Tomorrow's Leaders

Leadership is ...: Nearly a dozen of today's top business, political, media and sports leaders address the critical question of what makes an effective leader in this video produced for the 2009 Leadership Celebration.

Business leadership celebration

Authentic leaders walk the walk. The University of Washington Foster School of Business researches, teaches and practices leadership every day, and one night each year celebrates the “best of the best” among our alumni and leaders.

The 18^th Annual Business Leadership Celebration was held on Nov. 5, 2009, with keynote speaker Marilyn Carlson Nelson, chairman of Carlson. This year’s alumni recipients of the Distinguished Leadership Award were:

Phyllis Campbell (MBA '87), Chairman of the Pacific Northwest, JPMorgan Chase
Chris DeWolfe (BA '88), Co-founder, MySpace
Don Nielsen (BA '60), Chairman, Light Doctor LLC

To learn more about the Foster School's intensive focus on developing tomorrow's leaders and our cutting edge research led by Bruce Avoilo, one of the nation’s top scholars on transformational leadership, visit the new Center for Leadership and Strategic Thinking.

Keynote Speaker: Marilyn Carlson Nelson
Carlson chairman and author of acclaimed How We Lead Matters

Parent company of brands such as Radisson, Country Inns & Suites, and T.G.I. Friday's, Carlson employs 160,000 people in more than 150 countries. Fortune has listed it as one of the 100 best companies to work for and has regularly named Nelson among the most powerful women in business. She also holds board positions with Exxon Mobil, Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, and the Mayo Clinic. Learn more.

Tomorrow's Leaders

Students at the Foster School of Business talk about their opportunities to become leaders, the education that made the difference in that leadership and their hopes for the future as graduates of the Foster School in this video presented at the 2009 Leadership Celebration.