List of Georgetown University commencement speakers

The following is a list of keynote speakers at the commencement of Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., United States.

Speakers

2012

• Public Policy Institute: Kathleen Sebelius, 21st United States Secretary of Health and Human Services
• Georgetown College: David Simon,
• Walsh School of Foreign Service: Ela R. Bhatt, founder, Self Employed Women’s Association
• Walsh School of Foreign Service (Master of Science): Sri Mulyani Indrawat, Alexander Graf Lambsdorff (G’93)
• McDonough School of Business: Tim O’Shaughnessy B'04, CEO and co-founder of LivingSocial
• School of Nursing and Health Studies: Mark Andrew Green, former U.S. Ambassador to Tanzania, former congressman from Wisconsin
• Graduate School of Arts and Sciences: Helen Neville, Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience at the University of Oregon
• McDonough School of Business (MBA): Barry Salzberg, CEO, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited
• School of Continuing Studies: Scott Case, founding CTO of Priceline.com
• School of Medicine: Dr. Michael Zasloff, Scientific Director, MedStar-Georgetown Transplant Institute, Georgetown University Hospital
• Georgetown University Law Center: Arthur J. Gajarsa (L’67), Circuit Judge at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

2013

• Public Policy Institute: Arne Duncan, 9th United States Secretary of Education
• Georgetown College: Lisa J. Shannon, founder of Run for Congo Women and a Thousand Sisters Campaign
• Walsh School of Foreign Service: Dalia Grybauskaitė, President of the Republic of Lithuania
• Walsh School of Foreign Service (Master of Science): Marc Grossman, 2nd U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan
• McDonough School of Business: William M. Cowan, U.S. Senator from Massachusetts
• School of Nursing and Health Studies: Dr. Lisa Simpson, President and CEO, AcademyHealth
• Graduate School of Arts and Sciences: Eric Maskin, Professor of Economics at Harvard University, Winner of 2007 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics
• McDonough School of Business (MBA): Mauro L. I. Vieira, Brazilian Ambassador to the United States
• School of Continuing Studies: Gerald M. DeFrancisco, President, Humanitarian Services for the American Red Cross
• School of Medicine: Sir Michael Rawlins, Chair, National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) in London
• Georgetown University Law Center: Greta Van Susteren (L’79, L’83), commentator, Fox News

2014

• McCourt School of Public Policy: Jacob J. Lew L'83, 76th United States Secretary of the Treasury
• Georgetown College: Guy Consolmagno, S.J., astronomer, The Vatican Observatory
• Walsh School of Foreign Service: Robert Gates G'74, 22nd United States Secretary of Defense
• McDonough School of Business: Steve Case, Chair, The Case Foundation
• School of Nursing and Health Studies: Alan I. Leshner, CEO, American Association for the Advancement of Science
• Graduate School of Arts and Sciences: Seyla Benhabib, Professor of Political Science and Philosophy, Yale University
• McDonough School of Business (MBA): Roger W. Ferguson, President, CEO of TIAA-CREF
• School of Continuing Studies: Marilyn Jordan Taylor, Dean, University of Pennsylvania School of Design
• School of Medicine: Dr. George Thibault C'65, President, Josiah Macy, Jr. Foundation
• Georgetown University Law Center: Kenneth Feinberg, Georgetown Law Center Adjunct Professor

2015

• School of Foreign Service in Qatar: Princess Ghida al-Talal, Chair of the King Hussein Cancer Foundation
• McCourt School of Public Policy: John Lewis, Congressman for Georgia's 5th congressional district
• Georgetown College: Charlie Rose, Anchor and Executive Editor, Charlie Rose and Charlie Rose The Week; co-anchor, CBS This Morning
• Walsh School of Foreign Service: Ban Ki-Moon, 8th Secretary-General of the United Nations
• McDonough School of Business: Elaine Chao, 24th U.S. Secretary of Labor
• School of Nursing and Health Studies: Vikram Patel, Professor, International Mental Health and Wellcome Trust Senior Research Fellow in Clinical Science
• Graduate School of Arts and Sciences: R. Timothy Ziemer, Rear Admiral, United States Navy (Retired), U.S. Global Malaria Coordinator
• McDonough School of Business (MBA): Gail McGovern, President and CEO, American Red Cross
• School of Continuing Studies: Thad Allen, Admiral, United States Coast Guard (Retired), 23rd Commandant of the United States Coast Guard
• School of Medicine: Richard Gilfillan, President and Chief Executive Officer, Trinity Health
• Georgetown University Law Center: Stephen Bright, President and Senior Counsel, Southern Center for Human Rights, Atlanta

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