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Northeastern previously announced the speakers for its undergraduate and graduate commencement exercises at Fenway Park in Boston on Sunday, May 5. Here’s a rundown of the rest of the speakers.
Northeastern University recently announced the speakers for its undergraduate and graduate commencement exercises on Sunday, May 5, at Fenway Park in Boston.
Sethuraman Panchanathan, director of the National Science Foundation, will address the graduate students at 10 a.m., while Pam Melroy, a trailblazing astronaut and deputy administrator for NASA, will address the undergraduates at 4 p.m.
Meanwhile, Northeastern has also announced the speakers for commencement ceremonies at its global campuses, as well as college and school ceremonies and celebrations. Additional speakers may be added.
10 a.m. PT, Saturday, April 27
Holmgren Meadow on campus
Speaker: Miriam Warren, chief diversity officer at Yelp and board chair of the Yelp Foundation. A Mills College graduate, she joined Yelp in 2007, serving in a variety of marketing and operational roles, including vice president of new markets.
4 p.m. PT, Tuesday, May 7
Benaroya Hall, 200 University St., Seattle
4 p.m. PT, Thursday, May 9
Heritage Theater, 1 West Campbell Ave., Campbell, California
3 p.m. PT, Saturday, May 11
The Hyatt Regency, 655 Burrard St., Vancouver
Speaker: Brenda Bailey, minister of jobs, economic development and innovation of British Columbia. She previously worked in the video game industry and co-founded the first Canadian women-owned and operated video game studio.
4 p.m., Thursday, May 23
Meridian Hall, 1 Front St East, Toronto
Speaker: Olutoyin Oyelade, founding partner and CEO of InVcap Corp., an investment advisory firm. She’s also president and CEO of the Casa Foundation, a nonprofit promoting social change for African youth and women.
3 p.m., Saturday, June 1
2151 Hawkins St., Charlotte
Speaker: Stephanie Kirkland, CEO of Identity Dynamics and Northeastern Ed.D. graduate. She has over 20 years of experience in personal, professional and organizational leadership development — with a focus on women of color.
4 p.m., Friday, June 14
Merrill Auditorium, 20 Myrtle St., Portland, Maine
3 p.m., Monday, April 29
Speaker: Dario Gil, a Ph.D. and senior vice president and director of research at IBM.
4 p.m. Tuesday, April 30
Speaker: Kerri Bernstein, a Northeastern graduate and executive vice president and corporate treasurer for American Express.
9 a.m., Thursday, May 2
Speaker: Mindy Lubber, president of Ceres, a nonprofit sustainability advocacy organization.
2 p.m. Thursday, May 2
6 p.m. Thursday, May 2
9 a.m. Friday, May 3
1:30 p.m. Friday, May 3
Speaker: Northeastern trustee Deborah Dunsire, chair of the board of directors of Neurvati Neurosciences and former CEO of H. Lundbeck A/S, a bio pharmaceutical company.
6 p.m. Friday, May 3
9 a.m. Saturday, May 4
Speaker: Northeastern trustee Chris Viehbacher, president and CEO of Biogen, a multinational biotechnology company.
1:30 p.m. Saturday, May 4
Speaker: Marc Raibert, a Northeastern graduate and executive director of The AI Institute and founder of Boston Dynamics.
6 p.m. Saturday, May 4
10 a.m. Wednesday, May 8
Speaker: Ed DiSanto, a Northeastern graduate and former executive vice president at American Tower Corp.
3 p.m. Wednesday, May 8
Speaker: Ed DiSanto
2 p.m. Friday, May 10
Speaker: Mo Cowan, a Northeastern Law graduate and former U.S. senator for Massachusetts.