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MBA Corps Distinguished Speaker Series

Sponsored by:

Alumni Benefits and Discounts Program (click for info)

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Frank G. Zarb School of Business-- Hofstra University , Kelly (Indiana University) MBA Alumni Chapter of NYC, Ross (Univ. of Michigan) MBA Alumni Club of New York

and MBA Corps are please to present:

Thomas P. DiNapoli.  New York State Comptroller

As their Distinguished Speaker

Thomas P. DiNapoli was sworn in as the 54th Comptroller of the State of New York on February 7, 2007. As Chief Fiscal Officer for the State, he is responsible for managing and protecting the State Pension Fund, auditing the spending practices of all State agencies and local governments, reviewing the New York State and City budgets, reviewing and approving all State contracts, and administering the State Oil Spill Fund.  (More below.)   Since taking office, DiNapoli has fought to restore public trust and confidence in the Office of the State Comptroller, implementing a number of reforms aimed at strengthening internal controls and restoring ethics and transparency in the office.

More about the Zarb School :  www.hofstra.edu/alumdev/alumni/alumni_zarb.cfm

Date:  Monday, March 24^th 2008

Time:  Note event starts at 6:45 PM

6:45 – 7:15 Reception

7:15 – 8 15 Comptrollers remards and Q & A

8:15 – 8:45 Reception

Open Bar (Wine and beer.)

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Dress Code:  Business Casual.  NO Blue Jeans.  Collared Shirts required.

Coutrsey Code:  Please turn off all electronic devices. Do not use PDAs Cell Phone, Blackberries et al in the Club.

Location: The Down Town Association.  60 Pine Street . About the Down Town Association (DTA).   The DTA is proud of the public service of its members have provided for over a century.  The most notable of these members is FDR, as well as four Secretaries of State, including John Foster Dulles, five Attorneys General, and three Secretaries of War, Thomas E. Dewey, Wendell Willkie and William J. Donovan, first head of the OSS .

VIA SUBWAY:  Conviently located next to the 2/3 Subway and three blocks from the 4/5 Subway.

Take the 2/3 to Wall Street.  Follow the exit signs to Pine Street .   Exit on the Pine Street side. The DTA is directly across the street at 60 Pine Street .  If you exit onto Wall Street, walk one block north on William Street to Pine.  Turn right on Pine to 60 Pine Street (on the left).

4/5 train to Wall Street Station.  Walk three blocks east on Wall Street to William Street .  Turn left on William Street , walk one block to Pine.  Turn right on Pine to 60 Pine Street on the left.

A/C train to Broadway/Nassau Station.  Walk five blocks south on William Street to Pine Street .  Turn left on Pine Street to 60 Pine Street .

(Driving and Parking Directions Below )

Thomas P. DiNapoli bio Continued:  Prior to becoming Comptroller, DiNapoli represented the 16th Assembly District in northwestern Nassau County for 20 years. During his tenure in the Assembly, DiNapoli chaired the Local Governments Committee, the Governmental Operations Committee and the Environmental Conservation Committee.

In the Assembly, DiNapoli was a sponsor of legislation creating the Nassau Interim Finance Authority, which helped Nassau County emerge from serious fiscal distress and restore fiscal responsibility. DiNapoli also helped draft and pass stronger school district accountability laws in response to the scandals that exposed the theft of millions of taxpayer dollars on Long Island .

As chair of the Assembly Environmental Conservation Committee for five years, DiNapoli earned a reputation as one of the State’s leading voices on environmental issues, leading the fight to pass the nation’s first phase-out of the ground water contaminant MTBE and to refinance the State’s Superfund Program. DiNapoli also co-authored legislation creating New York ’s Brownfield Cleanup Program.

DiNapoli first gained recognition in 1972 when, at the age of 18, he was elected as a Trustee of the Mineola Board of Education, becoming the youngest person in New York State to hold public office.

Prior to his career in public service, DiNapoli was a manager in the telecommunications industry. He has also served as an adjunct professor at Long Island University-C.W. Post Campus and Hofstra University .

