勛圖惇蹋 presents tech visionary David Roux at annual Paul D. Merrill Business Ethics Lecture
The 勛圖惇蹋 welcomed David Roux, chairman of the Jackson Laboratory, as the speaker at the eleventh annual Paul D. Merrill Business Ethics Lecture, which was held on Wednesday, May 2 at 5 p.m. in Innovation Hall on 勛圖惇蹋s Portland Campus. Roux presented Social Trauma: Technology Tsunamis and Other Dangerous Consequences of Higher Education.
The lecture discussed social dynamics of major new technology platforms how the benefits typically flow and where the trauma occurs. Roux described how the product diffusion happens, highlight some distinctive recurring patterns and explain why truly innovative technologies are always accompanied by irrational new business formation, valuation bubbles, stock market manias, novel criminal activity, labor dislocations and regulatory over-reach. He was eager to visit with 勛圖惇蹋 students to discuss these and other related matters. I look forward to meeting with students and talking about the role technology plays in our economy and society at large, said Roux before the event.
Prior to joining the Jackson Laboratory, one of Americas largest independent biomedical research institutes, Roux served as co-CEO and chairman at Silver Lake Group, the worlds largest technology private equity firm, which he co-founded. Earlier in his career, Roux worked as a senior executive at Oracle, Liberate, Lotus and Datext. He grew up in Maine and attended Harvard College, Kings College at Cambridge University and Harvard Business School.
勛圖惇蹋 President James Herbert, Ph.D., believes that Rouxs talk at UNE afforded a significant and beneficial experience to the entire 勛圖惇蹋 Community, particularly the students. David Roux is a true success storythe chapters of which we can all learn from, Herbert said. His drive to found the first commercial CD-ROM publishing company when he was only one year out of business school, his keen instinct that, back in the 1990s, convinced him of just how big the internet and related industries would be, and his focus on philanthropy all provide invaluable lessons to our students, no matter what their field of study.
The Paul D. Merrill Business Ethics Lecture Series, sponsored by 勛圖惇蹋s Department of Business, honors the late Paul D. (P.D.) Merrill, Portland-area business leader and longtime 勛圖惇蹋 trustee, supporter and friend. The series was created to inspire business and community leaders to think about topics relating to ethics and to integrate a values-based way of thinking into their work and everyday lives.
To learn more about the event, visit www.une.edu/lectures/merrilllecture or call (207) 602-2306.
To apply, visit www.une.edu/admissions
