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Executive MBA Class 45 will be the first to march to Pomp & Circumstance this year at their Diploma and Awards Ceremony Saturday scheduled for April 30, 2016, 10:30 a.m. in Emerson Auditorium, Knight Hall.

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John Herber

The keynote speaker will be John Herber. He is the Managing Partner of RubinBrown, St. Louis. Founded in 1952, RubinBrown LLP is one of the nation’s leading accounting and professional consulting firms. As a Partner in the Assurance Services Group, Herber serves clients in the Manufacturing and Distribution service industries.

Herber’s consulting experience includes strategic planning and individual, business and estate tax planning. John is an active community leader and was also named one of the Most Influential St. Louisans by the St. Louis Business Journal in 2011 and 2012.

Patrick E. Smith

Patrick Smith

Class 45 elected classmate Patrick E. Smith, Sr. as their class speaker. Smith is the Senior Director of Metro Division Operations and Community Relations for Ameren Missouri. He leads four Missouri operating divisions engaged in the safe design, installation, and maintenance of the electrical distribution system. This includes service to nearly 800,000 customers in Missouri from the Mississippi River to the western St. Charles border. He also leads business and community relations strategies for Ameren Missouri.

Smith’s career has spanned three decades at Ameren beginning as a journeyman lineman. He rose to his current position in senior leadership after serving in positions from supervisor of electrical operations to strategic analyst and superintendent of operations for the company. Smith has a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Washington University in St. Louis. He and his wife, Crystal, have two children in college. He is active in the community and passionate about youth leadership development.