The David and Lyn Silfen Leadership Series is a set of distinguished speaking engagements where we invite prominent industry leaders to speak to us on the subject of leadership. As a student-run venture, in conjunction with the Dean's Office and the Office of Development and Alumni Relations, the Series aims to enhance the shared access to intellectual capital between students and the leaders who drive organizations, societies, and markets forward.

This spring we will be kicking off the Silfen Leadership Series with a fireside chat with Gunjan Kedia and Adetola Olatunji.

Gunjan Kedia is Vice Chair of U.S. Bank Wealth Management and Investment Services, and a member of the U.S. Bank Managing Committee, its senior most leadership group. Prior to joining U.S. Bank in 2016, Gunjan held leadership positions at State Street Financial in Boston, where she served as executive vice president and led the investment servicing business in the Americas; BNY Mellon, where she was head of global product management; and McKinsey & Company, where she was a partner and a core leader of the financial services practice. She brings more than 27 years of financial services experience to her role.

Gunjan holds an MBA, with distinction, from Carnegie Mellon University and a bachelor’s degree in engineering, with distinction, from the Delhi School of Engineering. Gunjan was named to American Banker’s Most Powerful Women in Finance 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022 lists as well as Barron’s 100 Most Influential Women in U.S. Finance lists in 2021 and 2022. She is also the
recipient of the 2018 Carnegie Mellon University Alumni Achievement Award. Gunjan is active in the community and serves on the boards of PBS, Business Advisors for Carnegie Mellon Business School, Junior Achievement USA, and CorStone.

Adetola is a second year MBA Candidate at Columbia Business School, where she focuses on venture capital & entrepreneurship as a Columbia Fellow, Kravis Scholar, Forte Fellow and Toigo Fellow. Prior to Columbia Business School, Adetola interned at Oakland-based VC fund Kapor Capital, and before that she led EdTech and Future of Work investments at impact investing firm New Profit, oversaw diligence processes for 1,000+ entrepreneurs with Goldman Sachs Foundation’s 10,000 Small Businesses, and began her career as a business analyst at startup law firm Dhar Law LLP.

This past summer, Adetola interned at EdTech and Future of Work-focused VC fund Rethink Education. Currently, she focuses on Fintech investments at seed-stage VC fund Primary Venture Partners. Adetola graduated from Princeton University with an AB in Political Economy.

Here at Columbia Business School, it is with a sense of community and respect that we host world-class leaders to share their ideas and experience with the next generation of business innovators.