Registration for the LECTURE SERIES
Date: Wednesday, April 8, 2026
Time: 4:00pm
Parking: Please park in Lot H, behind Foy Hall
Note: Registration requested.
The Lewis Golub Executive Lecture Series
Date: Wednesday, April 8, 2026
Time: 4:00 p.m. Reception immediately following
Note: Registration requested.
Location: Sarazen Student Union, Maloney Great Room
515 Loudon Road, Loudonville, NY 12211
Parking: Please park in Lot H, behind Foy Hall
Guest Speaker: Laszlo Bock, entrepreneur, advisor, and former Chief People Officer at Google
"AI and the Future of Work: From Hype to Impact"
Laszlo Bock is a leading thinker on the future of work, AI, and people analytics. He is a Senior Advisor to Anthropic and General Catalyst, Co-Director of the Berkeley Transformative CHRO Leadership Academy, and a Board Member of the Stanford Center for the Advanced Study of the Behavioral Sciences. A bestselling author and founder of two AI-focused startups — including Gretel.ai, acquired by Nvidia — Bock helped grow Google from 6,000 to 75,000 employees and built the field of People Analytics.
Lewis Golub '53 was CEO and chairman of the Golub Corporation (Price Chopper Supermarkets) and a proud Siena alumnus, known for his philanthropy across the Capital Region. In 2010, his family established the Lecture Series in his honor to promote ethical business practices. Each year, the School of Business invites high-powered leaders to share their insights and speak about timely, relevant business topics – from sustainability to artificial intelligence. The event brings industry leaders, alumni, and board members to campus – along with our students, faculty, and staff – for what is now a School of Business signature event.
Past Speakers and Topics
2025 Lecture
“Responsible Use of AI: Keeping Humanity in the Loop”
Speaker: Dr. Pamela Lirio, Professor, University of Montreal
Attendance: Over 160 people
The 2025 Lecture was delivered by Dr. Lirio, who has been named one of the world’s top experts in human resource management and AI. Dr. Lirio spoke alongside 2024 Golub speaker Jay Moore ‘87 in a fireside chat. The two sparked a conversation about evolving legal and environmental guidelines for AI and how the technology has changed so much in just one year. She shared a global perspective on how to ensure that human-to-human interaction and decision-making remains at the forefront, with special attention to the field of human resources.
2024 Lecture
“Leadership in the Era of AI: The Ethics, Application, and Behaviors Needed to Thrive”
Speaker: Jay Moore ‘87, former Chief Learning Officer, General Electric; Senior Advisor, ICEO
Attendance: Over 120 people
Jay Moore ‘87, a member of the School of Business Advisory Council, delivered the 2024 Lecture. Jay brought his decades of corporate experience to the table, speaking about how the world of business is changing as AI rapidly expands. He shared the importance of ethical leadership during this time of change, and invited attendees to consider how to use AI to help their schools, businesses, and communities, while keeping moral considerations top of mind.
| YEAR | SPEAKER |
| 2023 | Br. Michael Perry |
| 2022 | Megan Hogan, Chief Diversity Officer, Goldman Sachs |
| 2021 | Not held due to pandemic |
| 2020 | Not held due to pandemic |
| 2019 | Mike Marusic '88, President and CEO of Sharp Imaging |
| 2018 | Christopher Baldwin ‘85, CEO of BJ’s Wholesale Club |
| 2017 | Michael Botticelli '80, White House Office of National Drug Control Policy |
| 2016 | Cancelled - Speaker brought in 2017 |
| 2015 | Kate Strang Gutmann '90, SVP of Worldwide Sales and Solutions at UPS |
| 2014 | Lewis A. Steverson '87, SVP and General Counsel, Corning Inc. |
| 2013 | Murray Martin, CEO of Pitney-Bowes |
| 2012 | Jerel Golub, President and CEO, Golub Corporation/Price Chopper Supermarkets |