One of the foundational questions in business is: “Who should companies serve?” Should they serve shareholders and put profits first, or should they also serve employees, customers, suppliers, and the community before making decisions—even if the bottom line takes a …
By Claire Curry The Gabelli School’s full-time MBA program recently achieved STEM certification and was also designated a “Reaching Out MBA” partner school. These developments, along with an intentional change to the Dean’s Premier Scholarship, aim to advance the MBA …
By Claire Curry From an app that could save someone in a health emergency, to a social community for secondhand shopping, to recycled clothing repurposed into couture fashion fit for a runway, Gabelli School students developed 130 innovative, sustainable business …
After graduating from Colgate University in 2002, Catherine Winner, GABELLI ’09, landed a job in Washington D.C. that perfectly tied her economics major with her political science background– that is until she decided to leave Capitol Hill, rent a U-Haul, …
Non-fungible tokens (NFTs)—crypto assets typically packaged as digital collectibles, such as art, music, video game items, and concert tickets—are endorsed by today’s top companies, celebrities, and athletes who helped the once-underground market explode to more than $27 billion. NFTs, cryptocurrencies, …
Daniel Peris, PhD, is an accomplished scholar who studied modern Russian history in his early career. Today, he oversees $25 billion in dividend-focused portfolios as senior vice president at the global investment firm Federated-Hermes. In a Gabelli School Centennial Speaker …
Fifty years ago, a group of financial professionals went against Wall Street’s status quo and developed a new way to invest in a portfolio of stocks with lower fees. Economist and Nobel laureate Eugene Fama, Vanguard Group founder Jack Bogle, …
By Claire Curry In a world where the internet fits in your pocket and more and more young people use smart phones, parents have become increasingly concerned about what their children are exposed to. Although mobile app ratings are meant …
The U.S. IPO market hit impressive highs this year, with more than 950 issuers raising more than $300 billion in proceeds. Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs)—newly formed public companies designed to merge with private operating companies—are responsible for more than …
By Claire Curry Alison Whritenour, EMBA ’11, decided to pursue an MBA while she was working her way up the corporate ladder at Colgate Palmolive. With stints at prominent ad agencies Grey Worldwide and BBDO already on her resume, she …
