University of Oxford lecturer Patrick O'Connell has extensive senior executive experience managing complex transformational projects for international private and public enterprises, including High Speed Rail 2 Ltd. (HS2) in London, England. In 2014, he served as interim program and strategy director for HS2’s $85 billion dollar high-speed rail program. During his academic career, Patrick O’Connell obtained life-long membership to the prestigious Beta Gamma Sigma (BGS) business honor society while completing a PhD in computer science at George Washington University.
BGS is an internationally recognized honor society specifically for business majors attending programs accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. BGS chapters have been established in nearly 600 universities in 190 countries. The 103-year-old program has over 830,000 life-long members worldwide, including high-ranking executives, entrepreneurs, and academics.
The society’s members will gather at its annual Global Leadership Summit in November of 2018. The event brings hundreds of students from the top business schools together to hear motivational speeches by industry leaders, network with other students, and meet with recruiters. The summit will take place over four days in Chicago, Illinois.
