The Terry Leadership Speaker Series (TLSS) seeks to bring established, well-known leaders from a variety of organizations to the Terry College of Business and the University of Georgia to connect today's leaders with the leaders of tomorrow. Creating forums for both to interact is highly beneficial for our students as they are able to see living examples of class learning and leadership in action. In these student-oriented forums, guest speakers discuss their unique leadership styles and experience. It also allows alumni and executives to meet the bright future businessmen and women at the Terry College of Business and the University of Georgia. The Terry Leadership Speaker Series is open to all undergraduate and graduate students, as well as faculty and staff at the University of Georgia.

Upcoming leadership speakers 2008-2009

• 10/10/08 - Jimmy Barge, EVP Controller, Tax and Treasury, Viacom, Inc.
• 11/14/08 - Lizanne Gottung, SVP and Chief Human Resources Officer, Kimberly-Clark Corporation
• 2/27/09 - Bo Means, Partner, Means Brothers LLC
• 4/10/09 - John JJ Jackson, President and CEO of Bank of Atlanta

Previous leadership speakers (photo gallery here)

• Tom Cousins, Chairman Emeritus and Founder, Cousins Properties
• Allison O'Kelly, Founder and CEO, Mom Corps
• Cynthia Cooper, the whistleblower for WorldCom
• David Hanna, Chairman of the Board and CEO, CompuCredit
• Jimmy Blanchard, Retired Chairman and CEO of Synovus
• Steve Parrish, SVP Corporate Affairs, Altria Group, Inc.
• Jim Winestock, SVP of U.S. Operations for UPS
• Craig Johnson, EVP of Sales and Brand Management for Philip Morris USA
• Michael Capellas CEO, MCI
• Tom Chapman, Chairman of the Board and CEO, Equifax
• Major General Janet A. Hicks, Commanding General of the US Army Signal School and Ft. Gordon
• Lee Lee James, Vice Chairman and Chief Information Officer of Synovus
• John Allison, Chairman and CEO, BB&T
• Joe Rogers, Chairman and CEO of The Waffle House
• John Addison, Co-CEO of Primerica
• Frank McCloskey, VP of Diversity and Workplace at Georgia Power
• Tom Johnson, President and CEO of CNN from 1990-2001
• Dennis Donovan, EVP of Human Resources at Home Depot
• Leo Wells, President and Founder of Wells Real Estate Funds
• Warren Buffett, CEO of Berkshire Hathaway Investment Group