Founders & CEOs Launch Nichols Distinguished Alumni Leadership Forum

On September 18, 2007 Nichols launched a new lecture forum designed to inspire students by bringing back to the Hill Nichols distinguished alumni and business leaders. Below are a few of the alumni who are participating this semester:

Keith T. Anderson '81, Vice Chairman, Global Chief Investment Officer - Fixed Income
BlackRock
Monday, November 26, 7:00 PM
Davis 205/207

Mr. Anderson is a founder of the behemoth BlackRock, which recently bought the asset management division of Merrill Lynch. The deal rocketed BlackRock into the upper echelon of asset management companies with an asset base of $1 trillion. Mr. Anderson studied economics and finance at Nichols and earned his MBA at Rice University. His 3-year fund performance is 16%. Hear why at his lecture on November 26th.

Peter L. Lynch ‘74
President, Chairman & CEO
Winn Dixie
Date TBA

In 2004, Mr. Lynch took America's venerated but ailing grocery chain out of bankruptcy, saving 521 stores and 55,000 jobs. Lynch communicated directly to the public with the message "Getting better all the time," signaling a new era in customer service and regeneration. Employees and customers alike rallied behind Winn Dixie to make this a remarkable turnaround story that is still playing out in public. Mr. Lynch, a Nichols Trustee, will address students in the spring semester.

John F. Blais Honorary '06
Founder& President
BlaisCo, LLC
September 18
http://www.nichols.edu/news/forum.html

Renowned entrepreneur and leading philanthropist Jack Blais launched the Distinguished Alumni Leadership Forum with a lecture at Nichols on September 18, 2007

He is the founder and president of BlaisCo, LLC of Framingham, MA a holding company specializing in high-technology firms, and an active partner in Capital Risk Management, Inc., a world wide consulting firm.

James L. Dunbar '51
Founder, Chairman & CEO
Dunbar Security
Friday, October 19

The Dunbar company, founded in New England in 1956, is one of America's most noted and well regarded security companies. It took the unusual path of remaining family owned and is today made up of six subsidiaries that together comprise one of the largest and strongest entities in the security industry. Dunbar continues to develop as "The Most Trusted Name In Security."

Mr. Dunbar received Nichols College's first President's Medal for Distinguished Business Leadership at the annual President's Society Dinner on October 19th.