The 44th annual Tulane Business Forum, “Winning Strategies: Louisiana’s Next Generation Economy,” will take place on Friday, Sept. 15, at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans.
With interest in entrepreneurship growing among students, Tulane University’s A. B. Freeman School of Business will launch a new program this fall to introduce undergraduates to the fundamentals of business creation.
Lisa LaViers, asssistant professor of accounting, was interviewed for an ABC News report that showed CEO compensation rose at more than a dozen tech companies last year despite those firms announcing layoffs during the year.
Freeman School Dean Paulo Goes has been appointed to the Board of Directors of AACSB International, the world’s largest business education alliance. The one-year appointment was effective July 1.
Pierre Conner, professor of practice and executive director of the Tulane Energy Institute, was interviewed by WVUE Fox 8 News for a story about Entergy’s announcement that utility bills in Louisiana are down significantly from last year.
Tulane University’s A. B. Freeman School of Business is pleased to announce the appointment of Brent Rosen as assistant dean of corporate relations and Carla Coury as executive director of the Career Management Center.
Lisa LaViers, assistant professor of accounting, was interviewed by The New York Times for a story about the impact of CEO pay transparency on employees.
Maura Baumgarten Force, professor of practice in finance, was interviewed for a NOLA.com story about a report that Bank of America is planning an expansion into the New Orleans market.
Christine Smith, senior professor of practice in accounting, was interviewed by Bloomberg Tax for a story about the search to replace EY Global Chairman and CEO Carmine Di Sibio, whose plan to restructure the firm generated deep rifts within the company.
Eric Smith, professor of practice and associate director of the Tulane Energy Institute, was interviewed for an Advocate story about the collapse of Metairie-based independent oil company Cox Operating, which left suppliers across south Louisiana with millions in unpaid bills.
Climate Change, ESG and Financial Markets, a new course developed by Associate Professor of Finance Nishad Kapadia, examines the impact of climate change risk on the economy and explores methods of quantifying and measuring climate exposures.
The A. B. Freeman School of Business honored more than 1,000 degree candidates at its spring 2023 undergraduate and graduate diploma ceremonies. This year’s ceremonies took place on Friday, May 19, in the Avron B. Fogelman Arena in Devlin Fieldhouse on Tulane’s uptown campus.