WEMBA Class 48 Leadership Speaker Series
We are excited to present the following speaker series taking place in July and August:
Friday, July 7,
Aditi Roy ONWARD
Friday, July 21
Rachel Kay Google
Thursday, Aug. 3
Breanne White Mintaka https://www.linkedin.com/in/breannewhite/
The series will generally follow this schedule (with changes to the agenda noted week to week
before each event):
12:30-12:45: Students take lunch to-go in Dining Room
12:45-12:50: Transition to Classroom 660
12:50-12:55: Introduction
12:55-1:50: Speaker Talk/Q&A
1:50-2:00: Transition to class
Before each talk, we plan to reach out to solicit questions to seed the Q&A. If you have a strong
interest in a particular speaker, please let us know and we can find a role for you to assist with
the event.
We are very lucky to welcome this amazing slate of speakers whose insights and observations
will enrich your WEMBA experience. We are looking forward to high engagement and robust
discussions when these eminent leaders come to campus to share their stories and their
knowledge with us.
We look forward to seeing you there!
Aug. 3, 2023
Breanne White, WG’22
Breanne White is the Founder and CEO of Mintaka, which focuses on training companies in leadership, communication, and mindfulness through experiential learning in nature. She grew up with mountains in her backyard but didn’t really understand the
transformative power of spending time in nature until she moved to the concrete jungle of Washington, DC. With so much time spent sitting in an office staring at a computer screen, she quickly became a “weekend warrior” and spent nearly every weekend escaping the city to the mountains and forests along the East Coast. Now she’s a passionate advocate for spending more time in nature and transforming individuals, communities, and society in the process.
Breanne has lived and worked all over the world with diverse individuals from all sorts of backgrounds. Prior to launching her startup, she worked in international trade and development for several agencies in the United States Federal Government, specifically focusing on development finance and infrastructure procurement policy in emerging economies. Breanne was a Presidential Management Fellow with the US Federal Government, a fellowship awarded to less than 10% of applicants, and focused her two years as a Fellow on international trade policy.
Before working for the US Federal Government, Breanne worked in training and curriculum development, including managing the curriculum development strategy for Grant Thornton's 700-employee Financial Management/Audit and Human Capital federal consulting practice and designing and developing Arabic, Somali, and Chinese language curriculum for US Federal Government clients.
Breanne speaks five languages and has an MBA from The Wharton School of Business, an MA in International Studies: Chinese from The University of Pennsylvania, and an MA in Middle Eastern Studies from The Ohio State University. In her spare time, you can find her rock climbing, mountain biking, and hiking.
Register Online
Date: Thursday, Aug. 3, 2023 -
Featuring Breanne White, WG’22
Time: 12:30-12:45: Students take lunch to-go in Dining Room
12:45-12:50: Transition to Classroom 660
12:50-12:55: Introduction
12:55-1:50: Speaker Talk/Q&A
1:50-2:00: Transition to class
Cost: Free for WCNW Members Non-Members $25
