Truist Global Capitalism Lecture Series

The Radford University Global Capitalism Lecture Series, sponsored by Truist, is part of a semiannual symposium to stimulate thought and discussion about capitalism, the tenets of free enterprise and the best practices of successful organizations. The Radford University Global Capitalism Lecture Series is underwritten by a gift to the Radford University College of Business & Economics by Truist (then BB&T) in 2009.

Lecturers

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Steven C. Smith (Spring 2024)
President and Chief Executive Officer, K-VA-T Food Stores (parent of Food City)

 

 

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Eugene Naughton, '89 (Fall 2023)
President, The Dollywood Company

 


 

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Greg Feldmann (Spring 2023)
President and Co-Founder, Skyline Capital Strategies

 


 

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Andrew Pierce., '09 (Spring 2022)
Acting Chief Financial Officer, Peace Corps Headquarters

 


 

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Kent Greenawalt (Fall 2021)
Chairman and CEO, Foor Levelers, Inc.

 


 

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Chris Shockley, President/CEO and Chris Saneda, Dr. VP/COO (Spring 2021)
Virginia Credit Union

 

 

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Raghuram Rajan, Ph.D., Fall 2020
Katherine Dusak Miller Distinguished Professor of Finance, University of Chicago

 


 

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Morgan Griffith, Fall 2019
U.S. Congressman representing the 9th District of Virginia

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Sonya Waddell, Spring 2019
VP & Economist, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, VA

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Cheryl Anderson, Fall 2018
Deputy Assistant Administrator for the Bureau for Africa

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David Kelley, Spring 2018
Atlas Society Founder and Chief Intellectual Officer

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Jamie Webster, Fall 2017
Senior Director Boston Consultant Group

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Jennifer Grossman, Spring 2017
CEO of the Atlas Society

John Allison

John Allison, Fall 2016
Retired Chairman and CEO BB&T
Retired President and CEO of the Cato Institute

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Barry DuVal, Spring 2016
President & CEO of Virginia Chamber of Commerce

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Brady Deato, Fall 2015
BIFAD Chair & Chancellor Emeritus of University of Missouri

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Ann Cudd, Spring 2015
Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at the University of Kansas

 

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Russell S. Sobel, Fall 2014
Visiting Scholar in Entrepreneurship in the School of Business Administration at The Citadel

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Steve Pearlstein, Spring 2014
Pulitzer-prize winning business and economics columnist for the Washington Post

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Christopher Coyne, Fall 2013
Director of Graduate Studies of the Department of Economics at George Mason University

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Hamid Ghanadan, Spring 2013
Founder and President of the Linus Group

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Mary Rose Carosia and Theresa Werner, Fall 2012
Standard and Poors (S&P) Capital IQ

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Kevin Daley, Spring 2012
Former Vice President at the J. Walter Thompson Advertising Agency and Founder of Communispond

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Faye Gilbert, Fall 2011
Dean of Radford University College of Business and Economics

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Jason Bingham, Spring 2011
Vice President, Central Territory of North America, for Ingersoll Rand

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John Allison, Fall 2010
Former BB&T Chair and Chief Executive Officer

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Keith Shields, Fall 2009
Senior Statistician and Analytic Development Lead for Marketing Associates in Detroit