卡尔•伊坎，德雷克塞尔大学，2008年

    毕业典礼演讲意在振奋人心，但公司掠夺者卡尔•伊坎却借此机会对美国的商界领袖进行了一番猛烈抨击。他表示，普通的美国CEO不应该成为学生们学习的榜样。

    他说道：“虽然有例外，但美国公司的管理非常糟糕。整个系统功能失调。我可以告诉你们，美国公司的董事会多么差劲，虽然确实存在例外。我在许多家董事会任职。我根本不用去看《周六夜现场》，因为董事会简直比娱乐节目还要热闹。”

    Carl Icahn, Drexel University, 2008

    Corporate raider Carl Icahn cut through the uplifting sentiments of commencement addresses with a stern assessment of the nation’s business elite, holding up the average American CEO as the precise opposite of a role model.

    “With exceptions, we have terrible management in this country,” he said. “The system is dysfunctional. I can tell you how bad our boards are, with exceptions of course. I sit on a lot of boards. I don’t have to watch Saturday Night Live anymore; I just go to the board meetings.”