
Recent Speakers

Peter Thiel, Partner at Founders Fund
Peter Thiel is a Silicon Valley entrepreneur and investor, and author of the #1 New York Times bestselling book, Zero to One: Notes on Startups, Or How to Build the Future.
Zero to One presents Thiel’s often contrarian ideas about competition, progress, technology, and how to find value in unexpected places – to build a future that we have yet to dream, but will someday become reality. “Developing the Developed World” brings these ideas to life, including his philosophies on creating truly innovative startups in the world of atoms – not just digits and bits, and how to navigate a future marked by globalization in a world of scarce resources.
Featured Speakers

Pedro Aspe on Latin American Business Policies

Gary D. Burnison, CEO of Korn Ferry

Craig Newmark: How Social Media Can be Used for Public Good


Giora Romm ('82): Major General (Ret.) Israeli Air Force
GIORA ROMM (’82)
Major General (Ret.) Israeli Air Force
Major General (Ret.) Giora Romm (’82), one of UCLA Anderson’s Inspirational 100 Alumni, spoke in the EDR on “Overcoming the Bengal Tiger You are Traveling With: From Prison to Prestige.” His story of moving from captivity to the highest levels of business and government is detailed in his book, "Solitary," which he gave away and signed following his talk.

Martine A. Rothblatt: Chairman & CEO of United Therapeutics Corporation
Martine A. Rothblatt, Ph.D., MBA ‘81, J.D. ‘81
Chairman & CEO of United Therapeutics Corporation
Martine Rothblatt, Ph.D., is founder, chairman and CEO of United Therapeutics Corporation. Previously, she was founder, chairman and CEO of Sirius XM Satellite Radio and co-founder of the global satellite system PanAmSat. She earned a Ph.D. in Medical Ethics from the Royal London College of Medicine & Dentistry and JD and MBA degrees from UCLA. Her human rights work includes articulating equal marital rights in “The Apartheid of Sex,” reproductive rights in “Unzipped Genes” and patient rights in “Your Life or Mine.”

Peter Thiel, Partner at Founders Fund
Peter Thiel
Partner, Founders Fund
Peter Thiel is a Silicon Valley entrepreneur and investor, and author of the #1 New York Times bestselling book, Zero to One: Notes on Startups, Or How to Build the Future.
Zero to One presents Thiel’s often contrarian ideas about competition, progress, technology, and how to find value in unexpected places – to build a future that we have yet to dream, but will someday become reality. “Developing the Developed World” brings these ideas to life, including his philosophies on creating truly innovative startups in the world of atoms – not just digits and bits, and how to navigate a future marked by globalization in a world of scarce resources.