Dr. Regina Benjamin (MBA ’91), founder and CEO of BayouClinic/Gulf States Health Policy Center and former United States surgeon general, shared stories from her life and career in health care for the inaugural Dr. Regina Benjamin Distinguished Lecture.

Amanda Heitz won the Financial Management Association’s 2022 Best Paper Award in Financial Markets & Institutions.

Stephanie Cheng and Yuchen Zhang’s paper “‘High’ Innovators? Marijuana Legalization and Regional Innovation,” co-authored with Pengkai Lin of Singapore Management University and Yinliang Tan of the University of Houston, has been accepted for publication in Production and Operations Management.

Jose Cil (A&S ’91), CEO of Restaurant Brands International, parent company of Burger King, Popeyes and Tim Horton’s, discussed the company’s commitment to purpose before profits as luncheon keynote speaker at the 43rd annual Tulane Business Forum. The event, an annual presentation of the Tulane Association of Business Alumni (TABA), took place on Friday, Oct. 14, at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center.

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.