On Wednesday, October 5, the fall IMPACT Speaker Series will continue with a talk by Kevin Trapani.  Mr. Trapani is president & CEO of The Redwoods Group, an insurance provider that is dedicated to protecting nonprofit organizations around the nation. He is also a regular speaker on sustainability and corporate social responsibility at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business. In this IMPACT session, Mr. Trapani will provide his thoughts on the topic of, "Shared Values, Class Warfare and Social Responsibility."

Please join us for this event in the LeCraw Auditorium, College of Management, or watch the live webcast provided by our partners at Learn it Live.

More about the speaker:

Kevin A. Trapani is president and chief executive officer of The Redwoods Group, an insurance provider dedicated to protecting YMCAs, Jewish Community Centers and nonprofit resident camps around the nation. He also is president of The Redwoods Group Foundation.

Prior to forming The Redwoods Group in 1997, Trapani was executive vice president of Burlington Insurance Group, senior vice president and chief underwriting officer of Coregis Insurance Group and held senior leadership positions at Great American Insurance Companies and the Chubb Group of Insurance Companies. Trapani also started the first statewide health maintenance organization in New Jersey.

A 1979 Duke University graduate with a bachelor’s degree in political science, Trapani is a regular speaker on sustainability and corporate social responsibility at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business. Trapani is also chair of the Community Advisory Board of North Carolina Public Radio and is a member of the Advisory Committee for Duke’s CASE (Center for Advancement of Social Entrepreneurship) that promotes the entrepreneurial pursuit of social impact through business.

About the Impact Speaker Series

Since 2002, the IMPACT Speaker Series has brought highly successful business leaders from a variety of industries to campus to share their experiences and give advice to students and other entrepreneurs on topics ranging from "building a venture around intellectual capital" to "successful entrepreneurship in large organizations" and "socially responsible leadership".

The weekly series provides Georgia Tech students, alumni and the Atlanta business community an opportunity to network and learn from successful entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, and notable business and non-profit leaders. Events for the series take place in the LeCraw Auditorium in the College of Management building at 4:30 pm on Wednesdays unless otherwise noted.

The series is free and open to the public, and reservations are not required.