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
Elliot Waterbury, MAcc’15, died June 14, 2017, in New York City. He was 25. Elliot was born and raised in St. Petersburg, Fla. He earned a master’s in accountancy and business valuations from Vanderbilt University in 2015 and was name valedictorian. Before coming to Vanderbilt, Elliot attended Florida State University, graduating summa cum laude in […]
Fourteen students embarked on Vanderbilt’s inaugural one-year Master of Marketing degree program this fall. Announced in November 2015, the program joins Owen’s one-year master’s programs in finance and accounting, all designed to give recent college graduates an edge in the business world. The Master of Marketing program equips students will skills in digital marketing, analytics, […]
Students on Professor David Parsley’s DC Trek in April met with several notable economic figures in the nation’s capital, including Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen, who shared perspectives on leadership and monetary policy. The trek is open to students in Parsley’s Business and the World Economy and Seminar in Monetary and Fiscal Policy courses. The […]
Owen Graduate School of Management celebrated Commencement May 12. All told, the Class of 2017 received 173 MBAs and 39 Executive MBAs, 48 master’s of science in finance, 47 master’s of accountancy, and 14 master’s of marketing. Members of the 2016 master’s of management in health care and EMBA programs also participated. After a welcome […]
Jessica Kennedy busts the myth that women are bad negotiators
Norton is a Nashville native and graduate of the Vanderbilt University Owen Graduate School of Management, and served in the U.S. Marine Corp. for a decade, commanding Marine infantry platoons overseas and overseeing the operations of 37 Marine recruiting facilities. Norton will report to C. Wright Pinson, MBA, M.D., Deputy CEO and Chief Health System […]
Whisked away by memory Remember popping across the street from Management Hall to eat at IHOP, Wendy’s, Ken’s Sushi, or Burger King? They’re gone now. You won’t believe how the oft-changing, scraggly row of restaurants, bars, and retail has changed. Today, the construction of a new 17-story, 600,000-square-foot mixed-use complex looms over the corner of […]
Left to right: Jeffrey Stephens, Mourya Ravuri, Chemitra Clay, Krystal Foxworth. A team of MBA students from Vanderbilt University won second place at the annual National Business Case Competition, sponsored by ExxonMobil and the Executive Leadership Council (ELC), in Houston, Texas, on April 7 and 8. The team from the Owen Graduate School of Management […]
On top of classes, course work and studying, Owen students make time to organize and attend the school’s Distinguished Speaker Series, Health Care Conference and other valuable presentations from business leaders.
A Vanderbilt expert offers practical advice for school and the workplace.
Other students benefit from the Consulting Club’s knowledge and activity.
Alumni love story inspires scholarship gift.
Call it buzz. Call it sizzle. Call it Music City mojo. By almost any measure, Nashville is an It City. Publications from The New York Times to GQ, Southern Living to Rolling Stone, and Bon Appetit to Business Insider have sung its praises. Our branding may still have country music at its core (and given […]
