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Matt Waller and Andrew Braham discuss how Chancellor White would "rather be 'the leader of the best team' than 'the best leader of a team'" while reflecting on integrity, empathy, and flexibility. Listen to Dr. White's full podcast at:

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Mr. Vinciquerra has been the CEO of Sony Pictures Entertainment, Inc. since June 2017. He oversees the studio’s global operations, including motion picture, television and digital content production and distribution, worldwide media networks, home entertainment acquisition and distribution, operation of studio facilities, and the development of new entertainment products, services and technologies.

Prior to joining Sony, Mr. Vinciquerra was a senior advisor to Texas Pacific Group (TPG) in the Technology, Media and Telecom sectors, where he advised TPG on acquisitions and operations, from 2011 to 2017. Mr. Vinciquerra was chairman of Fox Networks Group, the largest operating unit of News Corporation, from 2008 to 2011, and president and CEO from 2002 to 2011. Earlier in his career he held various management positions in the broadcasting and media industry.

Mr. Vinciquerra holds a B.A. degree in marketing from the State University of New York.

Jessica Hendrix is the President and CEO of Saatchi & Saatchi X, a subsidiary of Publicis Groupe specifically focused on driving conversion and the activation of brands. Jessica has helped transform the future of commerce by partnering with clients to deliver their business needs today and the evolving needs of tomorrow. She considers company culture and employee development key to delivering the best work possible. Her team believes in fostering the agency values of Curiosity, Ownership, Hustle and Customer Passion to facilitate creative problem solving and executing with excellence. Saatchi & Saatchi X has won Best Places to Work in Arkansas three times during her tenure along with multiple Effie Awards. Saatchi & Saatchi X also operates locations in Fayetteville, Dublin, Cincinnati, Dallas, Hoboken, Minneapolis and San Bruno. Client partners include Spin Master, Procter & Gamble, 3M, TracFone and Keurig. Jessica lives in Fayetteville with her husband Jody, her children Frankie and Truman and their dog Clarabelle. In her spare time she reads, avoids gardening, is a part of the CrossFit community and enjoys entertaining friends and family on land and water.

Greg Brown is chairman and chief executive officer of Motorola Solutions, where he has led the company for almost 12 years. He is the longest-serving CEO of the company, after the founder Paul Galvin and his son Bob. Under Brown’s leadership, the company has been completely transformed, and total shareholder return is over 450%. Today this 90-year-old global company is the leader in mission critical communications, command center software and video security solutions for public safety and commercial enterprises.

Brown has served on the boards of Xerox, Cisco Systems, RR Donnelley and Micromuse where he was Chairman and CEO. He also served as the Chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago and the Chairman of the Rutgers University Board of Governors. Brown has served two American presidents as part of President Obama’s Management Advisory Board and President George W. Bush’s National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee.

Brown earned a bachelor's degree in economics and an honorary doctorate in humane letters from Rutgers University.

Ms. Pam McGinnis currently serves as the President of Global Marketing at Phillips 66. Ms. McGinnis received a bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering from the University of Arkansas in 1990 and has an accomplished 26 year career with Phillips66. Over her career, she has served in senior leadership positions in a variety of businesses, including Truck and Rail transportation and International Marine Shipping. As general manager of U.S. Products Supply and Distribution, she successfully expanded into new international markets, and as general manager of Procurement, she was responsible for global materials and services procurement and risk management. Ms. McGinnis is a member of the University of Arkansas College of Engineering Advisory Council and serves on the CAPS Research board of directors. She also serves on the executive committee of the Houston Area Habitat for Humanity board of directors.

A native of Oklahoma, Mike was a Rear Admiral in the U.S. Navy Civil Engineer Corps serving almost 34 years, retiring in 2004. Prior to his retirement he was Commander, Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC), and Chief of Civil Engineers from October 2000 to October 2003. Since March 2004, Mike has served as the Associate Vice Chancellor for Facilities at the University of Arkansas.

Mike is a Registered P.E. (PA), Fellow/Life Member ASCE and Fellow/Life Member SAME. He was inducted into the National Academy of Construction (NAC) in 2005. In April 2006 he was inducted as an honorary member of the Arkansas Academy of Civil Engineering. In 2010 he was elected into the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) and received tenure as a professor in the Civil Engineering Department.

Mr. Alley is the Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Con-Real, LP where he oversees all real estate activities. He earned his Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, Arkansas and he earned his Master of Business Administration in Finance and Real Estate from the Southern Methodist University in Dallas, TX. He also attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Advanced Real Estate Development Program.

Under his direction, Con-Real was the first African-American owned firm to perform major leasing and management services for Prudential Realty and Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Company in the southwest United States. The firm has been nationally recognized in market/feasibility studies and other real estate consultant services including hospitality development.

Troy has served on many business and voluntary board including the following: Dean Advisory Board of SMU Cox School of Business, Dean Advisory Board at University of Arkansas of Engineering, Dean Advisory Board at University of Texas at Arlington College of Engineering, and State of Texas Real Estate Commission.

Mike Duke is the former President and Chief Executive Officer of Walmart. Mr. Duke joined Walmart in 1995, and over his 19 years with the company led the logistics, distribution and administration divisions as well as Walmart U.S. In 2005, he was appointed to vice chairman with responsibility for Walmart International. He served as CEO from 2009-2014. Before working for Walmart, Mr. Duke held various positions with Federated Department Stores, May Department Stores, and Venture Stores. He graduated from Georgia Tech with a bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering.

Chris McCoy is currently the Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration at University of Arkansas. Previously, Mr. McCoy served as chief information officer at Metropolitan State University, where he led a successful campus wide initiative to modernize the entire information-technology infrastructure. He also served as interim vice chancellor for information technology and system CIO for Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, director of engineering computing at Iowa State University, and manager of computing support for the Department of Computer Science at Iowa State University. He started his career as a UNIX systems programmer at Purdue University in the Cooperative Extension Service. Mr. McCoy earned a Master of Business Administration from the University of Iowa, as well as a Master of Engineering in systems engineering and a Bachelor of Science in computer science, both from Iowa State University.

Angela J. Grayson, CIPP/US, CLP is an accomplished nationally recognized lawyer, speaker, and author. She is Principal Member and Founder of Precipice IP PLLC. PRECIPICE is an award-winning consultancy and intellectual property law boutique specializing in patent, trademark, copyright, and data law. PRECIPICE helps entrepreneurs and technology-focused businesses protect their products, brands, designs and data. In her free time, Ms. Grayson enjoys serving her community and spending time with her husband Patrick and their two cocker spaniels, Ari and Archi (aka the Dynamic Duo).