One Question: Who's Your Dream Commencement Speaker?

Stephen Colbert delivers his keynote speech during Northwestern University's 153rd Annual Commencement Ceremony at Ryan Field in Evanston, Illinois on June 17, 2011 — Stephen Colbert delivers his keynote speech during Northwestern University's 153rd Annual Commencement Ceremony at Ryan Field in Evanston, Illinois on June 17, 2011Photograph by William DeShazer/Chicago Tribune/MCT via Getty Images

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May 6, 2014 at 5:16 PM UTC

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In our continuing series, we ask MBA students from all over the world one question to get at what the next generation of business leaders is thinking. This week we asked: As we enter commencement season, if you could pick one speaker, who would that be, and why?

One Question: Who's Your Dream Commencement Speaker? — Satya Nadella during the keynote address at the Microsoft Developers Build Conference in San Francisco on April 2Photograph by David Paul Morris/Bloomberg