{"629495":{"#nid":"629495","#data":{"type":"event","title":"Impact Presents: Leading through Change","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EJamie Walker has been with Elavon since 2001 and served as chief executive officer since 2017. He is responsible for Elavon\u0026rsquo;s global acquiring business, operating with more than 4,500 employees in the United States, Canada, Mexico and throughout Europe.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESince joining Elavon, Walker\u0026rsquo;s leadership roles have spanned many areas. They include leading accounting operations, managing acquisitions and international expansion as chief financial officer, and assessing risk and opportunities for strategic growth in the role of chief administrative officer for U.S. Bank\u0026rsquo;s Payment Services division. Prior to Elavon, Walker was a senior accountant at Ernst \u0026amp; Young.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWalker holds a bachelor\u0026rsquo;s degree in accounting and marketing from Emory University. He is active in the Atlanta community and serves on the board of directors for the Sandy Springs Perimeter Chamber of Commerce.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EAbout the Impact Speaker Series:\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESince 2002, the IMPACT Speaker Series has brought highly successful business leaders from a variety of industries to campus to share their experiences and give advice to students and other entrepreneurs on topics ranging from \u0026quot;building a venture around intellectual capital\u0026quot; to \u0026quot;successful entrepreneurship in large organizations\u0026quot; and \u0026quot;socially responsible leadership.\u0026quot; The weekly series provides Georgia Tech students, alumni, and the Atlanta business community an opportunity to network and learn from successful entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, and notable business and non-profit leaders. The lecture series is sponsored by the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.scheller.gatech.edu\/centers-initiatives\/ile\/index.html\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EInstitute for Leadership and Entrepreneurship.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EThe series is free and open to the public. Reservations are not required.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EPlease join us for an inspirational presentation by Jamie Walker.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Impact Presents: Leading through Change"}],"uid":"35131","created_gmt":"2019-12-02 16:26:14","changed_gmt":"2020-01-22 18:15:43","author":"nanilnath3","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2020-01-29T16:30:00-05:00","event_time_end":"2020-01-29T17:30:00-05:00","event_time_end_last":"2020-01-29T17:30:00-05:00","gmt_time_start":"2020-01-29 21:30:00","gmt_time_end":"2020-01-29 22:30:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2020-01-29 22:30:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"629488":{"id":"629488","type":"image","title":"jamie","body":null,"created":"1575302629","gmt_created":"2019-12-02 16:03:49","changed":"1575302629","gmt_changed":"2019-12-02 16:03:49","alt":"","file":{"fid":"239726","name":"jamie_walker.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/jamie_walker.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/jamie_walker.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":512703,"path_740":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/jamie_walker.jpg?itok=o0eD41Ys"}}},"media_ids":["629488"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.scheller.gatech.edu\/centers-initiatives\/ile\/index.html","title":"ILE Home"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.scheller.gatech.edu\/centers-initiatives\/ile\/impact\/index.html","title":"Impact Home"}],"groups":[{"id":"1274","name":"Scheller College of Business"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"183194","name":"Jamie Walker"},{"id":"3532","name":"impact"},{"id":"11914","name":"IMPACT Speaker Series"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"1795","name":"Seminar\/Lecture\/Colloquium"}],"invited_audience":[{"id":"78761","name":"Faculty\/Staff"},{"id":"177814","name":"Postdoc"},{"id":"78771","name":"Public"},{"id":"174045","name":"Graduate students"},{"id":"78751","name":"Undergraduate students"}],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}