Three MAcc alumni share how international opportunities at the Big 4 shaped their work experiences
Adding a Master of Science in Finance to a Doctor of Law degree offers four benefits to students — and gives them an edge during corporate law recruiting
The best Commencement photos from students and staff at Vanderbilt Business
This is politely termed a “pivot,” and many successful CEOs have pulled off one (or several). But these days, in a volatile stock market, investors are scrambling for safety, and a CEO courting big-time “failure” in any industry inspires less confidence. Bouncing back from a substantial failure just may not be possible. So how do […]
As a six-year member of the U.S. women’s national in-line hockey team, Charlotte Nicholson earned three golds, two silvers and a bronze. After graduating from Duke, she earned her MAcc degree from Vanderbilt in 2010. She joined KPMG’s audit division, but never left her love for the game behind. Now a manager in KPMG’s advisory […]
John Hawkins, MBA’92, is familiar with the juggling act. During his time at Vanderbilt, he was balancing the life of a newly married husband with the demands of business school. So it’s particularly fitting that the scholarship Renee and John Hawkins established now supports Alrutz, and by extension, his family. As a second-year MBA student […]
Whenever a business or organizational leader comes to campus, whether as part of the student-run Distinguished Speaker Series or simply to meet with students and faculty, Dean Eric Johnson always has one favor to ask: Sit down for a 10-minute video interview.
Tim Perry has never been one to follow convention. When most of his high school classmates in Kansas City decided to attend nearby state universities in Kansas, Perry instead went south to the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, where he majored in finance. Upon graduating, he again bucked the trend, choosing to enroll directly in […]
When you walk into Rover’s office in Seattle’s Belltown neighborhood, the first friendly face to greet you belongs to Dublin. She’s a 6-year old Chiweenie (part Chihuahua, part Dachshund), whose owner smiles from behind the reception desk in the lobby. It’s a nice welcome to one of the hottest companies in tech. Rover, whose business […]
As the inaugural member of a new corporate partnership program at Owen, Cardinal Health’s relationship with the school has moved beyond year-to-year hiring. Just over a decade ago, when Jeff Greer, BA’94, MBA’00, decided to leave the world of management consulting, he called a contact at Cardinal Health, one of the world’s leading global health […]
Kim Newton might be consulting with a greeting card executive at Hallmark in Kansas City one day. The next day, her team might be addressing a challenge for the company’s Crayola, ornament or home décor businesses. Then, the following week, she might be focused on the digital intersection of greeting cards and Silicon Valley. It’s […]
Two alumnae establish new scholarships to help strengthen Diversity at Owen In 1976, less than a decade after the first 10 students enrolled at Vanderbilt’s new Graduate School of Management, Amy Conlee began her business education. “I was at Owen at a very early stage,” recalls Amy Conlee, MBA’77. Our class size was only […]
FOR THE PAST EIGHT YEARS, Owen has celebrated its Alumni Weekend in April. Last October, Owen rejoined the rest of Vanderbilt in celebrating Reunion in the fall. In addition to Owen’s traditional wine and cheese night—as well as the Saturday night dinner honoring this year’s Distinguished Alumni Award winner, Virginia “Gigi” Lazenby, BA’67, MBA’73— alumni […]
Ray Sumner, MBA’10, woke up in a bed with white sheets. He recognized his mother, who was holding his right hand. She had traveled from their family farm on Staten Island to keep vigil at his bedside in Bethesda Naval Hospital.
Nasdaq CEO Adena Friedman, MBA’93, Charts the Future of Finance
