#WhyZicklin: Meet Dean Gavindane
Why Zicklin? “Nurturing.”
“There’s just something about Zicklin that just boosted my confidence level,” says Full-Time MBA student Dean Gavindane (MBA, ’23). “It’s like it’s super charged from what it was to what it is today. And the reason for that is because I just feel so prepared. I feel there’s nothing that I can’t do after I leave this place.”
How Zicklin Undergrad Hailey Ra Makes Money as an Influencer
Hailey Ra (BBA, ’24) launched her TikTok account back in 2019 just to entertain her friends. Early videos featured her goofing around with her brothers, lip synching to pop hits, and doing Taekwondo (she’s a fourth-degree black belt who competes nationally). Then, during her first semester at Baruch College in fall 2020, Hailey released a video that went viral, garnering almost 20 million views.
Zicklin Grad Students Win All-Expenses-Paid Trip to Prestigious Conference in Switzerland
Seth Besmertnik is the CEO and co-founder of Conductor, Inc., an organic search engine optimization company with over 300 employees and customers that include household names like Slack, Citibank, and Visa. Seth was inspired to launch the company by his coursework in entrepreneurship and small business management at the Zicklin School.
Zicklin Alumni Honored as Baruch Changemakers
Zicklin School of Business alumni Maurice Ng, Alex Sheikhat, and Amelia Tran (pictured, left to right) were among the winners of 2022 Baruch Changemakers Awards, an inaugural program honoring alumni who have made a positive difference through leadership, innovation, and excellence. There were nine awardees in all, with three from each school at Baruch.
October Webinar: Corporate Tax Morality: Is It the Spirit or the Letter of the Law?
While it’s legal to minimize taxes, some corporations push the limits of the law and pay average tax rates much lower than might seem fair. Do firms have a moral obligation to obey the spirit of the law in addition to the letter of the law? Larry Zicklin (BBA, ’57) discusses these questions with Prof. Daniel I. Halperin (BBA, ’57; pictured), Stanley S. Surrey Professor of Law, Emeritus, at Harvard Law School, and Prof. Michael Meisler, Lecturer in the Stan Ross Department of Accountancy. With an introduction by Dean Fenwick Huss and a Q&A session moderated by Associate Dean Gwen Webb.
Zicklin in the Media
Professor Lauren Block (Allen G. Aaronson Department of Marketing and International Business) was mentioned in a news release about the Journal of Consumer Psychology, which she edits.
Alumna Charonay Carty (BBA, ’11) was promoted to deputy director – supervision of the Anguilla Financial Services Commission.
Assistant Professor Alex Chinco (Bert W. Wasserman Department of Economics and Finance) was interviewed in Bloomberg about his research showing that passive ownership in the U.S. stock market is more than double current estimates. He was also interviewed about meme stocks by Al Jazeera.
Senior Associate Dean Paquita Davis-Friday has won a Black, Race, and Ethnic Studies Initiative (BRESI) grant from CUNY for her proposal, “Inclusive Pedagogy at the Zicklin School of Business.”
Undergraduate Bricen Fisher (BBA, ’24) has won an Obama-Chesky Scholarship for Public Service.
Alumna Sonja Kostich (BBA, ’15) was profiled in The New York Times as the new executive director of the Baryshnikov Arts Center.
Associate Professor Hagit Levy-Shalev (Stan Ross Department of Accountancy) received an honorable mention for her submission to the George Krull/Grant Thornton Teaching Innovation Award.
Graduate student Jemima Louis (Executive MBA in Healthcare Administration, ’23) is now director of HIV oral health services at Jacobi Medical Center.
Interim Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Innovation Kannan Mohan has won a Black, Race, and Ethnic Studies Initiative (BRESI) grant from CUNY for his proposal, “Developing Intellectual Opportunities for Students to Engage with Race, Equity, Policy, and Business Studies.”
Undergraduate Yun Naing (BBA, ’22) was profiled in a feature in The Ticker about her new restaurant, Little Myanmar.
Alumna Devorah (Lebovic) Neiger (BBA, ’12) was profiled in the New York Post.
Alumnus Maurice Ng (BBA, ’15) won a Changemakers Award from the Baruch Alumni Association.
Alumnus Matthew Rickert (MBA, ’06) has joined Columbia Bank as executive vice president, chief credit officer.
Alumnus Nickolai Sampson (MS in Information Systems, ’20) has joined Meta as program manager.
Alumnus Alexander Sheikhat (BBA, ’14) won a Changemakers Award from the Baruch Alumni Association.
Alumna Amelia Tran (BBA, ’12) won a Changemakers Award from the Baruch Alumni Association.
Alumna Marisabel Vasconez (BBA, ’16) was profiled as a dance instructor for Ballet Hispanico.
Assistant Professor Shuting (Ada) Wang (Paul H. Chook Department of Information Systems and Statistics) co-authored research published in MIS Quarterly on the use of video in “fake news.”
Alumnus Noah Weiss (MBA, ’09) has been named vice president, investor relations and corporate communications of Ingredion.
Alumna Jacky Wright (BBA, ’85) has been appointed the first-ever chief technology and platform officer of McKinsey & Company.
Alumnus Ryan Wynne (MBA ’17, PhD ’21) is now a teaching assistant professor at Stevens Institute of Technology.
Zicklin Events
All events are virtual unless otherwise stated.
Transatlantic Blockchain Law
October 3, 8:30 am – 5:45 pm
Graduate Admissions Live Chat Q&A
October 5, 11 – 11:30 am
Poets & Quants MBA CentreCourt – Admissions Panel
October 5, 11 – 11:45 am
Poets & Quants MBA CentreCourt- Career Panel
October 5, 12 – 12:45 pm
Entrepreneurial Lunch & Learn: PopViewers – How a representation gap led to the creation of the entertainment critique platform
October 5, 12:30 – 1:30 pm
Full-Time MBA Program Webinar
October 6, 11 am – 12 pm
Executive MS in Human Resource Management Virtual Information Session
October 11, 5 – 6 pm
Evening MBA Program Webinar
October 12, 11 am – 12 pm
Executive MBA Virtual Information Session
October 12, 11 am – 12 pm
Executive MBA in Healthcare Administration Virtual Information Session
October 13, 12 – 1 pm
Graduate Finance Programs at Zicklin
October 18, 11 am – 12 pm
Doctor of Business Administration Virtual Information Session
October 18, 12:30 – 1:30 pm
Graduate Admissions Live Chat Q&A
October 19, 11 – 11:30 am
Entrepreneurial Lunch & Learn: Learning how to keep your entrepreneur sword sharp!
October 19, 12:30 – 1:30 pm
Poets & Quants Masters CentreCourt – Admissions Panel
October 20, 2 – 2:45 pm
Poets & Quants Masters CentreCourt – Careers Panel
October 20, 3 – 3:45 pm
Application Workshop Webinar
October 25, 11 am – 12 pm
Learn more about Zicklin’s graduate and executive programs by registering for information sessions, open houses, and webinars here.
