March 9, 2009

Vol. 24 , No. 08   


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Robert Day School Distinguished Speaker Series

Lunch with a Leader: Discovering the Leader Within You
TOM LINEBARGER '86
MONDAY, MARCH 9, 2009
LUNCH 11:30 a.m., LECTURE 12:00 p.m.

Tom Linebarger ’86 is the President and Chief Operating Officer of Cummins Inc., a global power leader that designs, manufactures, distributes and services engines and related technologies, including fuel systems, controls, air handling, filtration, emission solutions and electrical power generation systems.

Linebarger began his career at Prudential Investment Corporation and became an investment manager while pursuing an MS in Manufacturing Systems Engineering and an MBA from Stanford’s Graduate School of Business. After graduating from Stanford, he joined Cummins as a Program Manager and held numerous positions within the firm before being selected to his current role in August 2008.

Mr. Linebarger received a B.A. in economics from Claremont McKenna College and a B.S. in engineering from Stanford, and has served as a Board Member of Pactiv Corporation since 2005. During his presentation, Mr. Linebarger will discuss his previous experience and will also share some of his strategies for success.