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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.

This fall, alumni from the Stern Executive-in-Residence and Alumn

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.

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.

This October, the Stern Food & Wine Alumni Group gathered for its highly-anticipated event, Taste of Stern!

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

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

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.

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. 

From an executive role at Edward Jones to running her own business as an executive and leadership coach, Liz Powitzy (MBA '20), CEO and Owner of 212 Degrees, shares the ups and downs of being an entrepreneur, how she spends her time volunteering and giving back, her passion for helping others suc