Alan Mullaly is the former President & CEO, Boeing Commercial Airplanes, Boeing Information, Space and Defense Systems, and The Ford Motor Company. The discussion will be about Mulally's “Working Together” Leadership and Journey leadership approach. Moderated by Carissa Slotterback, dean, and professor in the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs at the University of Pittsburgh.

Renowned for his strategic and operational leadership and “working together” message, Alan Mulally transformed a struggling Ford Motor Company into one of the world’s leading automobile companies and the #1 automobile brand in the United States. Mulally led the transformation of Boeing into the #1 commercial airplane company and aerospace company in the world. Named #3 on Fortune’s “World’s Greatest Leaders,” Mulally holds Bachelor and Master of Science degrees in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering from the University of Kansas, and a Master in Management from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology as an Alfred P. Sloan Fellow. 

Mulally was the recipient of the “Leader of the Future” award by the formerly named Frances Hesselbein Leadership Institute, and we are excited to hear his insight on mission-driven leadership.

The Hesselbein Lecture Series features proven leaders and thoughtful scholars presenting state-of-the-art ideas focused on today’s key management challenges and opportunities and is part of the Frances Hesselbein Leadership Forum in the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, Johnson Institute for Responsible Leadership at the University of Pittsburgh. Former speakers include General Lloyd Austin III, Secretary of Defense under the Biden administration; Heather Anderson, CEO of Global Health Corps; Skip Spriggs, former President and CEO of the Executive Leadership Council; Timmy Davis, Senior Foreign Service Officer at the Department of State; Dr. Marshall Goldsmith, Business Educator, Executive Coach, bestselling Author and Dartmouth Tuck School of Business Professor; Diane Ryan, Associate Dean for Programs & Administration, Tufts University; Shaun Leonardo, multidisciplinary artist and Co-Director, Recess.