Weikel Speaker Series
The M. Keith Weikel Speaker Series enables Wisconsin MBA students to interact with and learn from accomplished business leaders and alumni. Executives from both the private and public sectors are invited to campus to address students. Students deepen their leadership skills by hearing the distinct perspectives of these visiting business leaders. Pre- and post-receptions create exclusive networking opportunities for students.
Made possible through alumni support
The series was established in 2004 with a gift by John J. Oros (BBA ‘71) and his wife, Anne Wackman. Oros is managing director at J.C. Flowers & Co., LLC. Today, the series continues as the M. Keith Weikel MBA Leadership Speaker Series thanks to a gift by M. Keith Weikel (PhD, Marketing and Economics, ‘66) and his wife Barbara. Weikel retired as senior executive vice president and COO of ManorCare, Inc. in Toledo, Ohio, in 2006. He has served as a director of Laboratory Corporation of America, director for Direct Supply, Inc., and director emeritus for Manor Care, Inc. He is a member of the Federation of American Health Systems and the Alliance for Quality Long Term Care.
2026-2027 Academic year speakers
Patrick Lucey, PhD
September 3, 2026
5:30–8:00 p.m.
DeLuca Forum, Wisconsin Institute of Discovery
Refreshments will be served in the Atrium at 5:30 p.m. Presentation is from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. A reception in the Atrium will immediately follow, from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m.
- Chief Scientist, Stats Perform — leads the AI team maximizing the value of the company’s sports data
- Authored 100+ peer-reviewed papers; MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Best Research Paper Track 11 of the last 14 years, winning best paper in 2016
- Former research positions at Disney Research, Carnegie Mellon’s Robotics Institute, and IBM’s T.J. Watson Research Center
Contact Joe Crombie for more details at joe.crombie@wisc.edu.
Featured previous speakers
Here are just a few of the many inspiring leaders who have joined the Wisconsin School of Business for the Weikel Series (listed alphabetically).
Cynthia Chu
Thasunda Brown Duckett
Joe Duran
Peter Faricy
Roger W. Ferguson, Jr.
Alice L. Ferris, MBA, CFRE, ACFRE
Gayle Fuguitt
Patrick G Halter
Eric Hansotia
Joan Lamm-Tennant
Richard Lane
Ann Mukherjee
Bradley Olsen
Thomas Perez
Marc S. Pritchard
Marvin A. Riley
Matt Seitz
Cheryl Stallworth
Jill Timm
Bob Trunzo
Aaron S. Williams
