2023 commencement speakers at Wellesley colleges include Vertex CEO, Michigan Secretary of State

Wellesley’s 3 colleges have announced their 2023 commencement speakers:

Babson College

Commencement on May 13, 10am for undergraduates, 3pm for graduate students

Undergraduate ceremony commencement speakers:

• Tim Ryan ’88, US Chair and Senior Partner, PwC
• Martha DiMatteo Vorlicek ’81, Senior Advisor, HarbourVest Partners, LLC

Graduate ceremony commencement speakers:

• Reshma Kewalramani, M.D., CEO and President, Vertex Pharmaceuticals
• Richard W. Sorenson, MBA’68, MP’97’00, former President, Carling Technologies

MassBay Community College

Commencement on May 25, 6pm

Commencement speaker:

• Dr. Noe Ortega, sworn in as Commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Higher Education in November, 2022.

Wellesley College

Commencement on May 20, 10:20am

Commencement speaker:

Jocelyn Benson ’99, referred to by the college as “a fierce advocate for voting rights who currently serves as Michigan’s secretary of state.”

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