Executive Leadership Series
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It is our desire to make meaningful leadership training available to our community and beyond in a way that reflects Regent University’s core values of excellence, integrity, and innovation. With this idea in mind, we will be taking a hiatus to re-evaluate our ELS programming and approach.
PAST GUESTS
| Honorable John Ashcroft | Distinguished Professor of Law and Government, Regent University and Former U.S. Attorney General |
| Bob Aston Jr. | Chairman and CEO, TowneBank |
| Cheryl Bachelder | CEO, AFC Enterprises/ Franchisor of Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen |
| Dennis Bakke | Chairman Emeritus, AES Corporation |
| Maria Bartiromo | Host and Managing Editor of Wall Street Journal Report with Maria Bartiromo and Anchor of Closing Bell |
| Anne Beiler | Founder and CEO, Auntie Anne’s Pretzels |
| Bill Bolling | Lieutenant Governor of Virginia |
| Jerry A. Bridges | Executive Director of the Virginia Port Authority (VPA) |
| Macon F. Brock Jr. | Founder, President and CEO, Dollar Tree Stores Inc. |
| Herman Cain | President and CEO, T.H.E. New Voice Inc. |
| Donovan Campbell | Decorated Marine Corp Captain (Ret.), Energy Industry Executive and Author |
| Gretchen Carlson | Anchor & Host, FOX News Channel; Former Miss America |
| Dan T. Cathy | President and COO, Chick-fil-A Inc. |
| S. Truett Cathy | Founder and Chairman, Chick-fil-A Inc. |
| Admiral Vern Clark, Ret. | Distinguished Professor of Leadership and Government, Regent University and Former Chief of Naval Operations |
| Henry Cloud | Leadership Expert and Best-Selling Author |
| Barbara Corcoran | Founder, The Corcoran Group and Real Estate Expert |
| Ken Cuccinelli | Virginia Attorney General |
| General Martin E. Dempsey | Commanding General of the U.S. Training and Doctrine Command |
| Richard M. DeVos | Co-Founder and President, Amway Corporation |
| Thomas Donohue | President and CEO, U.S. Chamber of Commerce |
| Steve Elliott | Founder, President; Grassfire.com |
| Thomas F. Farrell II | President and CEO of Dominion Resources |
| Randy Forbes | Congressman, Virginia’s 4th Congressional District |
| Paul Fraim | Mayor of Norfolk, Virginia |
| DeVon Franklin | President & CEO of Franklin Entertainment, Author |
| Foster Friess | Chairman, Friess Associates of Delaware Inc. |
| Sal Giunta | First Living Medal of Honor Recipient Since the Vietnam War; Author, Living With Honor |
| Rudy Giuliani | Former New York City Mayor |
| Honorable Alberto Gonzales | First Hispanic U.S. Attorney General |
| Dr. Freeman A. Hrabowski III | President, University of Maryland, Baltimore County |
| Dr. James Holley III | Mayor of Portsmouth |
| Mike Huckabee | Former Governor of Arkansas; Author; Radio & Television Host |
| T.D. Jakes | CEO of T.D. Jakes Enterprises |
| Daymond John | Founder and CEO of FUBU, Star of ABC’s Shark Tank, World-renowned marketing and branding expert |
| Linda Johnson | Mayor of Suffolk |
| Rich Karlgaard | Forbes Magazine Publisher and Columnist and Best-Selling Author of Life 2.0 |
| David Kirkpatrick | Former president of Paramount Pictures |
| Tom Knox | Founder and CEO, Seniorcorp |
| Alan Krasnoff | Mayor of Chesapeake, Virginia |
| Doug Lipp | Former Head Trainer, Walt Disney University |
| Tamara Lowe | Motivational Speaker, Author and Cofounder/Executive Vice President of Get Motivated Seminars Inc. |
| Frank Luntz | Pollster and Political Consultant, President and CEO of Luntz Research Companies |
