WASHINGTON –The Howard University School of Business will kick-off the Executive Lecture Series for the 2019-2020 school year with a presentation by Charles Phillips, chairman of the Board of Directors for Infor. The lecture will be held Tuesday, Sept. 17 at 11:10 a.m. in the School of Business Auditorium, located at 2600 6^th St NW.

“The Executive Lecture Series is a program we are very proud of and one that we think provides a lot of value for our students and the Howard community,” says Barron H. Harvey, dean of the School of Business. “We are excited to welcome Charles Phillips to lecture to our students as he represents the kind of leadership that we want our students to be inspired by.”

Since 1995, the Executive Lecture Series has served as a pinnacle program created by the School of Business to enhance the academic and professional development initiatives benefiting students, faculty, staff and other members of the University community. The Executive Lecture Series allows corporate executives and global leaders to observe Howard’s outstanding students and excellent programs while giving students exposure to leaders of various industries.

Before becoming chairman of Infor's Board of Directors, Phillips served as chief executive officer for nine years. As CEO, Phillips built the foundation for digital transformation: industry applications, domain experts, a science lab at M.I.T, machine learning, Internet of things, design thinking, and hyper-scale clouds to challenge business models and create new ones. Phillips pioneered the concept of deploying an entire industry in the cloud and, as a result, Infor now has more than 58 million cloud users.

Headquartered in New York City, Infor provides industry-specific software to more than 75,000 companies globally in the manufacturing, healthcare, fashion, government, and retail sectors, among others. Infor is a global leader in business cloud software specialized with 17,300 employees and over 68,000 customers in more than 170 countries.

Prior to Infor, Phillips was president of Oracle Corporation and a member of its Board of Directors. During his seven and a half year-tenure, the company tripled in size and successfully acquired 70 companies. Phillips was also managing director in the Technology Group at Morgan Stanley and previously served as a captain in the U.S. Marine Corps in the 2nd Battalion, 10th Marines artillery unit. He serves on the boards of Viacom Corporation, the Apollo Theater, Business Executives for National Security, and the New York Police Foundation, as well as President Barack Obama’s Economic Recovery Board.

Phillips holds a bachelor of science degree in computer science from the U.S. Air Force Academy, a juris doctorate from New York Law School, a master’s in business administration from Hampton University, and honorary doctorates from several universities. He is also a member of the Georgia State Bar.

Photo: Charles Phillips, source: FastCompany.com

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About Infor

Infor is a global leader in business cloud software specialized by industry. With 17,300 employees and over 68,000 customers in more than 170 countries, Infor software is designed for progress. To learn more, please visit www.infor.com.

About Howard University School of Business

Howard University has been offering management and business education since 1870. Coveted accreditation by The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) International has been consistently awarded to the Howard School of Business. In fact, it became the first in Washington, D.C. to achieve that world-recognized distinction. While today’s students benefit from the tradition of excellence that has long set Howard University apart, they also profit from the Business School’s continuous efforts to update its programs to prepare students to meet the complex challenges of the global marketplace.

Media Contact: Misha Cornelius, misha.cornelius@howard.edu