By Richard Pagliaro | Tuesday, Could 12, 2026
Picture credit score: Laura Metzler
Venus Williams will share her life insights with college students on commencement Saturday.
Loyola Marymount College introduced it should welcome former world No. 1 Venus Williams because the keynote speaker for the 2026 undergraduate commencement ceremony on Saturday, Could sixteenth.
The five-time Wimbledon champion is a school graduate, who usually took day off from the WTA Tour within the fall to take school courts. Venus earned a Bachelor of Science in Enterprise Administration from Indiana College East in August of 2015.
Off the courtroom, Williams is the founding father of V Starr, an award-winning full-service industrial and residential design agency, and launched her plant-based protein firm, Pleased Viking. Moreover, she is an investor and ambassador for the strolling and wellness app WeWard, encouraging more healthy and extra lively life worldwide.
Most lately, Venus partnered together with her sister, Serena, on an unique X Originals video podcast sequence, Stockton Avenue, which premiered in September 2025. The viral hit sequence spotlights the pair as they replicate on their journey to turning into world icons, joined by a dynamic lineup of friends for candid conversations spanning household, well being and wellness, psychological well being, popular culture, entrepreneurship, management, ambition, and resilience.
Practically 3,000 undergraduate, graduate, and legislation college students will take part in graduation weekend at LMU, which will likely be at Sunken Backyard on the LMU Westchester campus and livestreamed. Extra data is at lmu.edu/commencement.
