Arthur M. Blank Leadership Speaker Series

Also designed to acquaint our students and alumni with business leaders from around the world, the Arthur M. Blank Leadership Speaker Series is organized around the study of Sports Management. A corresponding for-credit course mixes academic study, high-profile guest speakers, student teams and project competitions. Many of the speakers in this series are specially recruited and selected by our executive-in residence, Arthur M. Blank, co-founder of The Home Depot and current owner of the Atlanta Falcons.

Past speakers include:

• Ray Anderson, Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer of the Atlanta Falcons
• Rich McKay, President and General Manager of the Atlanta Falcons
• Mark Lazarus, President of Turner Entertainment
• Larry Kramer, President of CBS Digital Media
• Tim Bolton, Vice President of Human Resources of the Atlanta Falcons
• Dick Sullivan, Vice President of Marketing of the Atlanta Falcons
• Penny McPhee, President of The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation
• Arthur Blank, Owner and CEO of the Atlanta Falcons