[applause] secretary pritzker: thank you very much, president degioia, for this honor.

[applause] secretary pritzker: thank you very much, president degioia, for this honor. thank you for your extraordinary words. it is really an honor to receive this degree. it is also wonderful to be here with our esteemed graduates on what feels like the first nice d.c. day in weeks. the world that i entered when i graduated from business goal 25 years ago was a hit different than the one all of you are entering. i understand one of the new class is offered to you as a student at is "strategic management of social networks." when i was in business school, mark zuckerberg hadn't been born yet. and the closest thing i had to a social network was a rolodex. trust me, you are so lucky to have missed the era when business operated at the speed of fax machines, pagers, and "while you were out" sticky notes. while the business world has changed a great deal since then, the keys to success are largely the same. each of you has earned an mba from one of the most prestigious business schools in the country. a school whose mission is to turn you into, and i quote, "ethically resp

'sthank you, president degioia, your own intuition." saidartin luther king "what good is it to be able to sit at the counter if you are not able to buy a hamburger?" market anddvance economic rights, social andlity, deepen democracy raise the middle class. let's go back and buy the .estaurant god bless you and god bless the united states of america. [applause] >> commerce secretary penny pritzker was the commencement speaker at georgetown university's school of business. she encouraged graduates to challenge themselves and spoke about the importance of one's reputation and business. this is 15 minutes. [applause] secretary pritzker: thank you very much, president degioia, for this honor. it is really an honor to receive this degree. it is also wonderful to be here with our esteemed graduates on what feels like the first nice d.c. day in weeks. the world that i entered as a 25-year-old business school graduate was a bit different than the one you are entering . i understand one of the new classes offered to you as a student is "strategic

[applause] secretary pritzker: thank you very much, president degioia, for this honor.t is really an honor to receive this degree. it is also wonderful to be here with our esteemed graduates on what feels like the first nice d.c. day in weeks. the world that i entered as a 25-year-old business school graduate was a bit different than the one you are entering . i understand one of the new classes offered to you as a student is "strategic management of social networks." when i was in business school, mark zuckerberg hadn't been born yet. and the closest thing i had to a social network was a rolodex. trust me, you are so lucky to have missed the era when business operated at the speed of fax machines, pagers, and "while you were out" sticky notes. while the business world has changed a great deal since then, the keys to success are largely the same. each of you has earned an mba from one of the most prestigious business schools in the country. a school whose mission is to turn you into, and i quote, "ethically responsible and effective business leaders." you ." you should