Robin Chase co-founded the car-sharing company, Zipcar, in 2000 and turned it into a multi-million dollar “green” company. Chase has received numerous awards in the fields of innovation, design and environment. She was featured on Time’s 100 Most Influential People, Fast Company Fast 50 Innovators, and BusinessWeek Top 10 Designers. Today, Chase is the founder and CEO […]
The 537th meeting featuring Stephen Dubner is co-presented with The Hanover Theatre Distinguished Speaker Series and sponsored by Commerce Bank. Stephen Dubner is an award-winning author, journalist, and radio and TV personality. He is best-known for writing, along with the economist Steven D. Levitt, Freakonomics(2005) and SuperFreakonomics (2009). The Freakonomics enterprise also includes an award-winning blog, a […]
Tom Gardner is the speaker for the 111th annual meeting and 538th meeting of the Worcester Economic Club. He co-founded The Motley Fool with his brother David in 1993. He now serves as co-chairman and CEO. In 2014, Glassdoor ranked The Motley Fool the #1 place to work in the U.S. for companies with between 250-1000 […]
The Five Hundred and Thirty-Ninth Meeting of the Worcester Economic Club will be held at the College of the Holy Cross Thursday, October 1, 2015 Reception and Networking, 5:30 pm; Speaker, 6:30 pm John M. Maguire CEO, Friendly’s John M. Maguire was named CEO of Friendly’s Ice Cream LLC in 2012 bringing to the company […]
The Five Hundred and Fortieth Meeting of the Worcester Economic Club Will be held at the Hogan Campus Center, College of the Holy Cross Thursday, November 12, 2015 Reception and Networking, 5:30 pm; Dinner, 6:30 pm Richard B. Hoey Senior Economic Advisor, BNY Mellon Wealth Management Mr. Hoey is responsible for monitoring all […]
Meet Richard DesLauriers, the former Special Agent in Charge of the FBI’s Boston Field Division who led the FBI Boston Division during its successful capture of James “Whitey” Bulger, and led the dramatic hunt for the Boston Marathon Bombers.
Come hear speaker Nina Easton, senior editor-at-large at FORTUNE and longtime FOX News "All-Star" panelist, offering commentary on politics, the economy and foreign policy to an audience of millions in print and on cable TV’s highest-rated prime time shows.
Ron Insana is a contributor to CNBC and MSNBC, where he discusses the most pressing economic and market issues of the day. He also delivers The Market Scoreboard Report to radio stations around the country. He has written for Money magazine and USA Today and has hosted two nationally syndicated radio programs.
Jim Paulsen is chief investment strategist at Wells Capital Management. An investment management industry professional since 1983, Mr. Paulsen develops investment strategies that assist in the management of separate institutional account assets, as well as mutual and collective investment funds.
Dan Kenary serves as CEO and Co-Founder of the Harpoon Brewery. He graduated from Harvard College in 1982 with a degree in American History and earned an MBA from the University of Chicago in 1985 while working at the First National Bank of Chicago in Chicago and Paris. Dan left the bank in 1986 to co-found the Harpoon Brewery. Dan has served on the Institute of Brewing Studies Board of Advisors, as a director and the treasurer of Save the Harbor/Save the Bay, a local environmental advocacy organization, president of the Boston Marine Park Business Association and founding president of the Massachusetts Brewer’s Guild.
