November 7, 2008 | Haas School of Business | University of California, Berkeley
Haas Diversity in Business Conference The Berkeley MBA

Keynote Speakers

Ronnie Lott, Founding Partner, HRJ Capital

Ronnie co-founded HRJ Capital in 1999, when he and co-founder Harris Barton successfully raised their first fund of funds, focusing on the venture capital sector. Ronnie and Harris followed their model with a successful expansion of HRJ Capital's investment strategy into the buy-out, hedge, real estate and special opportunities sectors. Ronnie began his investment experience in 1984 as an early investor with Crosspoint Venture Partners and has built on the Crosspoint relationship and extended it throughout the Sand Hill Road venture capital community as well as to an extensive network of manager contacts within the greater financial services community at large, including the leveraged buy-outs and hedge fund sectors. Ronnie is a graduate of the University of Southern California, where he received a Bachelor's Degree in Public Administration.


Harris Barton, Founding Partner, HRJ Capital
Harris co-founded HRJ Capital in 1999, when he and co-founder Ronnie Lott successfully raised their first fund of funds, focusing on the venture capital sector. Harris and Ronnie followed their model with a successful expansion of HRJ Capital's investment strategy into the buy-out, hedge, real estate and special opportunities sectors. Harris became a public and private equity investor during his football career, investing in both publicly traded stocks and private equity partnerships, most notably Sequoia Capital in the venture capital arena, beginning with Sequoia Capital VII in the early 90's. The relationships he developed in that process have been instrumental in building the network of top-tier fund managers throughout the financial services industry available to HRJ Capital. He is a graduate of the University of North Carolina, where he received a Bachelor's Degree in Finance.

Conference Agenda

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Panels

Panel Topics:
Different Approaches, Big Results
Beyond Diversity Awareness
Managing Diverse Talent: What Tomorrow's Leaders Need to Know
Bridging Cultures in a Globalized Business Environment

Panelists include:
PanelistPositionOrganization
Alicia MorgaChairman and CEOConsorte Media
Dan ZamudioFounder and CEOPlayboox
Bob WoodruffTreasurerNike
Albert YuSenior VP and General ManagerIntel
Dana ChiuChief Diversity OfficerMcKesson
Reiko YoshidaConsultantMcKinsey
Jeanette MooreHuman ResourcesJ.P. Morgan
Lakiba Pittman Executive ConsultantLevel Playing Field
Bob Griffin Partner Williams, Adley, & Co
Amalia Hernandez Diversity Development Macy's
Moire L. Rasmussen Norcal Market Diversity Leader PwC
Dolores Bernardo Diversity Programs Team Google
Tudor Havriliuc VP, Total Rewards SalesForce.com
Reginald Duhe Executive Director SF 49ers Foundation
Jennifer Williams Associate Director of NorCal Merrill Lynch
Ralph Gordon Tivoli Enterprise Sales Representative IBM
Wilson Smith Design Director Nike
Emily Kwong PCAOB
Patty Herrera Director of Multicultural Initiatives Raiders
Janis Hoyt HR Client Manager Clorox