Robert Doll to Deliver Keynote Commencement Address
The King’s College is pleased to announce that Robert Doll, equity investor and strategist, will address the 2021 graduating class of The King’s College during its 73rd Annual Commencement Exercises.
The King’s College is pleased to announce that Robert Doll will address the 2021 graduating class of The King’s College during its 73rd Annual Commencement Exercises. Doll will speak on Friday, May 7, at the Commencement and Award Ceremony held at St. George’s Episcopal Church in New York City.
Doll is an equity investor and strategist, having worked in the asset management industry for over 40 years. He has served most recently as chief equity strategist and senior portfolio manager at Nuveen. He held similar positions at BlackRock, Merrill Lynch Investment Managers (where he served as president and chief investment officer), and OppenheimerFunds. Doll appears frequently on financial television to discuss economic developments and markets.
Doll is both a chartered financial analyst and a certified public accountant. He earned a B.S. and a B.A. from Lehigh University and an M.B.A. from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
Doll and his wife Leslie live in Princeton, N.J. and have three children. Doll is the choir director at his local church and serves on a number of boards, including The Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals, Cairn University, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, Kingdom Advisors, Lausanne Movement, National Christian Foundation, New Canaan Society, Movement.org, Princeton Healthcare System, and Word of Life Fellowship.
President Tim Gibson said, “We are delighted to have Mr. Doll join us for our Commencement exercises. His career, joining together faith and work in influential leadership roles, aligns perfectly with the aspirational mission of The King’s College. I look forward to hearing him share his experience and wisdom with our graduates.”
After the Commencement and Award Ceremony on Friday, May 7, The King’s College Class of 2021 will receive their diplomas at Graduation Ceremonies held on Saturday, May 8 at St. George’s Episcopal Church. Historically, Commencement speakers are chosen from among the major institutions of culture—including business and finance, government, media and journalism, education, civil society, the arts, and the church—who have unique insight into the world-renewing mission of The King’s College.