Speakers - 31st Annual Stanford Directors' College 2026

CONFERENCE KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

John Donahoe Jaquish & Kenninger Director and Chair of Athletics Stanford University View Profile

Vlad Tenev Co-Founder and CEO Robinhood View Profile

Robin Washington President & Chief Operating and Financial Officer, and Board Member Salesforce View Profile

A. Brooke Seawell Venture Partner New Enterprise Associates (NEA) View Profile

Jason Kwon Chief Strategy Officer OpenAI View Profile

David Epstein Journalist and Author of Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World View Profile

Amy Weaver CEO Direct Relief View Profile

David A. Ricks Chair and Chief Executive Officer Eli Lilly and Company View Profile

STANFORD FACULTY SERIES

Diyi Yang Assistant Professor Computer Science at Stanford University View Profile

Jeremy Bailenson Founding Firector of Stanford University’s Virtual Human Interaction Lab and Thomas More Storke Professor in the Department of Communication View Profile

Sarah Billington The Gary Retelny and Family Chair of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, UPS Foundation Professor, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, and Senior Fellow at the Woods Institute for the Environment View Profile

Lisa Rowland Lecturer Theatre Department, Stanford University View Profile

Robb Willer Professor of Sociology Stanford University View Profile

Colleen Honigsberg Dean of Curriculum and Professor of Law, Stanford Law School; Faculty Co-Director, Rock Center for Corporate Governance; Member, SEC Investor Advisory Committee View Profile

CONFERENCE FACULTY

Steven Barg Global Head of Engagement Elliott Investment Management L.P. View Profile

Ed Batts Parter Gibson Dunn View Profile

Lydia I. Beebe Principal, LIBB Advisors; Chair, EQT; Director, Aemetis View Profile

George Botic Board Member PCAOB View Profile

Brian Boynton Partner WilmerHale View Profile

Loretta Cecil Global General Counsel Allied Universal View Profile

Mayree Clark Founder and Managing Partner, Echwin Capital; Director, Ally Financial, Deutsche Bank, Allvue Systems View Profile

Matthew Coleman Partner Orrick View Profile

Julia Denman Chief Risk and Audit Officer Microsoft View Profile

Jack DiCanio Partner Skadden View Profile

JoEllen Lyons Dillon Director Viatris, Inc. View Profile

Joshua Dubofsky Partner Latham & Watkins View Profile

Dan Gallagher Chief Legal, Compliance, and Corporate Affairs Officer at Robinhood and former SEC Commissioner Robinhood View Profile

Liz Gartland Partner Fenwick & West View Profile

Christin J. Hill Partner Morrison & Foerster View Profile

Marie Oh Huber Lecturer in Law and Fellow, Rock Center for Corporate Governance Stanford Law School View Profile

Priya Cherian Huskins SVP & National Director Gallagher View Profile

Alexis Krivkovich Senior Partner McKinsey & Company View Profile

Michelle K. Lee Founder & CEO, Obsidian Strategies; Director, MassMutual and Unity; Former Vice President, Machine Learning Solutions Lab, Amazon Web Services; Former Director, US Patent & Trademark Office View Profile