Event info
27th Annual Business Leadership Celebration
Join us for a special keynote interview with Barry McCaffrey, retired four-star general in the United States Army, former cabinet member, and current professor, commentator, and business consultant.
In addition, celebrate this year’s Distinguished Leadership Awardees:
- Pete Shimer (BA 1984), Chief Financial Officer, Deloitte
- Nancy Zevenbergen (BA 1981), Founder, President and Chief Investment Officer, Zevenbergen Capital Investments
- Firoz Lalji- Co-Founder, President and CEO, Zones
- Martin Selig (BA 1959), Founder and Owner, Martin Selig Real Estate
Sponsorship opportunities
Keynote Address and Veteran Students Sponsor
Program and podium mentions in conjunction with Keynote Address, priority seating for up to 12 guests throughout student veteran tables, sponsorship mention in veteran student-body broadcast email and sponsorship of up to 75 student guests with option to have branded sponsored-student check-in table
Dean’s Table Naming
Priority seating for six at dinner, prominent logo display at event and in written program, prominent table placement and seating with Dean Jiambalvo and school leaders.
Opening Reception Sponsor
Significant signage at public reception
Dessert Reception Sponsor
Significant signage at dessert reception, branded sponsored table
Written Program Sponsor
Recognition (logo if company sponsor) in written program distributed to all guests
Keepsake Sponsor
Option to include custom giveaway at Celebration
Unless specified otherwise, each Premier Sponsorship includes logo placement in the written program, recognition from the podium, and Gold Table benefits.
Gold Table Sponsor $5,000
Event website, printed event program, and Foster BUSINESS magazine listings as well as priority seating for up to eight guests at dinner.
A portion of every sponsorship supports education at the University of Washington Foster School of Business and is tax deductible. For questions or to support this event and business education at the UW, please contact Steven Hatting (Associate Dean for Advancement), 206-685-3236 or [email protected].
Keynote info
Pete Shimer (BA ’84), Nancy Zevenbergen (BA ’81), Firoz Lalji, Martin Selig (BA ’59)
Barry Richard McCaffrey (born November 17, 1942) is a former United States Army officer and current news commentator, professor and business consultant who served on U.S. President Bill Clinton’s Cabinet as the Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy. He received three Purple Heart medals for injuries sustained during his service in the Vietnam War, two Silver Stars, and two Distinguished Service Crosses — the second-highest U.S. Army award for valor. He was inducted into U.S. Army Ranger Hall of Fame at U.S. Army Infantry Center at Fort Benning in 2007.
He served as an adjunct professor at U.S. Military Academy and its Bradley Professor of International Security Studies from 2001 to 2008. He received West Point Association of Graduates of the United States Military Academy’s Distinguished Graduate Award in 2010. He is currently a paid military analyst for NBC and MSNBC as well as president of his own consulting firm, BR McCaffrey Associates. He serves on many boards of directors of national corporations. He is an outspoken advocate for insurance parity, for drug courts and veterans’ courts, and is a frequent speaker at conferences. In March 2018 he issued a warning that United States president Donald Trump was under the sway of Russian President Vladimir Putin and that this was a dangerous threat for the security of the United States.
Past distinguished leadership award recipients and speakers
Companies of the Century – Boeing, PACCAR and Nordstrom
Board Member, McDonald’s
Gary Wipfler (UW ’81), Jeffrey Brotman (UW ’64, JD ’67)
