Annual BYU Management Society Washington, DC Chapter Gala

Welcome to the Annual BYU Management Society Washington, DC Chapter Gala! This year's gala will be held on May 17th at The Mayflower Hotel located on Connecticut Avenue in downtown Washington, DC. Join us for networking, appetizers, and refreshments at 6pm, followed by a seated dinner and keynote address at 7pm. This promises to be a memorable evening filled with great company, delicious food, and a focus on growing moral and ethical leadership around the world. Don't miss out on this opportunity to connect with fellow professionals and support our local chapter. A portion of the proceeds benefit the BYU Management Society Washington, DC Chapter Scholarship Fund!

We are excited to welcome Dr. Paul Lambert as the keynote speaker at this year's gala!

Dr. Paul Lambert is the Religion Initiative Director at Wheatley Institute and faculty member at the Marriott School of Business. He is a leading expert on religious pluralism in society, including the role of pluralism in economics and business. He works regularly with global businesses on this topic, including American Airlines, Accenture, Dell Technologies, Equinix, ServiceNow, and PwC. Prior, Paul was Assistant Dean at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business, where he managed consulting and business education programs for global companies and university partners. Before joining Georgetown University, Paul was at the National Defense University (NDU), where he served as Professor and lead Academic Officer of a congressionally-funded Department of Defense and Department of State American Studies graduate program for students from over 75 countries. Paul’s leadership and teaching gained him recognition as one of NDU’s most highly rated professors and the recipient of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Joint Meritorious Civilian Service Award, the highest award available for civilian service from the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

Paul has also held numerous teaching and leadership roles in other educational institutions, including as a lecturer at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University, a visiting professor at the National Defense University in Washington DC, and visiting fellow and faculty at BYU's Marriott School of Business. Paul also led the development of the Freedom Forum Institute’s first executive education capability focused on religious freedom in business contexts and served on the executive education advisory board for the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy. Paul also serves on the board of the Religious Freedom & Business Foundation and as a member of the national advisory council of Cicero Group.

Paul is a graduate of Georgetown University where he earned his Doctorate in Liberal Studies; the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University where he received his Masters Degree in International Relations; Brigham Young University where he studied American Studies; and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology where he graduated from the Seminar XXI Fellowship Program on foreign affairs and national security.

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