Presented By: Ross School of Business
Ben Collins, Journalist and CEO of The Onion
Presented by the John H. Mitchell Lecture Series

The Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan is excited to welcome Ben Collins, CEO of The Onion, as the speaker for the fourth annual Mitchell Lecture. He previously worked as a senior reporter at NBC News, where he won an Emmy and Walter Cronkite Award. He was also a senior editor at The Daily Beast.
The Mitchell Lecture Series — a component of the Mitchell Program — features ethically minded lecturers from the creative industries to bolster the development of ethical, diverse business leaders. The Patricia W. Mitchell Trusts provided an endowment to Michigan Ross in 2019 to establish the Mitchell Program for Business Ethics and Communications and honor the legacy of John H. Mitchell, LSA ‘39, founder of Columbia Pictures Television, and his wife Patricia Mitchell.
The Mitchell Lecture Series — a component of the Mitchell Program — features ethically minded lecturers from the creative industries to bolster the development of ethical, diverse business leaders. The Patricia W. Mitchell Trusts provided an endowment to Michigan Ross in 2019 to establish the Mitchell Program for Business Ethics and Communications and honor the legacy of John H. Mitchell, LSA ‘39, founder of Columbia Pictures Television, and his wife Patricia Mitchell.