Leading with Integrity and Purpose

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Presented by Inspired Leadership Initiative

During this installment of Leadership in Public Conversation, we heard about leadership from a global perspective from Claudio Orrego, Governor of the Santiago Metropolitan Region in Chile. Sharing about his experience attending Holy Cross schools growing up in Santiago, he realized at a young age that he wanted to serve. With degrees in Legal Sciences and Public Policy, his political career has spanned nearly 30 years, and he attributes both his longevity and impact to having a strong purpose. He also shared the importance of serving others as a primary motivation for public service. Finally, he stressed the importance of all people to lead with hope, peace, and justice – fighting for the human rights of others.

Claudio was the first speaker for this academic year in the Inspired Leadership Initiative Inspiring Conversations: Leadership In Public Conversation series. The conversation was held on campus during the annual ILI Signature Event, and was attended by ILI alumni, prospective ILI candidates and the broader campus community. At Notre Dame, ILI fellows join a diverse cohort of individuals and embark on a transformational experience, reflecting on where they’ve been, and designing their next chapter with intentionality. If you find yourself at a transition in your life, and want to approach it with intention and purpose, please visit ili.nd.edu to learn more.

This event was co-sponsored by the Inspired Leadership Initiative and Keough School of Global Affairs.

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Meet the Faculty: Tom Schreier '84

Tom Schreier ’84 served as founding director of the Inspired Leadership Initiative from 2016 to 2025, where he had the privilege of working with the leadership, faculty and staff of Our Lady’s University to develop a distinctive program for accomplished leaders who have completed their traditional careers and are looking to pivot to become an even greater force for good.

Currently, Tom serves as Lead Director of Piper, Sandler Companies, a Director of the Allina Health Board, on the Investment Committee of the Bush Foundation and is very involved with the Major League Soccer team in Minnesota, the Minnesota United Loons. He is a member of the Applied Investment Management Advisory Board for the University of Notre Dame and a founding investor in Granite Global Ventures. While in the investment industry, Tom was a long-standing member of the Board of Governors of the Investment Company Institute (ICI) and served on its Chairman’s Council. Additionally, Tom is former chairman of the Saint Thomas Academy Board of Trustees, a former Trustee of the Minneapolis Institute of Art and has served on other boards.

Meet the Speaker: Claudio Orrego

Claudio Orrego Larraín is a Lawyer and Graduate in Legal Sciences from the Catholic University of Chile. He has a Masters in Public Policy from the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. He is currently serving his second term as the Governor of the Santiago Metropolitan Region in Chile.

He began his political career in 1996 as a councilman in the commune of Peñalolén, and in 2000, became the Minister of Housing and National Assets under the President Ricardo Lagos administration. He subsequently became mayor of Peñalolén in 2004. A decade later, he was named Intendant of the Metropolitan Region, where he remained in office for four years.

Claudio was a visiting fellow with Notre Dame’s Kellogg Institute in 2019.