In The Media
Our faculty lend their expert opinion to media outlets around the world. Here’s a collection of where to find them. Plus, discover stories about our people and programs in a variety of publications.

Mistakes interns make and how to avoid them
MBA interns from the top business schools, including Mark DesMeules, Two-Year MBA ’18, reflect on their own experience and impart their best advice by citing the mistake most often made as an intern and the best way to fix it.

How is Himmel shaping Hudson Yards?
As the President and CEO of Related Companies Urban, Ken Himmel ’70, is spearheading the Hudson Yards New York hotel-and-retail ground game and collaborating on the overall real estate mix. Read about Himmel and the Hudson Yards project in The Real Deal.

Inside Cornell’s MBA fintech intensive
Learn more about what the new MBA fintech intensive and how it’s designed to blend hard science and collaborative projects with startups and institutional players within New York.

Dick’s Sporting Goods shoppers react to company’s decision to limit gun sales
Johnson’s business ethics professor, Dana Radcliffe, interviewed by NPR on the ramifications of the decision by Dick’s Sporting Goods to stop selling firearms to anyone under 21, as well as refusing to sell assault-style rifles altogether.

How skipping hotel housekeeping can help the environment and your wallet
Lecturer Jeanne Marie Varney mentions the possible environmental benefits of eradicating housekeeping in the New York Times Travel.

Professor profiles: Cornell Johnson’s Drew Pascarella
Stacy Blackman interviews Drew Pascarella, Lecturer of Finance at the Johnson School, on his journey into academia, the trends he foresees in his field, and his favorite aspect of teaching at Cornell.
Do revenue managers share a similar strategy with…McDonald’s?
Professor Sherri Kimes says a successful revenue manager needs to be a “geek that can speak,” on IDeas blog.

Stymied by regulators, Airbnb looks to luxury vacations, hotels for growth
Professor Chris Anderson says Airbnb is figuring out how to grow at the same levels investors are expecting them to grow in Reuters.

The 450+ hotel woman: Alexandra Jaritz of Tru by Hilton
Alex Jaritz ’97 SVP and global brand head of Tru by Hilton, ensured the Tru brand had the fastest growing development pipeline in lodging history. Check out her interview with Lodging Magazine about her background and the future of Tru.