Cahill Speaker Series

The Cahill Lecture at the University of Notre Dame was established by the family of 1959 University alumnus and benefactor Frank Cahill to honor his memory and commitment to ethical behavior and integrity. The annual Frank Cahill Lecture in Business Ethics features chief executives and industry leaders discussing key issues facing business today.

Upcoming Speakers

Simone Tang | "Why We Forgive Wrongdoing Corporations but Ask Good Bosses for Unethical Favors"

Thursday, October 29
5:00–6:00 p.m.
O'Hara Auditorium
Mendoza College of Business

Simone Tang is an associate professor of organizational behavior at the SC Johnson College of Business at Cornell University. She earned her BA in psychology and an MA in criminology from the University of Pennsylvania and her PhD in Business Administration from Duke University. As part of her research on ideology, morality, and ethics, she examines how people’s moral values and ideological beliefs influence their attitudes, judgments, and behaviors. For example, she has studied how feelings of loyalty increase irrational decision-making, how differences in information delivery influence culpability, and the positive and negative consequences of corporate personhood.

Past Speakers

Quentin Dupont, S.J. | "A Theory of Social Capital and Trust"

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Geoffrey Friesen | "Finance and the Common Good"

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Keeley Williams | "The Wisdom of Shareholder Welfare"

Andy Yuengert | "Catholic Social Teaching in Practice"