Alumni Profiles
Shelley Saxena, MBA ’03
A new prescription for health-care delivery Bringing health-care services to rural patients in India for about $10 a year, Sevamob combines seva, meaning “service” in Hindi, with mobile technology. True […]
Jay Walker, ’77
Once a curator of travel deals, Walker now curates ideas When it comes to intellectual property, few countries rival the United States. Yet according to Jay Walker ’77, the U.S. […]
Percy Allen II, MPA ’75
Wilbur Parker Distinguished Alumni Award Recipient When Percy Allen II joined the University Hospital of Brooklyn as CEO in 1989, the state facility was losing money and struggling with employee […]
Joseph Alvarado, MBA ’76
2014 Carlos R. Quintanilla Distinguished Latino Alumni Award Recipient From playing football as an undergraduate at the University of Notre Dame to studying accounting and finance as an MBA candidate […]
David Bloom, MBA ’01
New Order by Irene Kim Unless you’re a restaurateur or app developer, you’ve probably never heard of Ordr.in. This open platform for restaurant e-commerce is used by restaurants, developers, and […]
Naama Bloom, MBA ’03
Going with the flow by Irene Kim Naama Bloom, MBA ’13, founder of HelloFlo The curse. The crimson tide. Lingonberry week. It’s the five-day event that happens to women of […]
Ponsi Trivisvavet, MBA ’99
A GMO approach to sustainable crops Ponsi Trivisvavet has spent the past six years thinking about how to help farmers feed the world. In India and Africa, how can growers […]
Abbi Hills, MBA ’09, MHA ’09
Combining consulting with a passion for sports Abbi Hills arrived at Cornell in 2004, not for graduate school but for her first job: assistant coach of the women’s lacrosse team. […]
Fresh, new energy jump-starts a national icon
Hernan Mendez, MBA ’83, President of Procafecol When Hernan Mendez took over as head of Colombia’s Juan Valdez coffee business in 2010, the retailer was in sad straits. Parent company […]