STERNbusiness contents
A publication of New York University Stern School of Business
SPRING 2016
President, New York University 2
Public Offerings
Andrew Hamilton
Speakers, roundtables, and conferences make the Stern campus a hub for thought leadership on business and the economy
Dean, NYU Stern School of Business Peter Henry
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Meet Alison Mass
25Years
8 Questions for Stern’s new chair of the Board of Overseers
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Dean, Undergraduate College Geeta Menon
An Anniversary Worth Celebrating Undergraduate College Dean Geeta Menon reflects on 25 years and counting at Stern
Dean of Business and Engineering for NYU Shanghai and Vice Dean for Global and Executive Programs
11 Feature Story: A View from the Top Stern alumnae have a long tradition of leadership By Marilyn Harris
Eitan Zemel
18 Leading Indicators
Chair, Board of Overseers
Morgan Stanley Chairman and CEO James Gorman talks about his work and life
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20 Stern in the City 20 Jess Levin is deeply engaged with her website for top vendors in the wedding industry By Carolyn Ritter 22 Matt and Nadine Abramcyk share an entrepreneurial spark By Niamh Roberts
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24 What Makes People Tick? The answers will enlighten marketers and managers By Marilyn Harris
Beth Murray
Assistant Dean for Development
Executive Director of Alumni Relations Sarah Marchitto
25 Existential Inflection Points People make life-changing decisions when confronting the march of time By Adam Alter and Hal Hershfield
Editor, STERNbusiness Marilyn Harris
Managing Editors, STERNbusiness
26 Power and Voice in the Workplace Why employees stay silent, even when trouble is looming By Elizabeth Morrison, Kelly See, and Caitlin Pan
Lisa Draho, Kayla Kahn, Rika Nazem, and Carolyn Ritter
Contributing Writers
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29 Prospectus Stern welcomes 10 new faculty members; noteworthy faculty papers, awards, and honors
32 Peer to Peer
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Chief Marketing Officer
Emily Lew
24 Office Hours – Faculty Research
27 Lost in the Moment When consumers connect emotionally By Tom Meyvis and Jane Ebert
Alison Mass
Anna Christensen, Kimberly Couzens, Erin Potter, Niamh Roberts, and Amanda Testani
Design Anne Sliwinski
Student Life in Washington Square and Beyond: undergraduates employ design thinking to eat healthier; MS in Business Analytics students score for the San Antonio Spurs; MBAs travel far afield to help launch the first national park in the United Arab Emirates
35 Alumni Relations The 15th annual alumni holiday fête draws more than 1,000 merrymakers to the Met; 30,000 far-flung grads stay connected through regional and global programs; Reunion 2015, a day of workshops and panels, is capped by dinner and dancing at the Waldorf
40 Class Notes
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48 Past Performance What 25 years of financial history looked like from the front of the classroom By Professor Emeritus Richard Sylla
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