Gabelli School Guest Speakers
Bringing real-world experience to campus
The Gabelli School invites many speakers from our alumni network and our Fordham community to campus each year. Our proximity to New York City provides students with access to executives at firms from various industries through guest lectures, speaker panels, and networking events.
The tables below offer a selection of the speakers who have recently visited campus.
Gabelli School Speaker Series
| Jason Bernard | Baseball Research Analyst | Major League Baseball |
| Manny Chirico | CEO | PVH Brands |
| J. Michael Cline | Founder | Fandango |
| Matt Derella | Global Vice President of Client Solutions | |
| Alyssa Fiorentino | Social Media Manager | Glamour |
| Matt Gold | Former Deputy Assistant U.S. Trade Representative | U.S. Trade Representative |
| Gene Gurkoff | Founder | Charity Miles |
| Mark Nerenberg | Vice President of Game Operations and Development | DraftKings |
| Jonathan Rochelle | Co-Founder | Google Docs |
| Dave Temkin | Vice President of Network Strategy and Architecture | Netflix |
Marketing Area Industry Speaker Series
| Ivan Arguello | CEO | Keyfood |
| Dean Beals | President | DKBmed |
| Işil Çayirli Ketenci | Senior Marketing Strategist, Global Business Solutions | Mercer |
| Eric Epstein | Marketing Director of Snacks | M&M Mars |
| Sarah Greenwood | Director of Olympic Sales Marketing | NBC Universal |
| Girish Gupta | Senior Sales Director of Customer Management | Pepsico |
| RP Kumar | Executive Vice President of Global Strategic Planning and Insight | Ketchum |
| Thomas Maschio | Owner | Maschio Consulting |
| Achim Matthes | Director of Digital Partner Development and Sales | Sony Music |
| Tatiana Pages | Chief Creative Officer | Green Card |
| Ole Pedersen | Executive Vice President and Global Planning Director | Deutsch |
| Edwin Philogene | Former Head of Marketing | Tumblr and BBDO |
| Matthew Winkler | Editor in Chief | Bloomberg News |
Gabelli Sports Business Speaker Series
| Rick Abbott | Vice President of Facilities | NBCUniversal Media |
| Nicole Allison | Director of Partnership Marketing | National Hockey League |
| Deirdre Cienki | Manager of Digital and Event Programming | ESPN |
| Micah Day | Director of Event Management | NBA |
| Jared Diamond | Sports Reporter | Wall Street Journal |
| Emily Duh | Project Manager | United Bid 2026 World Cup |
| Tim Kane | Senior Director of Media Operations, Production, and Technology | NBA |
| Nicole Kankam | Marketing Managing Director | United States Tennis Association |
| Autumn Kovach | Manager of Financial Analysis | Brooklyn Nets |
| Eric Kussin | Former Chief Revenue Officer | Florida Panthers |
| Mireia Lizandra | International Sports Consultant | Madrid 2012, 2016, and 2020 Olympic bids |
| Bill Polian | Former NFL Executive, ESPN Analyst | |
| James Ruth | Director of Property and Corporate Development | Major League Soccer |
| Joseph Sancio | Director of Marketing and Sales | deCervo |
| Jordan Solomon | Executive Vice President | Madison Square Garden |
| Daniel Wallach, Esq. | Lawyer and Sports Gambling Expert | Becker |
| Joe Yanarella | Senior Vice President of Content | Bleacher Report |
Social Innovation Collaboratory Speakers
| Pamela Chasek | Co-Founder and Executive Editor | Earth Negotiations Bulletin, International Institute for Sustainable Development |
| Patricia Dinneen | Impact Investing Council Chair | Emerging Markets Private Equity Association |
| Macharia Kamau | Ambassador and Permanent Representative at Kenya Mission | United Nations |
| Norine Kennedy | Vice President of Environment, Energy, and Strategic International Engagement | US Council for International Business |
| Brendan Pastor | Associate | United Nations Global Compact |
| Lisa Williams | Vice President | Goldman Sachs |