We are partnering with the
University of Denver's Voices of Experience program. Program
attendance is free, and all NACD members are invited. Attendees
receive 1 credit towards the NACD Director Certification
Program for each Voices of Experience program
attended. When registering for a VoE event please state that you are an NACD member so you obtain VIP seating.
Registration is now open for all upcoming Fall
Voices of Experience speakers
Upcoming
Speakers
Joseph Saunders, CEO of Visa & Richard Davis, CEO of US Bank
Monday, September 26, 2011
6-7:30 p.m., networking reception to follow The Newman Center
for the Performing Arts
2344 East Iliff Ave.
Denver, CO 80208
Davis, age 53, is chairman, president and chief executive officer of U.S.
Bancorp, a financial servicesholding company and the parent company of U.S.
Bank.
Davis has been an influencing force in the banking industry for 34 years.
His leadership and prudent approach to financial management has garnered
national and international praise for U.S. Bancorp, as he has led the
company successfully through the recent economic downturn. His outstanding
leadership skills were recognized as he was named the "2010 Executive of the
Year" by the Twin Cities Business Journal and "2010 Banker of the Year" by
the American Banker.
Davis serves on the boards of numerous organizations and has been the
recipient of the President's Lifetime Volunteer Service Award in 2007. In
2011,he received the Henrickson's Award for Ethical leadership and U. S.
Bank is the recipient of the United Way Spirit of America Award.
Davis earned a bachelor's degree in economics from California State
University. He is married and the father of three adult children and has one
grandson.
Joseph Saunders:
Joseph W. Saunders was named chairman and chief executive officer of Visa
Inc. in May 2007 after having been designated executive chairman in February
2007.
Prior to joining Visa International, he served as president of card services
for Washington Mutual, Inc. since the acquisition of Providian Financial
Corporation in October 2005. Saunders was president and chief executive
officer of Providian from November 2001, and chairman of the board of
directors from May 2002, until Washington Mutual's acquisition of Providian
in 2005. From 1997 until 2001, Saunders served as chairman and chief
executive officer of Fleet Credit Card Services at FleetBoston Financial
Corporation.
Saunders served as a member of the board of directors of Visa USA from
October 2002 to February 2007 and Visa International from October 2005 to
February 2007, when he resigned from the boards of directors of Visa USA and
Visa International to take the executive chairman position of the Visa
transition governance committee.
He holds a B.S. in business administration and an MBA, both from the
University of Denver.
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Sally Jewell, CEO of REI
Monday, October 17, 2011
6-7:30 p.m., networking reception to follow The Newman Center
for the
Performing Arts
2344 East Iliff Ave.
Denver, CO 80208
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John McCarvel, CEO of Crocs
Monday, November 7, 2011
6-7:30 p.m., networking reception to follow The Cable Center
2000 Buchtel Blvd.
Denver, CO 80208
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Recent VoE Speakers:
Andy Taylor, CEO of Enterprise Holdings, May 9,
2011 -
Click Here
Howard Schultz, CEO of Starbucks,
Presented by the Institute for Enterprise Ethics
at the Daniels College of Business, April 6, 2011 -
Click Here
Ret. General Charles Krulak, March 28, 2011 - Click Here
