Freeman News

Jane Gasdaska, general manager, US Product Supply & Distribution, for Phillips 66 Commercial, delivered a morning keynote presentation on managing teams as part of this year's Freeman Energy Expo.Students from the Freeman School’s…

Dean Ira Solomon is pleased to announce the following appointments to the faculty of the A. B. Freeman School of Business at Tulane University for the 2016-17 academic year. Gus De Franco, professor of accounting,…

Beginning in January, users of S&P Capital IQ will be able to access Burkenroad Reports, the Freeman School's acclaimed equity research program.S&P Global Market Intelligence, a leading provider of research, data and analytics…

Zeigham Khokher’s paper “The Information Content of a Nonlinear Macro-Finance Model for Commodity Prices,” co-authored with Timothy Simin of Pennsylvania State University and Saqib Khan of the University of Regina, has been accepted…

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…

Venkat Subramaniam's paper "Impact of Financial Leverage on the Incidence and Severity of Product Failures: Evidence from Product Recalls" has been accepted for publication in The Review of Financial Studies. The paper was co-…

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…

Elliot Davis, coordinator of research with AACSB International, highlighted the Freeman School's Burkenroad Reports program in a recent blog posting about experiential learning in finance programs. Davis praised the program, which is…

Yinliang "Ricky" Tan’s paper "Strategic Analysis of the Agency Model for Digital Goods" has been accepted for publication in Production and Operations Management (POM). The paper was co-authored with Janice Carrillo, associate…

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…

Jennifer Merluzzi, assistant professor of management at Tulane University's A. B. Freeman School of Business, is interviewed in the June 2016 issue of Harvard Business Review about her research on specialization among MBA students…

Shuhua Sun’s paper “What Does It Take to Break the Silence in Teams: Authentic Leadership or Proactive Followership?” has been accepted for publication in Applied Psychology: An International Review. The paper was co-authored…

On Thursday (May 12), the Freeman School's David Lesmond, associate professor of finance, spoke with Garland Robinette, host of WWL-AM's Think Tank, about hedge fund manager salaries. There are 11,000 hedge funds and I would venture to…

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…

Robert Prilmeier’s paper “Why Do Loans Contain Covenants? Evidence from Lending Relationships” has been accepted for publication in the Journal of Financial Economics. In addition, his paper “Why Does Fast Loan Growth Predict Poor…

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…