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Alumni Career Conference

Alumni Career Conference

Learn from Experience. Lead with Purpose.

Join us in celebrating the remarkable success and enduring legacy of the JCPenney Leadership Program at our annual Alumni Career Conference. This event stands as a testament to the program's status as a premier leadership program, having nurtured over 1,000 alumni who have risen to become influential leaders in their fields – Founders, CEOs, Executives, and more.

The JCPenney Leadership Program is renowned for its excellence and the significant impact of its alumni across various industries. The Alumni Career Conference is a cornerstone event that promotes networking, fellowship, and insightful discussions, offering unparalleled opportunities to connect with distinguished alumni and peers.

2025 Conference Details


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Carrying the Torch of Leadership

Inspiring the next generation through leadership and legacy,

Date:  Friday April 25, 2025
Time:  8:30AM - 1PM
Location:  OCCE Forum Building , 1704 Asp Ave, Norman, OK 73072

Keynote Speaker

Daniel Pullin.

Daniel Pullin

In 2019, Pullin joined TCU as the John V. Roach Dean of the Neeley School of Business and over the next four years, Neeley experienced dynamic faculty and staff growth and curriculum innovation, earned increased national visibility and rankings, realized development success and implemented a commitment to community excellence. Prior to joining TCU, Pullin was the Dean of the Price College of Business at the University of Oklahoma, where he also served as university vice president. Before transitioning to higher education, Pullin worked for global consultancy McKinsey & Company and the private equity firm Hicks Muse Tate & Furst and its portfolio companies.

Honored as one of Fort Worth, lnc.’s 400 Most Influential People in Fort Worth and D CEO Magazine’s 500 Most Influential Business Leaders in North Texas, President Pullin has won several awards for teaching, innovation in business and academic integrity. He is committed to civic and higher education leadership, serving on the Fort Worth Economic Development Partnership Executive Council, Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, Dallas Regional Chamber Board of Advisors and is a member of Valliance Bank Board. He actively engages with higher education leadership groups, including Big 12 Conference presidents, Independent Colleges and Universities of Texas (ICUT), Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges (AGB), the Education Advisory Board (EAB) University Presidents Roundtable and the CCI University Presidents Roundtable.

Pullin earned his undergraduate degrees from the University of Oklahoma and MBA from Harvard Business School before returning to OU to earn a Juris Doctor. President Pullin and his wife, Ann Bluntzer Pullin, Ph.D., are avid sports fans and enjoy attending TCU fine arts and athletic events with their children.