September 2021

Zicklin Financial Degree Programs Gain Prestigious CFA Designation

The BBA, MS in Finance, and MS in Financial Risk Management degree programs have been designated as affiliated programs within the CFA Institute University Affiliation Program. These programs provide a solid grounding in the core skills, teachings, and ethical standards needed to sit for the exam required to become a Chartered Financial Analyst.

Zicklin Grad Leads Strategy and External Relations for Los Angeles Museum Group

“Zicklin MBA degrees aren’t just for Wall Streeters and consultants,” says Zicklin alumna Shana Mathur (MBA, ’06), who was recently appointed the Chief Strategy and External Relations Officer of the Natural History Museums of Los Angeles, putting her in charge of branding, marketing, communications, and guest experience for three LA museums. Shana sat down for a Q&A with Zicklin News about her latest success.

September Webinar: The World of the Theater: What Lies Ahead?

Broadway is back! One of New York City’s most iconic industries, the theater is reopening despite lingering concerns over the future course of the pandemic. How have the performers, stagehands, and all the related professionals fared during the lockdown? How are the theaters managing in the face of continued uncertainty? Perhaps most intriguing, what will the theater look like in the future? Larry Zicklin (BBA ‘57) discusses these questions and more with Joseph Benincasa (left), President and CEO of The Actors Fund, an organization that “provides a safety net for performing arts and entertainment professionals over their lifespan,” and Zicklin School Associate Prof. Stephan Dilchert (right).

Teaching at Baruch

Ed Mendlowitz (BBA, ’63) wrote last week: “Friday I start teaching for the first time at my alma mater, Baruch College. I am teaching Financial Accounting to undergraduates…. My quandary is how to keep them engaged, interested and excited.”

#ZicklinTogether Microsite Wins Award

Launched in 2020, #ZicklinTogether received a 2021 APEX Award for Publication Excellence. The microsite has a goal of unifying the Zicklin community through personal stories and educational insights.

Zicklin Students Lead Baruch’s Undergrad Student Government

Alison Lee (BBA, ’22) and Richard Reyes (BBA, ’22) are the new president and executive vice president, respectively. “The past year has been difficult for everyone, but especially our students,” said Lee, who is majoring in advertising, marketing, and communications. “This will be a transformative year,” added Reyes, a finance major.

Zicklin in the Media

Professor Donal Byard , Chair of the Stan Ross Department of Accountancy; Masako Darrough , Irwin and Arlene Eittinger Professor of Accountancy; and Zicklin alumnus Jangwon Suh (PhD, ’13) co-published a paper in the Review of Accounting Studies on the effects of EU disclosure regulatory reforms and enforcement changes on IPO underpricing in European capital markets.

Alumnus Adam Davis (Executive MBA in Healthcare Administration, ’13) has joined the nonprofit mergers & acquisitions team at Juniper Advisory.

Alumnus Edrizio De La Cruz (BBA, ’06) Co-CEO and Co-Founder of Arcus, a software company, was featured on Forbes ‘ list of “50 Most Innovative FinTech Companies in 2021.”

Alumnus Nursultan (Nick) Djamalidinov (BBA, ’17) was profiled on Markets Media as a young Nasdaq employee.

Why didn’t the Mets sign first-round draft pick Kumar Rocker? Professor Marc Edelman (Department of Law), Zicklin’s sports law expert, has an idea . He also has thoughts on unionizing college football players.

Alumna Annmarie Gajdos (BBA, ’20) has won a U.S. Department of State Critical Language Scholarship to study Swahili.

“We are what we eat,” declares a recent Harvard Business Review article that drew on research by Assistant Professor Tanuka Ghoshal (Allen G. Aaronson Department of Marketing and International Business).

Alumna Bingxuan Guo (MS ’16) has been named acting assistant professor of business marketing at Indiana University Kokomo.

Assistant Professor Bohdan Kukharskyy (Bert W. Wasserman Department of Economics and Finance) has won a Junior Faculty Research Award in Science and Engineering from the CUNY Research Foundation.

Alumnus Eric Lazear (MBA, ’01) has joined Adit Ventures as Chief Operating Officer.

Associate Professor Hagit Levy-Shalev (Stan Ross Department of Accountancy) co-published a paper in the Review of Accounting Studies showing that personal connections increase a vendor’s chance of being selected as a supplier.

Associate Professor Nizan Geslevich Packin (Department of Law) wrote about the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau for Forbes .

Alumnus Larry Quinlan (MBA, ’86) was appointed to the board of directors of ServiceNow.

Lecturer Sara Ryoo (Narendra Paul Loomba Department of Management) received the Best Young Scholar Award for a paper she submitted to the Korean Academic Society of Business Administration.

Alumnus Makinoon Sami (BBA, ’21) has won a U.S. Department of State Critical Language Scholarship to study Arabic.

Alumna Carolyn Walker-Diallo (MBA, ’03) has been appointed an administrative judge of the New York City Civil Court.

Alumna Susan Zemser Israel (BBA, ’85) was featured in the Top 50 Fearless Leaders Publication by the International Association of Top Professionals (IAOTP).