Alumni Profiles

Naomi Kelman, MBA ’83, head of the OTC division at Novartis Naomi Kelman is sitting in the pilot’s seat of her single-engine Beech Bonanza preparing to land. Visibility is close […]

The answers are blowin’ in the wind by Irene Kim Steve Kropper sells wind data. His company, WindPole Ventures, leases over 12,000 broadcast towers, each taller than the Statue of […]

Live like you mean it! by Irene Kim Ever know someone who could zig and zag with life’s curve balls, who seemed to have nothing but good luck? According to […]

Jim Goldman, MBA ’85, President and CEO , Godiva Chocolatier Like many successful leaders, Jim Goldman thinks outside the box. For the aptly-named Goldman, the box in question is a […]

Gaye Tomlinson, MBA ’05: CMO, Vaha Solar and Green Consulting by Irene Kim As oil reserves shrink, environmental concerns grow, protests fly over hydraulic fracturing, and electricity costs skyrocket, Gaye […]

Daniela Peiser, MBA ’00: Founder and managing director, Bold Aspirations by Irene Kim In 2007, when Daniela Peiser mentioned to her colleagues at Deloitte Consulting that she was thinking about […]

Owen Jobson, MBA ’94: Owner/founder, Blue Rock BBQ by Irene Kim With a solid work history in systems integration at Andersen Consulting, in operations and finance for United Airlines, and […]

Rick Cleary, MBA ’98: COO and co-founder, Sharpridge Capital Management, L.P. by Irene Kim When asked about Sharpridge Capital, the investment firm he cofounded, Rick Cleary speaks not about himself, […]