Distinguished Speaker Series

The Nazarian College created the Younes Nazarian Distinguished Speaker Series to bring high-level speakers to campus to inspire our students and alumni.


Previous speakers include:

• Stacy Johns, chief business officer, Los Angeles Football Club
• Marty Chavez, partner and vice chair of Sixth Street
• Eric Chan, former CEO for the LA Clippers
• Ramesh Damani, chair of Avenue Supermarts
• Henry Cisneros, former Secretary of HUD in the Clinton administration
• Jane Wurwand, founder of Dermalogica
• Steve Rabuchin, vice president for Amazon Alexa Voice Services and Alexa Skills
• Michael Grillo, award-winning film producer
• Michael Kramer, CEO and founding partner of Ducera Partners
• Bruce Gersh, president of People, People En Español and Entertainment Weekly
• Paul Dali, former GM of Apple



Rabuchin, Grillo, Kramer, Gersh and Dali are alumni of Nazarian College.
See below for photos and videos of recent speakers.

Previous Speakers