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Sid Bardwell’s MBA ’89 career spans three continents and numerous countries. As a boy in the 1960s, Sid Bardwell spent summers on his grandparent’sdairy farm outside Madison, Wisc. During college, as an Asian studies andeconomics major, he spent an eye-opening year abroad in Japan. And duringthe latest chapter of his distinguished career with John Deere, […]

Jamel Morris MBA ’05 helps the federal government tackle big, unusual projects. When the federal government needs help tackling big, unusual projects,they often partner with MITRE, a nonprofit organization that operates anumber of federally funded research and development centers out ofMcLean, Va. Jamel Morris, MBA ’05, is one MITRE leader who has helpedshepherd a number […]

Two Cornell alumni who developed a diagnostic technology to detect drug-resistant bacteria while they were students sold the startup they launched to Roche, the world’s largest biotech company. by Sherrie Negrea Two Cornell alumni who developed a diagnostic technology to detect drug-resistant bacteria while they were students sold the startup they launched to Roche, the […]

Kyung-Bae Suh, MBA ’87, President and CEO OF AmorePacific and recipient of the L. Joseph Thomas Leadership Award, shares his vision: “Transforming the world through beauty” Kyung-Bae Suh, MBA ’87, has established a name for himself as the leader of one of Asia’s biggest cosmetics corporations. Taking the helm of AmorePacific from his father, Suh […]

Samuel C. Johnson Distinguished Service Award Recipient A marketing veteran with more than 50 years of experience in executive management and marketing for such giants as Dr. Pepper and Procter & Gamble, Chuck Jarvie ’58, MBA ’59, has devoted his considerable expertise and countless hours and energy to Johnson’s growth and development over more than […]

Robert J. Swieringa Young Alumni Service Award Recipient In the business world, Kimberly (Kim) S. Stevenson, MBA ’01, chief information officer and vice president at Intel, has made a splash by being the kind of transformational leader that exemplifies a Johnson MBA. Now known for raising IT’s profile at Intel, she has elevated it to […]

On behalf of the Johnson Club of New York City, Club Co-Presidents Lisa Bonk and Dana Price receive the Henry P. Renard ’54, MBA ’55 Regional Alumni Club of the Year Award President Obama’s visits. Religious holidays. Anything around September 11. These are some of the times to avoid when scheduling alumni events in New […]

Streamlining the rental process for tenants and landlords by Joseph Edgar & Rhett Weiss As a Johnson student (MBA ‘14) Joe Edgar was irritated by the lack of efficiency when it came to renting. Redundant paper applications, fees, mailing paper checks, no receipts and the pan on the floor collecting water from the leak in […]

Growing Dropbox If a startup is a company designed to grow fast, then Dropbox, the online storage firm, still fits the model. Since Olga Narvskaia joined the San Francisco-based company as head of user operations in 2012, the number of employees has spiraled to 1,200 from less than 200. “The brand is so big and […]