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Joining a Powerful Female Network

by Carolyn Chen, MBA ‘14 The Women in Investing (WIN) Conference was founded in 2010 by Johnson’s Director of the Parker Center for Investment Research, Lakshmi Bhojraj. The Boston-based conference […]

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How the Managerial Finance Immersion Managed to Surprise Me

by Raul Trevino, MBA ’13 Having worked in corporate finance for nearly four years at two multinational companies prior to Johnson, I didn’t think there was going to be much […]

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Exploring Johnson’s Marketing Association for SMI Students

by Michael Hendrix, MBA ’13, Marketing Association President I often get asked why I ran for president of the Marketing Association (MA). Would it look good on my resume? Would […]

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Nicole Pollaert Witt, MBA ’96: Adoption Consultancy

Helping prospective parents navigate the adoption landscape by Irene Kim Adopting a baby is typically a costly (upwards of $35,000), lengthy endeavor that can be confusing and sometimes heartbreaking. Prospective […]

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Bryant Guffey, MBA ’10 (left) and George K. Lewis Jr., MS ’08, PhD ’12, co-founders, ZetrOZ

Wowing skeptics with miniature therapeutics by Irene Kim In 2009, Bryant Guffey and George K. Lewis Jr. cofounded ZetrOZ out of Lewis’s garage, based on Lewis’ inventions in ultrasonic technology. […]

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Percy Allen II, MPA ’75

Blazing a trail in healthcare When Percy Allen II joined the University Hospital of Brooklyn as CEO in 1989, the state facility was losing money and struggling with employee morale. […]

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Ann Killian, MBA ’82

The Right Person for the Right Job Ann Killian has always preferred working on the “people side” of business, which is what led her on a 30-year-career path in corporate […]

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Saurabh Arora, MBA ’11

Taking on Bollywood Saurabh Arora had never heard of Star TV USA before a crew member from the entertainment company approached him at New York City’s South Street Seaport during […]

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A Savvy Samaritan

Patrick Wardell, MBA’ 79, CEO at Cambridge Health Alliance A champion of delivering quality health care to all, hospital administrator Patrick Wardell has an aptitude for assembling diverse allies and […]