Donny Deutsch to speak at Newhouse convocation May 15

CNBC's Donny Deutsch will speak at the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications convocation on May 15 at noon at the Carrier Dome. 

Deutsch, host of The Big Idea, is also the chairman of the ad agency Deutsch Inc. a top national advertising agency. Deutsch's clients include PNC Financial Services Group, Johnson & Johnson, DIRECTV, Volkswagen, Eastman Kodak Company and PlayStation.

Deutsch is a graduate of the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and now serves on the executive committee for Penn’s School of Social Work and the board of directors for the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research.

The Newhouse convocation ceremony is open to all graduating Newhouse students and their guests. No tickets are required. A reception will be held on the Quad immediately following the ceremony.

For details on Deutsch’s visit contact Wendy Loughlin at 315-443-2785 or wsloughl@syr.edu. For details about convocation contact Susan Nash at 315-443-5007 or sknash@syr.edu.