Freeman News

Mark Brown (MBA '90), president and CEO of the Sazerac Co., discussed the company's growth into one of the top five spirits companies in the world as the Tulane Business Forum's luncheon keynote speaker.Mark Brown, president and CEO of…

Celebrating the start of the $35 million renovation and expansion of Tulane University’s A. B. Freeman School of Business were, left to right, Board of Tulane Chair Darryl Berger, board member E. Pierce Marshall Jr., Tulane President…

Juggling athletics and academics proves to be a packed schedule for many collegiate student-athletes. For former Tulane deep snapper Michael Lizanich, however, there's another world of responsibilities. Lizanich is the proud owner and…

The president and CEO of the Sazerac Co., the largest producer of distilled spirits in the United States, and the head of the GE Foundation highlight an impressive list of speakers lined up for the 37th annual Tulane Business Forum.…

U.S. Senate candidate Derrick Edwards, with "Today" show co-host Hoda Kotb, left, and his mother, Madeline Edwards, at Tulane University's 2016 Unified Commencement Ceremony.Winning a seat in Congress is a steep challenge for any…

For the sixth straight year, the Financial Times has ranked the Master of Finance program at Tulane University's A. B. Freeman School of Business as one of the best in the world. The Freeman School’s MFIN program was ranked 43rd…

Sherif Ebrahim, director of entrepreneurship and innovation education at the Freeman School, said recent residential development along Upper Canal Street has led to the need for additional amenities like restaurants and shopping.The…

Ira Solomon, center left, dean of the A. B. Freeman School of Business, welcomed former Dean Meyer Feldberg, center right, to the business school on Wednesday (June 8). Also greeting Feldberg were former Deans Angelo DeNisi, left, and…

Brian Burns is chef de cuisine at Pêche Seafood Grill, which in 2014 was named Best New Restaurant in American. (Photo by Paula Burch-Celentano)After growing up in Darien, Illinois, and his first year of college at DePaul University in…

Freeman student Carlos Wilson (BSM/MACCT '16) delivers the student address at Tulane University's Unified Commencement Ceremony, which took place in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on Saturday, May 14. (Photo by Paula Burch-Celentano)Over…

Angelo DeNisi has been named the 2016 recipient of the Herbert Heneman Jr. Award for Career Achievement from the Human Resources Division of the Academy of Management.Angelo DeNisi, the Albert Harry Cohen Chair of Business…

Freeman School student Carlos Wilson (BSM/MACCT '16) will represent the Class of 2016 at Tulane University's Unified Commencement Ceremony on May 14. (Photo by Paula Burch-Celentano)Before Carlos Wilson (BSM/MACCT ’16) graduates from…

Hamilton Beard explains his group's billboard during a presentation before representatives of the Greater New Orleans Sports Foundation and his fellow classmates in management communications (MCOM 3010). (Photo by Ryan Rivet)During the…

Ira Solomon, the Debra and Rick Rees Professor of Business, has accepted reappointment for a second five-year term as dean of the A. B. Freeman School of Business at Tulane University. Ira Solomon has been reappointed to a second term…

Chris Sloas, left, a 2015 graduate of the Tulane School of Science and Engineering, is congratulated by Stephanie Kleehammer, director of outreach and communications with the Lepage Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, after…

The A. B. Freeman School of Business at Tulane University honored real estate developers Chris Papamichael (BSM ’96) and Matt Schwartz (BSM ’99) as Tulane Distinguished Entrepreneurs of the Year and educator Caroline Roemer as Tulane…

From the App Store and Airbnb to Uber, Xbox and eBay, platform businesses — firms that use technology-based platforms to connect buyers and sellers — are revolutionizing the way people live, work and play. A new book by Geoffrey G.…

An MBA team representing Tulane University's A. B. Freeman School of Business earned second-place honors in the 20th annual Rolanette and Berdon Lawrence Finance Case Competition.MBA teams from Washington University in St. Louis,…

Irwin D. Simon has some simple advice for students: Don’t listen to advice. Irwin D. Simon, president and CEO of the Hain Celestial Group, shared insights about his career and the natural foods industry as this year's R. W. Freeman…

A team of Master of Finance students from Tulane University's A. B. Freeman School of Business won third-place honors at this year’s Texas Investment Portfolio Symposium (TIPS) Portfolio Managers Competition. Freeman's TIPS team…

Charan Bagga's article "The Metrics That Marketers Muddle," co-authored with Neil Bendle, assistant professor of marketing at the University of Western Ontario's Ivey Business School, has been accepted for publication in the spring…

Tulane University will launch a major expansion of the A. B. Freeman School of Business this spring to meet surging enrollment, enhance industry-leading programming and provide new, state-of-the-art learning spaces for the next…

Tulane University’s A. B. Freeman School of Business has announced the six teams that will compete in the semifinal round of the 2016 Tulane Business Model Competition. The 2016 Tulane Business Model Competition will award over $40,…

Irwin D. SimonIrwin D. Simon, president and chief executive officer of Hain Celestial Group, will deliver the 2016 R. W. Freeman Distinguished Lecture on Wednesday, March 16, at 5 p.m. in the Lavin-Bernick Center’s Qatar Ballroom on…

Capstone New Orleans began as a nonprofit that grows food on vacant lots in the Lower 9th Ward and distributes it to people in need at little or no cost, but founder David Young soon got the sweet idea to begin selling honey (he’s also…