For the 43rd annual Tulane Business Forum, a distinguished group of business leaders will discuss how their companies and industries are succeeding in the post-pandemic era. “Open for Business: Celebrating the Economic Momentum of the Gulf South” will take place on Friday, Oct.14, at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans.
Zach Foster (MBA ’17) is CFO of Louisiana Pepper Exchange, a leading importer of peppers and supplier of pepper mash to the global hot sauce industry.
Peter Ricchiuti, senior professor of practice and director of Burkenroad Reports, was interviewed by Nola.com for a story about DXC Technology’s failure to deliver on its promise to create thousands of tech jobs in downtown New Orleans.
Oleg Gredil’s paper “Finding Fortune: How Do Institutional Investors Pick Asset Managers?” co-authored with Greg Brown (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) and Preetesh Kantak (Indiana University Bloomington), has been accepted for publication in the Review of Financial Studies.
Rajat Khanna’s paper “Passing the Torch of Knowledge: Star Turnover, Collaborative Ties, and Knowledge Creation” has been accepted for publication in Research Policy.
Stuart Haselden (MBA ’98), CEO of Arc’teryx, a global design company specializing in high-performance outerwear and equipment, discussed his life and career in retail as the Freeman School’s 2022 R.W. Freeman Distinguished Lecturer.
Freeman grad Owen Knight (BSM ’14, MBA ’18) survived his first Tribal Council, avoiding elimination on the season premiere of “Survivor.” Knight, Tulane University’s director of admission engagement, is one of 18 players competing for a $1 million grand prize on season 43 of the CBS reality-competition show.
Mathias Kronlund’s paper “Do Corporations Retain Too Much Cash? Evidence from a Natural Experiment,” co-authored with Hwanki Brian Kim of Baylor University and Woojin Kim of Seoul National University, has been accepted for publication in Review of Financial Studies.
Peter Ricchiuti, senior professor of practice and director of the Freeman School’s Burkenroad Reports equity research program, was interviewed for segment on Newsy’s “The Why” about Americans’ increasing anxiety over the possibility of a recession.
In response to the Russian invasion and ongoing war in Ukraine, the A. B. Freeman School of Business will fund at least $10,000 in grants to promote the research and visions of Ukrainian scholars and educators. Grant recipients will deliver virtual lectures and seminars on a range of topics related to sustaining and rebuilding the country and its culture.
The Freeman School jumped seven spots to No. 34in the latest U.S. News & World Report ranking of undergraduate business programs. The ranking, which was published on Sept. 12 as part of U.S. News’ 2022-23 Best Colleges report, is Freeman’s highest for undergraduate business in more than 20 years.
Rob Lalka, Albert R. Lepage Professor in Business and executive director of the Lepage Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, was interviewed by Information Week for a story about finding and obtaining venture capital.