CHAIR Dr. William Frist, Partner, Cressey & CompanyDr. Bill Bates, President and CEO, digiChartJack Bovender Jr., Chairman, HCA Ron Calhoun, President, The Remi Group Rep. Jim Cooper, 5th District, U.S. House of Representatives Richard Cowart, Partner, Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell … Continued
When asked about his role as Global Brand Strategist at Intel Corporation, the world’s leading manufacturer of microprocessors, Bryan Deaner, MBA’93, cannot help but talk about the future. His job, after all, is to look ahead from 18 months to … Continued
This past summer marketing professionals and academics gathered at Owen for the 2010 Advertising and Consumer Psychology Conference, titled “Cracking the Code: How Managers Can Drive Profits by Leveraging Principles of Consumer Psychology.” The conference attendees heard presentations on state-of-the-art … Continued
Recession or not, there is a constant need for public accountants. Likewise there is a need for graduate-level accounting programs to fill this demand. Yet, while many of these programs only seek applicants with undergraduate accounting degrees, Vanderbilt’s yearlong Master … Continued
“Baking is all about chemistry,” says Lindsay Beckner, who co-owns FiddleCakes, a Nashville-based bakery, cafe and catering business that can accommodate box lunches for 30 or cupcakes for 500.
A few years ago Karla Diehl started a nightly ritual of serving tea to her family.
“Do you think it’s possible that he put diesel in the tank instead of petrol?”
Ray Sumner, MBA’10, woke up in a bed with white sheets. He recognized his mother, who was holding his right hand. She had traveled from their family farm on Staten Island to keep vigil at his bedside in Bethesda Naval Hospital.
In 2009 a team of Vanderbilt graduate and undergraduate students visiting rural Bangladesh made a startling observation.
The Vanderbilt Owen Graduate School of Management ranks No. 25 among executive MBA programs in The Wall Street Journal’s new survey of national business schools. On management skills and alumni satisfaction—key components of the overall rankings—Owen is No. 17 and No. 18, respectively.
Read McNamara recently joined the staff at Owen after spending 35 years in the consumer goods industry.
Some of the grandmothers—only in their 50s, but aged by the hardships of living in one of the world’s poorest places—liked the porridge so much that they started dancing, hopping on one foot and then the other, grinning toothless smiles and kicking dust onto their colorful skirts.
“It’s heartbreaking. You walk through these buildings and feel like the soul has been taken out of them.
Read McNamara, MA’76, a seasoned executive who has held senior positions with such Fortune 500 companies as Gillette, Pillsbury, ConAgra, Revlon and Bausch & Lomb, has been appointed Executive Director of the Career Management Center for the Owen School. McNamara … Continued
Amid growing uncertainty about the stability of the European Union, an increasing number of North American companies are looking to capitalize on opportunities in emerging markets. One such market that is particularly attractive is China, but setting up shop there … Continued