Freeman News

Ventures with strong connections to Tulane University and the A. B. Freeman School of Business were big winners in last week’s 2012 New Orleans Entrepreneur Week, an event highlighting the city’s thriving startup community. Companies…

Tulane’s Office of Social Entrepreneurship Initiatives, with support from the Freeman School’s Levy-Rosenblum Institute for Entrepreneurship, produced this video for Entrepreneur Week to highlight how Tulane's social entrepreneurs and…

The mutual fund based in part on the Freeman School’s Burkenroad Reports investment research program recently celebrated its 10-year anniversary with a pair of prestigious honors. Peter Ricchiuti says the performance of the Hancock…

Sherif A. Ebrahim, adjunct professor of management, strategy and entrepreneurship, will be honored at the White House on Wednesday, March 7, as an entrepreneurial mentor and “Champion of Change.” Ebrahim is one of 11 individuals from…

Dave Wilson, president and CEO of the Graduate Management Admission Council, is the newest member of the Business School Council, the primary advisory board of the A. B. Freeman School of Business at Tulane University. Dave WilsonGMAC…

John Veihmeyer, chair and CEO of the global accounting firm KPMG, has some advice for anyone interested in knowing what’s really going on in the world. “Don’t believe anything you hear on CNBC or MSNBC,” Veihmeyer told students at the…

During a speaking engagement at Tulane University yesterday, KPMG Chairman and CEO John Veihmeyer announced plans to establish the KPMG LLP Professorship in Accounting at the A. B. Freeman School of Business. During a speaking…

Four Freeman School Master of Finance students beat out teams from more than 25 universities to take home the top honors at the inaugural Wall St. Training Valuation Competition. The contest, sponsored by Wall St. Training, a provider…

If there was an overriding theme at this year’s Burkenroad Symposium, “Taming the Dragon: The Ethics of Doing Business in the World of Social Media,” panelist David Vinjamuri summed it up best. Burkenroad Institute Director Adrienne…

Studies have shown fast-food calorie postings do little to deter diners from overeating. A better approach may be for restaurants to simply ask consumers if they’d like smaller portions, according to new research by a Freeman School…

Now that it’s easier than ever for companies to engage their customers via social media, it’s also easier than ever to get burned in 140 characters or less. Just ask Bank of America, Netflix, Kenneth Cole or any other famous brands who…

A team of Freeman School students traveled to New York in December and came away with third-place honors at the 2011 University Trading Challenge. Freeman students Trevor Plath, Mario Cano, Savanna Speciale and Edward Hall, left to…

Tom Connor (MBA ’12) has worked on a lot of consulting projects but probably none as simultaneously inspiring and sobering as the one he recently undertook for CILSA, an Argentinean nonprofit dedicated to helping at-risk children and…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Nov. 21, 2011Contact: Ben Haimowitz212-233-6170HHaimowitz@aol.comNew Orleans – When it was reported recently…

Beta Gamma Sigma inductees Margaret Burdeno (BSM/MACCT ’12), Rachel Schneider (BSM/MACCT ’12), Jacqueline Lee (BSM/MACCT ’12) and Sally Horton (BSM/MACCT ’12).The Tulane chapter of Beta Gamma Sigma, the international honor society…

The Freeman School executive MBA program moved up a spot in the latest Financial Times ranking of the world’s top executive MBA programs. In the latest Financial Times ranking of executive MBA programs, the Freeman School’s…

So it turns out there’s a reason why you could never throw out that wobbly old bookcase you put together in college. Call it the Ikea effect. Assistant Professor of Marketing Daniel Mochon says consumers tend to value self-made…

The ideas presented spanned everything from urban farms to educational wetlands trips to an online crowdsourcing program to support underprivileged students, but in the end, it was an innovative approach to health care that captured…

John M. Trapani III has been appointed as the new head of executive education at Tulane University’s A. B. Freeman School of Business. John M. Trapani III, professor of economics and Streiffer Chair in International Finance, will serve…

This year’s Tulane Business Forum focused on growth through innovation and collaboration, and according to a panel of New Orleans economic development officials, the city’s remarkable rise in a host of national business rankings—…

For the sixth consecutive year, Tulane University’s A. B. Freeman School of Business has been recognized as one of the top 25 schools in the country for graduate entrepreneurship education. The Princeton Review ranks the Freeman…

Timothy G. Massad, assistant secretary for financial stability with the Department of the Treasury, will discuss lessons of the 2008 financial crisis as this year’s first Freeman Distinguished Speaker in Finance. Timothy G.…

Dean Ira Solomon is pleased to announce the following promotions and appointments to the faculty at the A. B. Freeman School of Business for the 2011-12 academic year. Sheri Tice, professor of finance, has been named the A. B. Freeman…

Five Freeman School alumni are among the honorees in the 2011 DiversityMBA Magazine Top 100 Under 50 Diverse Executive & Emerging Leaders. Compiled by DiversityMBA Magazine, the list recognizes exceptional minority and…

This fall, energy and trading professionals will be able to immerse themselves in the latest electronic trading tools and test their skills using the most realistic trading simulations available as three of the leading names in energy…