Zicklin Alum Launches Venture Capital Firm Targeting Underrepresented Entrepreneurs
Maurice Ng (BBA, ’15) is a self-made millionaire who quit his corporate job during COVID-19 to start a venture capital firm that funds startups with underrepresented founders (people of color, women, first-generation immigrants, LGBTQ, and people with disabilities). “My ultimate goal is to turn the concept of diversity and inclusion obsolete,” he says.
Zicklin Students are Co-Founders of Baruch’s Debate Team
Zicklin undergrad Brian Sterling (BBA, ’21) and recent graduate Ace Kang (BBA, ’21) are Statistics & Quantitative Modeling majors and co-founders of the Debate Team of Baruch. That might surprise you if you think of debate as more related to law or philosophy than business, but Brian and Ace say debating skills are invaluable in the business world.
November Webinar: Facebook: Addiction by Design?
What is it about Facebook that makes it so successful? What is unique about its platforms relative to those of competitors like Snapchat and TikTok? How does Facebook use algorithms to collect and monetize user data? What does it do – or not do – with the information it collects? What should the parents of young children and teens know about their kids’ uses and exposures on these platforms? Larry Zicklin (BBA, ’57) discusses these questions with Zicklin School Assistant Professor Yafit Lev-Aretz (Department of Law), whose research spotlights tech policy issues, including information privacy, algorithmic decision-making, intrusive means of news dissemination, and personalized choice architecture. With an introduction by Dean Fenwick Huss and a Q&A session moderated by Associate Dean Gwen Webb.
Zicklin in the Media
Professor Linda Allen, William F. Aldinger Chair in Banking and Finance, was quoted in Newsday.
Alumnus Anthony Amato (MBA, ’03) joined Tris Pharma as Executive Vice President Business Development – Generics Division.
Assistant Professor Lauren Aydinliyim (Narendra Paul Loomba Department of Management) was interviewed on NPR’s “Planet Money” podcast about non-compete clauses; a transcript is available here.
Alumnus John Barounis (BBA, ’94) announced his candidacy for the school board of Chester, NJ.
Alumnus Ralph Branca (MBA, ’95) has been named Executive Vice President and Chief Credit Officer of Empire State Bank.
Alumnus Rory Christian (MBA, ’08) has been appointed chair of the Public Service Commission and chief executive officer of the Department of Public Service, the staff arm of the commission.
Alumnus K. Matthew Dames (BBA, ’90), the Edward H. Arnold University Librarian at the University of Notre Dame, has been appointed president of the Association of Research Libraries.
Professor Marc Edelman (Department of Law) discussed the implications of college athletes being considered employees in Forbes.
Research on online crowdfunding co-authored by Assistant Professor Qiang Gao (Paul H. Chook Department of Information Systems and Statistics) was cited by the University of Arizona News.
Assistant Professor Sophia Gilbukh (William Newman Department of Real Estate) was interviewed for an article on HousingWire on off-market real estate listings, then did a podcast on the same topic.
Adjunct professor Robb Hecht (Allen G. Aaronson Department of Marketing and International Business) was quoted in an article about students learning about personal finance from TikTok.
Alumnus Erik Jacobsen (BBA, ’97) was profiled as a candidate for the school board of Clark, NJ.
Professor Debbie Kaminer (Department of Law) discussed the legality of Ben & Jerry’s decision to end ice cream sales in Israeli-occupied Palestinian territory in the Burlington County Times, and was quoted in Al Jazeera about vaccine mandates.
Alumna Tu Nguyen (BBA, ’14) has joined RSM Canada as its new Canadian economist and ESG (environmental, social, and governance) director.
Alumnus Steve Russolillo (MBA, ’15) is now deputy coverage chief of The Wall Street Journal‘s speed and trending desk.
Research by Assistant Professor Yao Shen (Bert W. Wasserman Department of Economics and Finance) was cited in The Wall Street Journal.
Alumnus Eric Stark (MBA, ’95) has been appointed assistant superintendent for business administration of the North Salem, NY Central School District.
Research by Associate Professor Yajun Wang (Bert W. Wasserman Department of Economics and Finance) was cited on the University of Maryland news website; the story also appeared on phys.org.
Alumnus David Zeman (Executive MBA Healthcare Administration, ’15) is now Chief Strategy Officer of ENT Allergy Associates, LLP, in Tarrytown, NY
Zicklin Events
Due to coronavirus, all in-person events have been canceled. We continue to offer an array of virtual events for the Zicklin community.
Sales Summit – Fall 2021
November 2, 6 – 8 pm
Graduate Admissions Live Chat Q&A
Wednesdays (November 3, 10, 17), 11 am – 12 pm
Executive MBA Virtual Information Session
November 3, 12 – 1 pm
Graduate Finance Programs at Zicklin
November 4, 11 am – 12 pm
Entrepreneurial Lunch & Learn: Failures and Learnings to Be a Successful Entrepreneur
November 4, 12:30 – 1:30 pm
Financing Your Graduate Education
November 9, 11 am – 12 pm
Investor Forum 2021: Data That Delivers
November 10, 12:30 – 5 pm
Executive MBA in Healthcare Administration Virtual Information Session
November 10, 2 – 3 pm
Spotlight on Zicklin’s MBA Consulting Capstone
November 11, 11 am – 12 pm
Application Workshop Webinar
November 16, 11 am – 12 pm
Executive MS in Human Resource Management Virtual Information Session
November 16, 6 – 7 pm
Doctor of Professional Studies Virtual Information Session
November 18, 12 – 1 pm
Entrepreneurial Lunch & Learn: How Many NO’S Does It Take to Get to the Entrepreneurial YES?
November 18, 12:30 – 1:30 pm
