a variety of channels—as the guest of a Tuck speaker series or program, as an event panelist, or to attend a conference. They also come at the invitation of professors. This fall and winter, classroom visitors to Tuck included more than 20 of the world's top executives, who spoke with students enrolled in the second-year Global Strategy and Implementation and Advanced Competitive Strategy courses, taught by Professor Richard D'Aveni.
D'Aveni began incorporating CEO visitors into his strategy classes last year. "It is flattering that busy executives are taking the time to visit and speak to our students," he says. "Our goal is to provide students with as many perspectives on strategic thinking as possible and to show them the successes people have by employing the ideas we discuss in class. With CEOs in the classroom, our students are exposed to the latest strategies and business issues."
In addition to attending class, many executives participate in small meetings, lunches, and dinners with Tuck students. They are also available to speak with Tuck faculty to help with research for books and cases. These visits are co-sponsored by Tuck's Beacon Capital Partners Leadership Speaker Series, with support from the Jonathan L. Cohen D'60, T'61 Leadership Development Program and the Alan Smith D'52, T'53 Visiting Executive Program.
