Better Business Chronicles

Veteran Voices: Meet US Marine Corps Captain Edmund Fuentes MBA ’22
Captain Edmund Thomas Fuentes MBA ’22 is a US Marine Corps and US Naval Academy veteran who is enrolled in the Cornell Executive MBA (EMBA) Americas program at the Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management.

Veteran Voices: Meet US Marine Corps Sergeant Braden Smith ‘23
Sergeant Braden Smith ‘23 is a US Marine Corps veteran and undergraduate student pursuing a bachelor’s degree in applied economics and management from the Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management.

Venture capitalist Marlon Nichols invests in diverse, visionary founders
10 Under 10 honoree Marlon Nichols, MBA ’11, co-founder of MaC Venture Capital, helps accelerate companies on the verge of their breakthrough moment.

The Student Voice: Meet Branden Karnell MBA ’22
Branden Karnell MBA ’22 is a Johnson graduate student pursuing a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree. He is also one of the first students to take part in Johnson’s new Tech Prep program.

The Student Voice: Meet Bianny De La Cruz ’24
Bianny De La Cruz ’24 is an undergraduate student pursuing a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in hotel administration at the Cornell Peter and Stephanie Nolan School of Hotel Administration.

The Student Voice: Meet Nicole Shulman ’23
Nicole Shulman ’23 is pursuing a bachelor’s degree in applied economics and management from Dyson, concentrating in finance and business analytics.

Alumni: Nolan gift offers ‘incredible opportunities’ for Hotelies
A $50 million naming gift from Peter Nolan ’80, MBA ’82, and Stephanie Nolan ’84 is doing the greatest good for Hotelies.

Chao Wang creates strategic, global partnerships for Android TV and Google TV
10 Under 10 honoree Chao Wang, MBA ’12, leads partnerships and strategy via global, cross-functional teams at Google and virtual “field trips” for school kids.

ConnectFor enables managers to link employees’ interests and goals with projects
Danielle Boris ’16, MBA ’21, founded ConnectFor to ensure every employee is given an equal opportunity to love their work.