Foundations Built at Whitman Helped Equifax CEO Mark Begor Achieve Success When Mark Begor ’80 came to Syracuse University, he had no idea that he would one day be leading 12,000 employees as the CEO of Equifax, a data analytics…
Kreischer Family Fondly Recalls Three Generations of Orange Traditions
Passing along traditions—from supporting Orange basketball to supporting Syracuse University—is a way of life for the Kreischer family, a three-generation University family with deep roots in the Whitman School. Siblings Jennifer Kreischer ’88 and Brian Kreischer ’91—both accounting majors at…
Five Under Five: Ratna Khanduja ‘16
Our Five Under Five column features a Q&A with a Whitman School alumna/alumnus who graduated within the last five years. In this issue, meet Ratna Khanduja ’16, a native of New Delhi who now calls New York City home. Khanduja…
Class of ’20 Grad Overcame Obstacles of Job Seeking in a Pandemic
While students learn many skills during their time at the Whitman School, some of the most important lessons revolve around agility, determination and resiliency—qualities particularly important to those entering the job market in the midst of a tumultuous employment environment.…
Nick Doria Creates Military Scholarship, Credits Whitman Program for Success
A chance encounter with a corporate recruiter set Navy veteran Nick Doria ’74 MBA on to a career that has concluded with a planned gift to the Whitman School. His bequest will establish an endowment providing scholarship assistance for veterans…
Whitman at Work: Online MBA Program Helped Alum to be a “Transformational Leader”
As a packaging engineer for Northrop Grumman, Scott Pickens ’18 MBA always knew he wanted to further his education, but he wasn’t sure if his graduate work should be in applied science or business. During his deliberation, Northrop Grumman placed…
Kimberly Boynton ’13 MBA: Hospital CEO Never Imagined Leading Through a Pandemic
Kimberly Boynton ’13 MBA: Hospital CEO Never Imagined Leading Through a Pandemic When Kimberly Boynton ’13 MBA was studying at the Whitman School, she never imagined that a few years later she would be using some of the skills she…
Alumna Leverages Opportunities to Expand Business, Gain Knowledge in Graduate EEE Program
As a young alumna, Kelsey Davis ’19 (NEW), ’20 M.S. is taking on Los Angeles with her startup and 10 team members. Originally from Atlanta, Georgia, Davis saw an opportunity at Syracuse University to explore her creativity and found the…
From Intern to Manager, Alumna Builds Career at Unilever
Emily Fishman ’12 from Langhorne, Pennsylvania had her life changed by Syracuse University’s Martin J. Whitman School of Management. Not only did she gain skills she needed to be successful working for Unilever, but she also made lifelong memories, close friends and…
Whitman’s Earliest Ph.D. Graduate Reflects on Experience Over 50 Years Later
Eli Seggev ’69 recalls one of his best days at Syracuse University, a story that he claims will forever be imprinted on his brain. Seggev reminisces, “The office of the business school was called Lubin Hall and it was across…
Entrepreneurship Alumnus Takes Advantage of Opportunities
When Michael Smith ‘12 was a student at Syracuse University, the entrepreneurship culture wasn’t nearly as dynamic as it is now. The now integral Blackstone LaunchPad didn’t formally exist at Syracuse. And while entrepreneurship on campus was more underground then,…
From New Delhi to Syracuse, Shubhankar Goel’s ’13 Passion Led Him to Amazon
Even before applying to Syracuse University’s Martin J. Whitman School of Management, Shubhankar Goel `13 knew he was passionate about marketing and meeting new people — and the reason he made the trek to snowy Syracuse, New York from New…
Blazing a Trail, Leaving a Legacy
Luke Pesane was the first in his family to go to college. He graduated from Syracuse University in 1949, after earning a marketing and psychology degree from the School of Business. Now, at 101, he recalled how groundbreaking it was…
This Month’s Alumni of the Week
Our Alumni of the Week for January include two graduates who are part of rotational training programs at Macy’s and IBM, as well as a business development supervisor at The Martin Agency and an analyst at a privately held energy company. Please meet:…
Meet March’s Featured Alumni Entrepreneurs
This month, we are pleased to introduce you to two Whitman alumni entrepreneurs: Russell Suskind ’14 of Tuck, an online mattress retailer Keir Weimer ’11 of the Keir Weimer Team of Select Sotheby’s International Realty
Featured Alumni Entrepreneur: Russell Suskind ’14
Think back to the last time you went mattress shopping. The pain of dealing with pushy sales reps, the huge price tags, the overwhelming number of options. It’s stressful and confusing process similar to buying a used car or ordering…
Featured Alumni Entrepreneur: Keir Weimer ’11
Keir Weimer ’11 is the president and founder of The Keir Weimer Team of Select Sotheby’s International Realty, where he was the number one sales producer in the company in New York State in 2015. The team focuses on connecting…
Alumni Spotlight: Justin Cooper ’09, ’10 M.S.F
Editor’s Note: The following is a reflection by Justin Cooper ’09. ’10 MSF Growing up in a home where we discussed current events and the markets every night at the dinner table, I was exposed to the world of finance at…