| John Mackey | Co-Founder & Co-CEO, Whole Foods Market |
| Joel Manby | President and CEO, Herschend Family Entertainment Corp., Featured on Undercover Boss |
| John Maxwell | Internationally Recognized Leadership Expert, Founder of Injoy Stewardship Services and EQUIP, and Best-Selling Author |
| Gary McCollum | Senior Vice President and General Manager, Cox Communications |
| Honorable Robert “Bob” McDonnell | Governor of Virginia |
| James McGregor | Senior Director, Stonebridge International LLC and China Advisor, SpencerStuart |
| Jeffrey McWaters | Chairman and CEO, Amerigroup |
| Norman E. Miller | Chairman, Interstate Batteries |
| George Merlis | Former Executive Producer of Good Morning America, CBS Morning News and Entertainment Tonight; Author; and Founder of Experience Media Consulting Group |
| James H. Morgan | Executive Chairman, Krispy Kreme Doughnuts |
| Wick Moorman | Chairman, President and CEO, Norfolk Southern Corporation |
| Dick Morris | American Political Consultant |
| Christopher Mosley | President and CEO, Chesapeake Health |
| Judge Andrew P. Napolitano | Senior Judicial Analyst, FOX News |
| Lt. Col. Oliver North | Combat-Decorated Marine, Best-Selling Author and Former U.S. Counter-Terrorism Coordinator |
| Robert O’Neill | Team Leader, Naval Special Warfare Development Group |
| P.J. O’Rourke | Best-Selling Author and Leading Political Satirist |
| Gen. Peter Pace | USMC (Ret.), Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff (2005-2007) |
| Dr. Rod Paige | Former U.S. Secretary of Education |
| Mike Petters | President and Corporate Vice President, Northrop Grumman, Newport News |
| C. William Pollard | Chairman, The ServiceMaster Company |
| C. Larry Pope | President and CEO of Smithfield Foods Inc. |
| Mary Lou Quinlan | CEO and Founder, Just Ask a Woman; Best-Selling Author; Correspondent, CBS’ The Early Show |
| John Reinhart | President and CEO, Maersk Line, Limited |
| Anne Rhoades | Founding Executive Vice President of People, JetBlue Airways and President of People Ink |
| Susan RoAne | Best-Selling Author and Networking Expert |
| Horst Schulze | Chairman and CEO, West Paces Hotel Group |
| William Sessoms | Mayor of Virginia Beach, Virginia |
| Don Soderquist | Retired COO and Senior Vice Chairman of Wal-Mart Stores Inc. |
| Bonnie St. John | Executive Coach, Speaker and Best-Selling Author |
| General Carl Stiner, Ret. | Retired General, Government Advisor and Best-Selling Author |
| Delegate Scott Taylor | Former Navy SEAL, Iraq War Veteran and Author |
| Sean Tuohy | Entrepreneur, NBA Broadcaster and Subject of The Blind Side |
| Joy Weaver | Speaker, Author and Nationally Recognized Etiquette & Customer Service Expert |
| Brian S. Wesbury | Chief Economist, First Trust Advisors L.P. |
| Art Williams | Self-Made Billionaire, Insurance Entrepreneur, Author and Winning High School Coach |
| Pat Williams | Senior Vice President of the NBA’s Orlando Magic |
| Walt Wilson | Founder & Chairman of Global Media Outreach; Former Managing Director of U.S. Operations, Apple Computer |
| Steve Wisniewski | Former NFL Player and Coach |
| Kenneth Wright | Mayor of Portsmouth, Virginia |
| Zig Ziglar | President, Ziglar Corporation |
Past Sponsors
Sponsorship opportunities are available at several different levels to meet your budget and goals. All sponsorships (with the exception of Table Sponsors) include a minimum of:
- Recognition on the ELS website and in the ELS program for each luncheon
- Access to additional discount tickets (up to eight per luncheon)
- Invitations to special Regent events.