Lowell McAdam, who holds an MBA from the School of Business Administration at the University of San Diego, is the president and CEO of Verizon Wireless, where he began as executive vice president and chief operating officer in 2000. McAdam, who spent six years in the U.S. Navy’s Engineer Corps
Michael J. O’Loughlin
Michael J. O’Loughlin is national correspondent at America and author of Hidden Mercy: AIDS, Catholics, and the Untold Stories of Compassion in the Face of Fear.
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James Keyes: Retired CEO, Johnson Controls
James Keyes holds a B.S. in business administration from Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI, and in 2002 he was profiled in a BusinessWeek cover story, “The Good CEO,” which highlighted ethical CEOs who ran strong companies without bending the rules. Keyes was the chief executive office
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Harold M. Messmer, Jr.: CEO, Robert Half International
Harold M. Messmer, Jr. holds an AB from Loyola University Chicago and is currently the chief executive officer of Robert Half International, the Menlo Park, California-based professional staffing and consulting firm that operates over 400 locations worldwide. Messmer was featured in a 2002 BusinessW
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A Call for Charity
To mark the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration on Human Rights this past December the European Union delegation to the United Nations led by France introduced a declaration condemning the criminalization of same-sex relations Homosexual activity is illegal in over 80 countries concen
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Joe Moglia: Chair, TD Ameritrade
The chairman of TD Ameritrade, the world’s largest online brokerage firm, Joe Moglia holds a BA in economics from Fordham University. Prior to joining TD in 2008, Moglia was a vice president at Merrill Lynch. Before his venture into the financial world, Moglia earned a master’s degree in
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Stephen McGowan: CFO, Sun Mircosystems
Stephen McGowan, who holds an MBA from the Graduate School of Business at Loyola Chicago University, was the chief financial officer of Sun Microsystems from 2002 until 2006, when he then became the executive vice president for finance of the Santa Clara, CA-based technology company. McGowan has wor
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Ted Leonis: Former executive, AOL
Ted Leonis, a longtime executive of AOL, is now the owner of various sports teams, including the Washington Capitols, an NHL franchise. At AOL in the mid-nineties, Lenois, who holds a degree in economics from Georgetown University, boosted membership of the online service from fewer than 800,000 mem
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Ronald Logue: Chair and CEO, State Street Corportation
Ronald E. Logue holds a BS and an MBA from the Carroll School of Management at Boston College, and he is currently chair and chief executive officer at State Street Corporation in Boston, MA, where he began in 1990 as senior vice president and head of investment servicing for US mutual funds. One of
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Catholic Business School Grads: Profiles of notable industry leaders
Gerald F. Cavanagh, S.J. reflects on the myriad instances of ethical shortfalls in the nation’s financial sector in “What’s Good for Business?”, and explores how professors at business schools in the Catholic tradition can inculcate ethics and values in their students. Cavanagh highlights the church’s long history of social teaching, and concludes that, “An atmosphere in which students deal with peers and teachers in an honest, one-on-one way, and have opportunities to help others, including the poor, is an environment that encourages the development of good acts and moral habits.”
Below are profiles of business leaders who hold degrees from Catholic universities and business schools, including two who were named among the most ethical of American CEOs by BusinessWeek magazine.