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Pepperdine alumnus Dan Wright (’06), cofounder and CEO of Armada AI, joined President Jim Gash (JD ’93) for the first 2026–27 President’s Speaker Series. Together, they explored AI’s potential to serve others while advancing innovation with ethics and purpose.
Kati Morton, LMFT, is a licensed therapist, best-selling author, and globally recognized mental health advocate. Through her YouTube community of more than 1.4 million subscribers, media appearances, and three books—including her latest, Why Do I Keep Doing This?—Kati makes complex mental health topics accessible and practical.
In the inaugural session of the Graziadio Alumni Speaker Series, Interim Dean David Smith sits down with Graziadio alumnus Dean Indot (MBA ’04), Managing Director of Western Alliance Bank’s Private Client Group, for a conversation on financial literacy, financial insights, and the evolving role of AI in our financial lives.
PeppTalk
Created in partnership with Pepperdine University’s Boone Center for the Family, PeppTalk is a Pepperdine University podcast featuring conversations on topics of personal and global significance with professors, faculty, students, and alumni.
June 1, 2026
May 25, 2026
President's Speaker Series
The President's Speaker Series welcomes distinguished scholars and thought leaders representing diverse points of view to examine topics and issues facing our communities and the world today. Driven by a desire to connect deeply with our community and inspire meaningful dialogue in the pursuit of truth, the series provides opportunities to cultivate an engaged and impassioned collective through civil discourse.
April 8, 2026
March 31, 2026
February 26, 2026
Boone Center for the Family Series
The Boone Center for the Family helps communities within churches, academic institutions, and other Christian organizations by providing trainings and resources to empower the communities' leaders.
June 9, 2025
June 2, 2025
The Jamii Chronicles
The Jamii Chronicles extends Pepperdine’s "Jamii: Communities of Practice" programs to your headphones. Tune in for intimate, up-close-and-personal conversations with education and psychology professionals sharing their unique career insights. From breakthrough triumphs to hard-learned lessons and unexpected pivots, we dive deep into the journeys that shape our fields.
September 2, 2026
Upcoming Events
September 19, 2026 | Malibu, CA
September 25–26, 2026 | Malibu, CA
