Recent Alumni Events

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NYU Stern Alumni Council Welcomes Incoming Members to Drive Impact and Connection

The NYU Stern Alumni Council is the heart of Stern’s alumni network, proudly representing the interests of a vibrant community of over 130,000 alumni worldwide.


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Frank Dejonckheere (MBA ’00)

Fueled by Finance: Frank Dejonckheere’s (MBA ’00) Passion for Analysis Takes Him From M&A to His Own London-Based Hedge Fund

Frank Dejonckheere (MBA ’00) shares his favorite course at NYU Stern, how his hard-working early years at Citigroup in M&A set him up for success, plus his passion for languages and why he visits Belgium so often.


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A Talent for Networking Lands Maxine Rusbasan (MBA ’21) at a Dream Job

Maxine Rusbasan (MBA ’21) shares how Stern helped her pivot from entertainment media to private equity at Pophouse, what she uses social media for, and what the legacy artists KISS, ABBA and Cyndi Lauper all have in common.


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Charting a Path in Venture Capital: Ryan Piela (MBA ’18) Talks About His Journey to Estée Lauder's Venture Arm

Ryan Piela (MBA ’18) shares how he broke into the competitive world of venture capital, how Stern helped him along the way, and what motivates him to be a Stern corporate ambassador and member of the Alumni Council.


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Debra-Ellen Glickstein seated with students at NY Stock Exchange

An Audacious Program: Stern Alumni Pave the Way for an Equitable College Savings Revolution in NYC

Debra-Ellen Glickstein (MBA '12) and Nicole Perry (BS '01) share how their Stern education and commitment to social impact has helped them lead a groundbreaking initiative providing every New York City public school kindergartener with a college savings account, fostering financial equity and com


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Chavon Sutton (MBA ’12)

A Vision for Engagement

Stern alumna Chavon Sutton (MBA ’12), senior investment director in the Sustainable & Impact Investing Research Group at Cambridge Associates, discusses the motivation behind launching the Stern Corporate Ambassadors (SCA) program and highlights its importance in fostering st


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Building a Career in Tech with a Strategic but Open Mindset

Earl Fitzhugh (MBA '12) offers up life lessons on achieving outsized outcomes, what motivated his move from McKinsey to Microsoft, his advice on managing a career, plus one of his unexpected favorite Stern experiences and why he’s so involved as an alum. 


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Powering the Future: How Joanna Patsalis (MBA '19) Turned a Problem into a Startup Revolutionizing Energy

Joanna Patsalis (MBA '19) shares how she launched her entrepreneurial journey while at Stern, the secret to building a successful startup, and how her MBA paid off big time.