Babson Announces Commencement Speakers
F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business will host Richard Saul Wurman as the School’s speaker for its commencement ceremony. Wurman is an architect and graphic designer who co-founded the popular TED Conference. The commencement ceremony will be held May 16. Wurman co-founded the TED Conference in 1984 and chaired the conference from 1984 to 2002. Wurman has written, designed and published more than 90 books.
In addition to Richard Saul Wurman, Kevin Colleran will serve as the speaker for the Babson College commencement speaker. Kevin Colleran, who is also a Babson alumnus, is Facebook’s first ad salesperson. Colleran joined Facebook in April 2005 as one of the first 10 employees of the company. He remained with Facebook until 2011 and in 2012, he became a venture partner with General Catalyst Partners in Cambridge. Along with his work at General Catalyst, Colleran is also a managing partner at Slow Ventures.