He holds a master’s degree in human resources management from The New School University’s Graduate School of Management and Urban Professions. A lifelong resident of Nassau County , DiNapoli graduated magna cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in history from Hofstra University in Hempstead .

Directions (Continued)  More driving directions can be found when you register online 

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MBA CORPS offers Distinguished Speaker Series Programs as a benefit to volunteers.  

The Speaker Series Programs are a great opportunity to network and to learn about an interesting subject from a key player.  

AMBASSADOR ERIC M. JAVITS:   UNITED STATES AMBASSADOR TO THE ORGANIZATION FOR THE PROHIBITION OF CHEMICAL WEAPONS
As a follow up to MBA Corps’ Central Intelligence Agency event and in light of the current geopolitical situation a.k.a. the world we live in and terror threats….you owe it to yourself to join us to hear Ambassador Javits discuss:
1. The status of threats and disarmament in Nuclear, Biological and Chemical weapons (WMDs)
2. New patterns in the use of weapons of mass destruction
3. Arms controls approaches in a seamless world
A unique chance to meet the U.S.A.’s current point person in the global WMD disarmament process, as well as a great evening of mingling.

DAVID MARQUET, MILITARY FELLOW AT THE COUNCIL ON FOREIGN RELATIONS (CFR) and Submarine Captain, U.S. Navy, will discuss the history and achievements of the United States Submarine Force from inception to present.  He will discuss his experiences delivering humanitarian aid to Moldova, Armenia and Georgia, as well.  An interesting slide show will highlight the Captain’s remarks.  The Captain will shortly assume command of Submarine Squadron Three in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.

ROBERT H. NIEHAUS, CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF STUDENT SPONSOR PARTNERS, AND CHAIRMAN, GREENHILL CAPITAL PARTNERS:  Personal and Corporate Philanthropy Group—“Besides the 40% you pay in taxes, what is your giving strategy?”   (Greenhill & Co. had just completed their IPO) shared his thoughts on the skills and traits in common to both running a successful private equity group and a non-profit corporation.  He represented that for a non-profit to be successful a succinct mission statement that members and constituents at all levels support without qualification is necessary.  Bob noted that Student Sponsor Partners pay for the education of 1,600 at risk students a year to go to alternative schools in New York City and that the majority of sponsors were MBAs from schools like Kellogg and Stanford.  Special thanks to Student Sponsor Partners (www.sspnyc.org) for their financial sponsorship of the event, which was free to members.

TIM CORNETT: UNITED NATIONS DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF PEACE KEEPING OPERATIONS.  

CHARLES GARGANO: EMPIRE STATE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION CHAIRMAN, PORT AUTHORITY OF NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY VICE-CHAIRMAN;  AND LOWER MANHATTAN DEVELOP CORPORATION BOARD MEMBER.   Discussed New York State Real Estate development topics including the World Trade Center site redevelopment, as well as the Yankee and Shea Stadiums projects.

AMBASSADOR FEISAL AMIN AL-ISTRABADI:  ALTERNATE PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE IRAQI AMBASSADOR TO THE UNITED NATIONS  Ever wonder what it was like to be in Baghdad writing the governing documents that would shape a nation? Feisal Amin al-Istrabadi left his home in Chesterton, Indiana and returned to the country he left at age 8 to help draft the Iraqi provisional constitution. The Indiana University alumnus (J.D. 1988) entered the crucible where explosive questions of religion, sharing of power, civil and women's rights were being debated. On April 26th, hear Ambassador Istrabadi's encore presentation as he provides an insider's perspective on Iraq's evolving government and future challenges.

Ambassador Feisal Amin al-Istrabadi will speak on "Constitutionalism, The Rule of Law, and the Role of Business in Stabilizing Iraq." Feisal Istrabadi, Indiana University J.D. (1988) helped draft the Iraqi provisional constitution and is now Ambassador and Alternate Permanent Representative of the Republic of Iraq to the United Nations. This event was produced by Indiana's Kelley School, MBA Corp and Michigan's Ross School of Business.