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Business Author Chris Lowney Speaks on McNichols Campus

Former Jesuit, executive with J.P. Morgan and author Chris Lowney will visit the University of Detroit Mercy McNichols campus to speak on leadership principles that have guided Jesuit leaders in their diverse pursuits for more than 450 years. He will be visiting on Monday, January 25, 2010 at 6:45 p.m. in the Student Center Ballroom and Tuesday, January 26, 2010 from 1-1:45 p.m. in the Ford Life Sciences Building, Room 113. Lowney is a very popular and engaging speaker on topics such as leadership, inter-religious dialogue and business ethics.

Lowney received is M.A. from Fordham University where he graduated summa cum laude. He also has honorary Doctoral degrees from St Louis University, Marymount Manhattan University, and from the University of Great Falls. Lowney led his life as a Jesuit seminarian for seven years, but then went on to be appointed as the Managing Director of J.P. Morgan & Co. He served on the company’s Asia-Pacific, Europe, and Investment Banking Management Committees.

His first book, Heroic Leadership: Best Practices from a 450-Year-Old Company that Changed the World was the #1 ranked bestseller of the Catholic Book Publishers Association (CBPA) and was named a finalist for the 2003 Book of the Year Award from ForeWord magazine. It has been translated into 10 languages.

Both the Leadership Development Institute and the Catholic Studies Department at UDM are sponsoring these events, which are free and open to the public. For more information, contact David Nantais at 313-993-2003.

Visit Chris Lowney’s website to find out more about his life and work at www.chrislowney.com.

Release date: January 25, 2010

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