The Zicklin School’s MBA program has been ranked #9 among U.S. public institutions on LinkedIn’s 2025 list of Top MBA Programs. 

Assistant Professor Maggie (Rong) Hu (William Newman Department of Real Estate) was inspired by media coverage of Amazon’s now-aborted move to Queens.

What if you could help end world hunger by trading futures contracts? More specifically, U.S. agricultural futures. Three Zicklin School of Business academics explain.

In a single week last month, students at the Zicklin School of Business had the chance to meet one unconventional entrepreneur in person, Siggi Hilmarsson, founder of Siggi’s Dairy, and hear a biographer recount the fascinating, unlikely story of Yvon Chouinard, founder of Patagonia.

Most U.S. public companies are incorporated in Delaware, where executives and boards must act in the best interests of the company and its shareholders. Yet today’s corporate leaders often wade into social and political debates—Elon Musk being a prime example. His outspoken views, editorial choices at X (formerly Twitter), and high-profile clashes with regulators have shaped public opinion, stock prices, and corporate strategy. When does a CEO’s personal expression become a breach of fiduciary duty? What are the legal and ethical limits of managerial free speech? This compelling discussion features a renowned civil liberties advocate and a leading corporate attorney. Larry Zicklin (BBA, ’57) leads the conversation with Paul Roth (above, left), senior partner, McDermott Will & Schulte, and Burt Neuborne (right), Norman Dorsen Professor of Civil Liberties Emeritus, NYU Law School, and Founding Legal Director, Brennan Center for Justice. With an introduction by Dean Bruce Weber and Q&A moderated by Associate Dean Gwendolyn Webb.

Baruch College ranked #1 nationwide for Best Value on the “2026 Best Colleges in the U.S” list by Wall Street Journal/College Pulse.

Alumnus Vlad Anichkin (BBA, ’08) is now a partner at Grant Thornton.

Alumnus Rishi Bali (BBA, ’98) was profiled in Forbes.

Alumna Nooshin Nejati Boushehri (Executive MBA, ’22) is now senior manager, data science, at iSpot.

Recent graduate Mia Castillo (BBA, ’25) spoke to NBC New York about being drafted by a professional basketball team.

Alumna Claire Davis (Executive MBA, ’24) is now CFO at Proteus Fund and Proteus Action League.

Associate Professor Stephan Dilchert (Narendra Paul Loomba Department of Management) won the Presidential Excellence Award for Distinguished Service.

Associate Professor Matthew Edwards (Department of Law) was quoted in Reuters.

Alumnus Michael Fronte (Executive MS in Finance, ’07) is now vice president, ICT Infrastructure, Mission Critical, at Ehvert Mission Critical – a Salas O’Brien Company.

Alumnus Ben Guttmann (BBA, ’11) won a 2025 Baruch Alumni Changemakers Award.

Alumna Jacqueline Hernandez (MBA, ’98) won a 2025 Baruch Alumni Changemakers Award.

Adjunct Lecturer Curtis Izen (Paul H. Chook Department of Information Systems and Statistics) won the Presidential Excellence Award for Distinguished Teaching (part-time faculty).

Alumna Mayoori Kango (MBA, ’07) is now CEO of Publicis Global Delivery.

Alumnus Michael Mattone (Executive MS, ’17) is a speaker at the 2025 Glia Interactive conference.

Assistant Professor Harsh Parekh (Paul H. Chook Department of Information Systems and Statistics) received a one-year fellowship with Trusted CI, the NSF Cybersecurity Center of Excellence.

Lin Peng, Krell Chair Professor of Finance (Bert W. Wasserman Department of Economics and Finance), co-authored research in the Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis.

Alumna Nikkia Reveillac (MBA, ’05) is now fractional chief brand and strategy officer at Ideally.

Alumnus Rafael Rivera-Viruet (BBA, ’64) was featured on NY1.

Alumna Brianna Staten (MS, ’23) is now a programmatic manager for Pfizer.

Professor and Chair Valerie J. Watnick (Department of Law) and alumna Sarah J. Beaumont (MS, ’25) co-authored research published in Yale Health Policy, Law and Ethics.

Alumna Jacky Wright (BBA, ’85) has joined Frasers Group as non-executive director.

Professor Yildiray Yildirim, William Newman Chair in Real Estate (William Newman Department of Real Estate), discussed his research on condo conversions with the New York Amsterdam News.

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