Mark Luschini ’80
alumnifocus Sharing the Gannon Experience For Gannon alumnus Mark Luschini ’80, success stems from a combination of the experiences and relationships he holds and how he applies these to his outlook on life and on his career. As Chief Investment Strategist for Janney Montgomery Scott and President of Janney Capital Management, Luschini traveled a unique road to arrive in the finance and management world he is now in. Beginning his studies at Gannon in pre-medicine, Luschini ultimately graduated with a degree in psychology, which he says he is able to apply to his career today through analyzing behavioral financial trends. He also attended Gannon for his graduate degree, earning a Master’s in Business Administration. Bridging the two backgrounds in his day-to-day work, Luschini develops the firms’ guidance strategies and suggestions that are presented to clients, and handles various fiscal management duties. As a global investor he also emphasizes the importance of being knowledgeable about the world around him as crucial to his field.
“With global activity today being fungible, it moves very quickly and seamlessly across the world,” said Luschini. “If you aren’t tied into global macroeconomics and geopolitical tensions that exist today, you might walk away and say, ‘Why does that have anything to do with me?’ The idea that something that happens across the world has no impact [in the U.S.] is archaic.” While Luschini’s experiences throughout his career have been vast, he claims that his proudest moment is to hold the role of investment strategist for about 20 years before also including asset management into his role, substantially growing the firms’ investment results. This dual role has allowed him to serve as both practitioner and instructor, which, upon reflection, is a unique means of leading and educating others that he experienced with his professors at Gannon. “Its important to say that it lends credibility,” said Luschini. “I can communicate that what is happening in theory is also happening in the real world.”
Mark Luschini ’80, still relates to his experience at Gannon University through a shared bond with his daughter, and applying teaching techniques he experienced from his past professors to his career today. By applying his past experiences at Gannon and in his field to his current position, Luschini has been able to grow as an individual and in his career. According to Luschini, however, this growth and success would not be what it is today if it were not for his wife and children. “My motivation that drove me to do what it is I do, was getting married and having a family,” he said. Luschini is the father of four children, one of whom is a current Gannon senior. “It’s allowed me to relive the whole Gannon scene,” he said. “That was another proud moment for me.”
“My motivation that drove me to do what it is I do, was getting married and having a family.”
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His daughter Corinna Luschini, political science major and scholarship swimmer, said, “Sharing my Gannon experience with my dad has brought us closer together than if I would have gone to any of the other schools I was applying to at the time. I’m happy I chose Gannon because it makes me proud to say that my dad also went here.”