Zicklin School alumnus Joseph Martin (BBA, ’19) appreciates a challenge.

When The Accountant 2 was released last month, Zicklin News asked Zicklin School accounting students, professors, and alumni what they thought of the movie. Here’s what they said.

Did the sharp increase in telehealth visits during COVID-19 benefit patients? Professor Alex F. Mills (Narendra Paul Loomba Department of Management) poses this question in a recent paper he published in Manufacturing & Service Operations Management.

Are index funds truly passive investors, or could they be power players in disguise? Index funds are designed to mirror the market, investing in proportion to a benchmark index. But as their assets grow, their proxy votes also increase. Though bound by fiduciary duty to their shareholders, index fund managers have the potential to play important roles in debates over executive pay, ESG policies, and board elections. Larry Zicklin (BBA, ’57) discusses these dynamics with Associate Professors Sonali Hazarika and Leonard Kostovetsky, both of the Bert W. Wasserman Department of Economics and Finance. With an introduction by Dean Bruce Weber and Q&A moderated by Associate Dean Gwendolyn Webb.

Alumna Cat Alves (MBA, ’14) is now director of operations for academic programs at John Jay College of Criminal Justice.

Alumnus Shaffiou Assoumanou (BBA, ’20) is now strategic relationships director at the NYC Mayor’s Office for International Affairs.

Alumna Blake Augustus (MBA, ’24) is now senior vice president of government and community affairs at RBH Group, LLC.

Assistant Professor Lauren Aydinliyim (Narendra Paul Loomba Department of Management) co-authored research in the Journal of Management and was interviewed about the growing problem of AI-generated job applicants.

Alumna Geraldine Chadenat (MS, ’22) is now director of brand marketing (Jo Malone London and Aramis) North America at The Estee Lauder Companies.

Recent graduate Ava Deguzman (BBA, ’25) is the CUNY Athletic Conference Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year.

Associate Professor Naomi Gardberg (Narendra Paul Loomba Department of Management) is now a deputy editor of Business & Society.

Alumna Sonja Kostich (BBA, ’15) has been named the new executive director of Houston Ballet.

Alumna Heather Marso (DBA, ’25) is now vice president of engagement strategy at MetLife.

Alumnus William Neate (MBA, ’03) is now senior vice president for ambulatory care services at Valley Health Systems.

Lin Peng, Krell Chair Professor of Finance (Bert W. Wasserman Department of Economics and Finance), co-authored research in Management Science.

Alumna Mary Tedeschi (BBA, ’83) is now a clinical assistant professor at Pace University.

Undergraduate Ethan Wen (BBA, ’28) has won a Jeannette K. Watson Fellowship.

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