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Maria Velissaris

Maria Toler Velissaris (MBA ’09) is Fulfilling Her Destiny by Investing in Startup Ventures

Maria Toler Velissaris (MBA '09) is a serial entrepreneur, venture capitalist, and founder/managing partner of SteelSky Ventures, which focuses on companies that are working toward improving access, care, and outcomes in women’s healthcare.

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Savanna Riley (MBA '19) Shares Her Insights on the Future of In-Person Shopping and Her Role at Macy’s

Program: Fashion & Luxury MBA
Company: Macy’s
Role: Senior Strategy Lead
Industry: Retail, Luxury
 

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Tara Zedayko

Two MBA Alumnae Team Up To Launch a Pet Tech Company

Tara Zedayko (MBA ‘14)
Program:
Langone MBA 
Role: Co-founder and CEO, DIG Labs
Industry: pet health, entrepreneur, AI

Jessica Chu (MBA ‘16) 
Program:
Full-time MBA

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Steven Dallas

Steven Dallas (PhD '18) Shares What He Loved About His Time at NYU Stern and What Ultimately Motivated Him to Become a Lawyer


Steven Dallas (PhD '18) shares how his research insights into calorie labeling on menus impacts consumer’s food choices, what he loved about the Stern PhD community, and what ultimately drew him to pursue a career in law and public justice. 

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Kaedrea Jackson (MBA ‘18), MD, MPH, Shares the Value of Combining Her Medical Background with Business

NYU Stern Program: Executive MBA
Company: Emergency Medicine, Mount Sinai Morningside 
Title: Medical Director
Industry: Healthcare

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Tech and Sustainability Dominate Venture Prizes

At the conclusion of a nine-month competition, NYU’s most promising innovators received startup funding and pro-bono services valued at more than $350,000 in NYU Stern’s annual Entrepreneurs Challenge, organized by the School’s Berkley Center for Entrepreneurship.

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Amplifying Voices: A Candid Conversation about Intersectionality

On November 30, 2020, the NYU Stern Women in Business (SWIB) Alumnae Group, in partnership with the Black & Latinx and LGBTQ+ Alumni Groups, hosted a virtual panel discussion about intersectionality.

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Next-Gen Investors Especially Value ESG

The CEO Investor Forum, a global organization preparing corporate leaders for the next generation of stakeholders, and the NYU Stern Center for Sustainable Business are calling for leading companies to adapt and identify new ways to demonstrate value to investors.

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NYU Stern Launches New BS in Business, Technology and Entrepreneurship for Undergraduate Business Students

In late summer, NYU Stern announced the launch of a new focused undergraduate business degree program in technology and entrepreneurship designed to instill college graduates with an entrepreneurial mindset and business and technology tools to play transformative roles in today’s dynamic and tech-dr