FEATURED EXECUTIVE MBA SPEAKERS
Kent State ’ s Executive MBA program hosted two virtual speakers during the 2020-21 academic year .
ANDREW RAND ‘ 93 , Senior Director and EU Head of Regulatory Compliance at Fitch Ratings , spoke in November 2020 on “ Talk Less , Listen More : Communication Skills for Effective Leadership .”
Rand has written articles in dozens of publications and was recognized by a leading industry publication as a ‘ Legend of the Industry .’ He has spoken at conferences on every continent and has lectured at Oberlin College and the Carroll School of Management at Boston College .
JOHN KARAKADAS ‘ 82 , entrepreneur and founder / managing partner of Aesion , LLC a Greenwich , Connecticut based advisory and principal investment firm , spoke to current and prospective Executive MBA students in February 2020 on “ Turnarounds - Real Life Examples and Key Learnings .”
For the past 30 years , Karakadas has been a leader to businesses and organizations that successfully maximize their potential . During his 30-year international experience , he provided the leadership to develop and implement corporate growth and turnaround strategies for leading companies in a broad spectrum of industries and geographies . His experience spans across aviation , information technology , FMCG , retail and consumer services , and shipping sectors in Europe , Asia-Pacific and North America with leading companies like Olympic Air , Barilla , PepsiCo , P & G and SingularLogic .