Worth It

From the Fall 2009 edition of Vanderbilt Business

Lucy Davis Haynes, MBA’88, meant for her sales job to be something of a timeout, a way to keep her hand in the business game as she relocated to Nashville while pregnant with twins. Seventeen years later she is still … Continued

Signature Style

From the Spring 2009 edition of Vanderbilt Business

James Hoffman James Hoffman, MBA’83, has spent more than 25 years in the health care industry. Today he is Senior Vice President of Signature Hospital Corp., based in Houston. In the course of his career, Hoffman has developed definite opinions … Continued

The Right Tools

From the Spring 2009 edition of Vanderbilt Business

Hugh Tanner Hugh Tanner, MBA’85, is Managing Director in the Fixed Income Banking Group at Morgan Keegan & Co. Inc. in Nashville. He credits Owen with teaching him how to think critically and creatively. Those skills led him to create the … Continued

From a Smile to a Grin

From the Spring 2009 edition of Vanderbilt Business

Polo Romero If anyone understands the changing face of America, it’s Polo Romero, MBA’02. In the decade since studying at Owen, the Mexico native has witnessed not only a boom in the Hispanic population of the United States but also … Continued

Watershed Moment

From the Spring 2009 edition of Vanderbilt Business

Jeff Recker Jeff Recker, MBA’08, can point to the moment when environmental issues became personal to him. It was Labor Day weekend,and the creek that runs through his backyard in West Nashville suddenly began filling up with dead fish. As … Continued

A Piece on Peace

From the Fall 2008 edition of Vanderbilt Business

A 2,500-year-old text called The Art of War may strike some as an unlikely source of advice for today’s business leaders, but Thomas Huynh, EMBA’04, believes that there are valuable lessons to be learned from Sun Tzu’s masterpiece. Huynh has recently penned … Continued

An Investment in Experience

From the Fall 2008 edition of Vanderbilt Business

Leverage. The power to get things done. That’s how Dave Marchese, BE’95, MBA’00, views his experience at Owen and his ability to switch careersfrom engineering to finance. Currently a Vice President at Haddington Ventures, a Houston-based private equity fund focused … Continued

SIRIUS Business

From the Fall 2008 edition of Vanderbilt Business

If you are a SIRIUS Satellite Radio subscriber, then you are likely benefiting from savvy strategy developed by award-winning marketing veteran and Owen alumna, Vance LaVelle, EMBA’91. As a Senior Vice President, she is helping SIRIUS grow its subscriber base through … Continued

Banking Is in Her Blood

From the Fall 2008 edition of Vanderbilt Business

When asked what put her on the career path to her current position as CEO of Citizens First Bank in Bowling Green, Ky., Mary Cohron, EMBA’88, points to two pivotal factors: family and the Owen School. Cohron’s predilection for banking comes … Continued