Watch Thasunda Brown Duckett, President and CEO of TIAA, deliver her graduation speech at the 2023 Wharton MBA Graduation ceremony. The event took place on May 14, 2023 at the Palestra on the campus of the University of Pennsylvania.
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Info on the speaker:
Thasunda Brown Duckett is president and chief executive officer of TIAA, a leading provider of secure retirements and outcome-focused investment solutions for millions of people and thousands of institutions.
She leads a company whose mission is defined by financial inclusion and opportunity - goals and values she has upheld throughout her career. Under her leadership, TIAA is expanding its mission beyond higher education to all Americans saving for retirement.
Before joining TIAA in 2021, she held several key executive roles during a 17-year career at JP Morgan Chase, including CEO of the Consumer Bank and Auto Finance. Earlier in her career, she was a Director of Emerging Markets at Fannie Mae.
Thasunda serves on the boards of NIKE, Inc., Brex Inc., Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, Sesame Workshop, National Medal of Honor Museum, Economic Club of New York, the University of Houston Board of Visitors, and the Dean’s Advisory Board for Baylor University’s Hankamer School of Business. She is also a member of the Executive Leadership Council, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. and Jack and Jill of America Inc.
In addition, Thasunda is an appointee to the President’s Board of Advisors on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), The Business Council Executive Committee, the Business Roundtable and the Committee for Economic Development of The Conference Board.
Thasunda has received a wide array of accolades, including the lists of Most Powerful and Influential Women ranked by Fortune, Forbes, Barron’s, and American Banker, as well as lists of financial influencers published by Money and MarketWatch.
She founded the Otis and Rosie Brown Foundation, in honor of her parents, to recognize and reward people who use everyday means to empower and uplift their community in extraordinary ways.
Thasunda grew up in Texas and lives in Connecticut with her family. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Finance and Marketing from the University of Houston and an MBA from Baylor University.
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