The Summit—the biggest event of the year for WISE—aims to provide students at Northeastern and in the Greater Boston area an opportunity to connect with a diverse group of female and non-binary business founders and entrepreneurs. The theme this year is “Created by Courage.”
“Given the bailout, I don't think there's anything else that people should be worried about,” says John Bai, an associate finance professor at Northeastern. “I think confidence should still be there.”
The Dean's Corner series provides a first-person, informative narrative of exciting and important happenings at Northeastern University's D'Amore-McKim School of Business. In this installment from Interim Dean Emery Trahan, he shares his views on some exciting news, including the 2023 Poets&Quants undergraduate ranking, recent global graduate study trips, the 100th Anniversary Faculty Showcase, and our new Dunton Family Dean.
“I am grateful that this program opened my eyes to the business world and made me curious about data and how companies use it. I am confident that I can bring the lessons I've learned and skills I've gained into my future career.” says Daewon Yoon, MS in Business Analytics'22
“For my graduate co-op, I worked as a private equity intern assisting with due diligence. Each day, I connected with investment bankers to source deals. I was included in projects from start to finish. This complete immersion and hands-on learning experience reinforced my desire to work in private equity.” Says Saneel Jhaveri, MS in Quantitative Finance'22
Gary Young, director of Northeastern University's Center for Health Policy and Healthcare Research, professor of strategic management and healthcare systems, says insulin has become “a lightning rod” for concerns about rising drug costs. But Eli Lilly's decision is only the latest move in the fight to lower drug costs.
“I discovered this love for the city and that really narrowed down my choices,” he says. “Northeastern co-op program was very much the reason why I really wanted to go there and selected it, because it gave me not only the book knowledge, but also practical experience.” says Ramzi Yamusah who majored in biology and minored in business.
Joseph Schmitt, DMSB'20 spent a year in Zambia and writing a book chronicling the experiences of school founder and mother Dora Moono Nyambe, called “Under a Zambian Tree.”
D'Amore-McKim and its Graduate School of Professional Accounting are collaborating with the Deloitte Foundation to support a racially and ethnically diverse student population and help strengthen the pipeline of diverse CPA talent.
David De Cremer has been appointed as the new Dunton Family Dean of the D'Amore-McKim School of Business, effective July 1, 2023.