Integrating Faith
and Business
11:00 AM • Stoneman Classroom
Between 40 and 60% of graduating Dartmouth students, and almost all Tuck students, say they plan to pursue business careers. However, faith and ethics are often seen as irreconcilable with a successful career in business. This panel will explore the relevance of Christian faith in the business world. Drawing on personal experiences and observations, panelists will provide a grounded, reasonable, and actionable integration of faith, ethics, and business. In addition, panelists will share how Christianity can be not only relevant to a business career, but also foundational to a life well-lived in business.
Moderator
Erika Santos TU’12
Erika Santos is a first year student at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth. Born in Brazil, Erika spent some of her youth in China with her family before moving to the United States. She received a B.A. in Economics and Journalism from New York University, where she was actively involved with the NYU Gospel Choir, and the Christian Inter-Fellowship Council, among other organizations. Erika worked as a consultant at Accenture for two years and later joined McKinsey in a digital strategy role. Her and her husband’s passion lies in the restoration of street children in Brazil, which she hopes to pursue through business partnerships after she graduates from Tuck.
Panelists
Trevor Rees-Jones D’73
Founder & President, Chief Oil & Gas, LLC
Trevor Rees-Jones is the founder and president of Chief Oil & Gas, an independent oil and natural gas company. He formerly served as president and on the boards of The Dallas Petroleum Club and the Dallas Wildcat Committee. Prior to entering the energy business, Rees-Jones was a partner at the law firm of Thompson & Knight until 1983.
Mr. Rees-Jones graduated from Dartmouth College in 1973, and received a J.D. from Southern Methodist University Dedham School of Law. He was elected a Charter Trustee of Dartmouth College in 2010. He and his wife Jan have established the Rees-Jones Foundation, which provides support and funding for programs to improve medical care, housing, hunger, education, and basic human services for the poor and underserved in north Texas. The couple resides in Dallas, TX and has two sons.
Donald F. O’Neill D’61
Chairman, Paper Manufacturers Company
Don O’Neill is Chairman of Paper Manufacturers Company, a family owned company established in 1905 in Philadelphia. He joined the company in 1961, became President and CEO in 1973, and purchased the company from his father in 1987. Under his leadership, revenues grew from $14 million to over $140 million.
At his alma mater, Malvern Preparatory School, Don has served as Chair of the Board of Trustees, founder of the Alumni Association, and Chair for 3 capital campaigns. Mr. O’Neill also devotes time to The Immokalee Foundation which provides educational and life-skill training to the children of migrant workers in Florida.
Mr. O’Neill graduated from Dartmouth in 1961 with a BA in Economics. He has served as Head Agent for his class and was recently honored by the Stephen F. Mandel Society for exemplary leadership and service to the Dartmouth College Fund.
Mr. O’Neill is an avid sportsman and a lifelong Roman Catholic. He and his wife, Ellen, split their time between Florida, Rhode Island, and visits to family in Pennsylvania.
Robert O. Naegele, Jr. D’61
Former Chairman, Rollerblade, Inc.
Robert O. Naegele, Jr. graduated from Dartmouth in 1961 with a BA in Sociology. He worked for a publicly-owned, family-controlled outdoor advertising company before becoming President and CEO of Naegele Outdoor Advertising Company of the Twin Cities, Inc, in 1973. In 1985, Mr. Naegele and a partner purchased a small in-line roller skate company and repositioned it as Rollerblade, Inc., a company dedicated to teaching the world to skate. He served as Chairman until 1995.
A long-time Minnesota hockey fan, Mr. Naegele also was a majority owner of Minnesota Sports and Entertainment, and served as Chairman until 2008. Currently, he is Chairman of Naegele Communications, Inc., a business involved in buying, operating, and selling businesses.
Mr. Naegele and his wife, Ellis, have been married for 50 years and have four children and eight grandchildren, one of whom will be a member of the class of 2015. They reside in Naples, Florida, where they attend Restoration Church.
Beth Johnston Stephenson D’82
Beth Johnston Stephenson graduated summa cum laude from Dartmouth College in 1982 with an A.B. in History and earned an M.B.A. from Stanford University in 1988. In 1995 Beth was a founding partner of Willis Stein & Partners, a leading Chicago private equity firm with $3 billion in assets under management.
After earning her undergraduate degree, Ms. Johnston gained experience working at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Hewlett-Packard and for The Boston Consulting Group. She joined Continental Illinois Venture Corporation in 1988 and with other CIVC professionals formed Willis Stein several years later.
Beth has been an Overseer of the Hopkins Center at Dartmouth College and a trustee of the Stanford GSB Trust. She has served on or advised the boards of directors of companies in businesses as diverse as manufacturing, media, and business services. She has served as the head of the Finance Committee of her church and volunteers with Opportunity International, a worldwide micro-finance organization. She and her husband Scott live in Atlanta and are the parents of Peter (24), Lee (23), and Caroline (20).
