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DESCRIPTION:The Albers Executive Speaker Series presents Dan Wall\, Preside
 nt and CEO of Expeditors\, as its first speaker for the 2025-26 season. Re
 gister to attend his talk on October 29\, 2025\, 5:30-6:30 p.m.\, at Seatt
 le University. The event is free and open to the public.\n\n \n\nAbout Dan
  Wall\, Expeditors President and CEO\n\nDan Wall started his career in Sea
 ttle as a messenger responsible for clients’ customs documents in 1987. 
 He transitioned to take on various operational roles in airfreight and cus
 toms brokerage before serving as the District’s Import Supervisor. In 19
 92\, Wall was promoted to District Manager of Denver and won Quality Branc
 h of the Year in 1995 due to his clear focus on delivering exceptional cus
 tomer service.\n\n \n\nIn 1996\, he became a Project Manager in Detroit an
 d managed the Central Process Center. A year later\, he was named District
  Manager of Seattle\, which also went on to win Quality Branch of the Year
  in 1999 and Global Branch of the Year in 2000. With a passion for custome
 r service and a focus on developing those around him\, Wall continued to h
 one his leadership skills. From March 2002 to December 2004\, he was the G
 lobal Director of Account Management\, responsible for developing and reta
 ining top global accounts. He was selected to be Vice President of Order M
 anagement in January 2004 and transitioned to Senior Vice President of Oce
 an Services in September 2004.\n\n\nWall was promoted to President of Glob
 al Products in 2015 and oversaw many of Expeditors’ core transportation 
 and service offerings. He assumed the role of President of Global Services
  in 2023 to drive Expeditors’ business development\, risk management and
  insurance\, and training and personnel development efforts. In 2024\, he 
 transitioned to President of Global Geographies\, where he led Expeditors'
  district offices and employees in 100 countries and managed global\, regi
 onal\, and local operational processes and efficiencies. Wall was elected 
 President and Chief Executive Officer in April 2025 after serving on Exped
 itors’ Senior Leadership team for over 20 years.\n\n\nWall is a licensed
  U.S. Customs Broker\, IATA/FIATA certified\, and earned his Executive Lea
 dership MBA from Seattle University. Among his notable accomplishments\, h
 e was instrumental in launching Expeditors’ Environmental program and cr
 eating Opportunity Knocks\, which provides paid internships and work studi
 es to underserved youth and young adults\, and Opportunity Knocks for Vete
 rans\, a recruiting program for those who served in the United States mili
 tary.\n\n \n\nAbout Expeditors\n\nExpeditors is a global logistics company
  headquartered in Bellevue\, Washington. The company employs trained profe
 ssionals in 172 district offices and numerous branch locations located on 
 six continents linked into a seamless worldwide network through an integra
 ted information management system. Services include the consolidation or f
 orwarding of air and ocean freight\, customs brokerage\, vendor consolidat
 ion\, cargo insurance\, time-definite transportation\, order management\, 
 warehousing and distribution and customized logistics solutions.\n\n \n\nA
 bout the Albers Executive Speaker Series\n\nSince 2002\, the Albers School
  of Business and Economics has organized the Albers Executive Speaker Seri
 es\, live panels featuring top business leaders from the Puget Sound Area.
  Guests talk about a topic of their choice and respond to questions from a
  panel and the audience. The Speaker Series is yet another way Albers is c
 ommitted to build student connections with the Seattle business community.
 \n\n \n\nThe Albers Executive Speaker Series is free and open to the publi
 c. Register to save your seat\, submit questions for the speaker and to be
  emailed any updates on the event.\n\n \n\nAbout the Albers School of Busi
 ness and Economics\n\nLocated in the heart of Seattle\, the Albers School 
 of Business and Economics at Seattle University is one of the premier busi
 ness schools in the Northwest United States. Small class sizes and low stu
 dent-to-faculty ratios ensure that a student is never just a number. Stude
 nts benefit from the school’s deep business connections through mentorsh
 ips\, internships\, and employment opportunities. Finally\, Albers is dist
 inct for its nearly 80-year legacy in championing the responsibility of bu
 siness to create a better society.
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LOCATION:Pigott Building\, Auditorium 
SUMMARY:The Albers Executive Speaker Series featuring Dan Wall\, Expeditors
  CEO
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