Entrepreneurship

Ceres, the plant protein cereal startup co-founded by Tulane MBA student Rich Simmerman (MBA ’24), has been named one of 13 national finalists in the AWS University Startup Competition.

The Freeman School climbed three spots to No. 46 nationally and No. 9 in the South in the latest Princeton Review rankings of the top graduate schools for entrepreneurship studies.

Jacob Landry (MBA ’13), founder and president of Urban South Brewery, and Cameron Verhaal, assistant professor of management, joined host Rich Collins to discuss the business of beer for Episode 126 of Biz Talks, the Biz New Orleans podcast.

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.

Harry Gestetner (BSM ’22) graduated in May, with four successful years at Tulane University behind him, which included launching Fanfix, the tech startup he created less than a year earlier. Last month, he sold it for eight figures.