Emilia Dimenco President and CEO Women’s Business Development Center, Chicago (BUS ’80, MBA ’83) Opportunity is the first step to independence” The plan for Emilia DiMenco’s life may sound familiar to the children of working-class immigrants: hard work and a college degree would be the path to a better life for the next generation. Growing…

By Hal Conick In Chicago’s competitive finance industry, connections are everything. The power of connection is apparent as soon as one walks into the DePaul University Driehaus College of Business. A row of pictures, known as the Finance Hall of Fame, are on display just outside of DePaul’s finance department. Students can look to notable…

Faculty who Shape Business Theory and Practice Through Research By Lori Ferguson Driehaus College of Business professors are not only educators, but also thought leaders whose research discoveries wield influence beyond the readership of the top academic journals that publish their work. They apply their research to classroom lessons, empowering students to turn theory into…

By Lori Ferguson Associate Professor of Management Alyssa Westring’s work-life balance classes attract students across the business management spectrum. “Students often tell me that they’ve decided to pursue a double major in their discipline and in management because they believe it’s equally important to understand the psychological aspects of business,” Westring says. “They realize they’re…

By Lori Ferguson It’s not surprising that when people are in the hospital, they’re focused not only on being cared for in a service sense—they want to feel cared for in every sense. “Patients don’t separate ‘care and cure.’ They see the experience as a holistic one,” says Assistant Professor of Marketing Andrew Gallan. It’s…

By Lori Ferguson Misty Johanson is driven and passionate in what she does, and this is reflected in the growth and innovation of the school she directs as well as her research. “I’m incredibly passionate about every aspect of our industry. I start each day motivated by the desire to make the industry the best…

By Lori Ferguson When it comes to white-collar criminals, says Associate Professor of Accountancy Kelly Richmond Pope, the typical response is, “It’s them, not me. I’m a good person. I would never do anything like that.” Pope has made a name for herself in the field of forensic accounting by revealing the truth—nearly anyone can…

By Lori Ferguson Whether the subject is urban economic development or education economics, Professor of Economics William Sander is fascinated by the forces at work beneath the surface. Why do some people choose to settle in big cities rather than in the suburbs? What is the correlation between college major, earning power and the place…

By Lori Ferguson As one of the nation’s foremost scholars on real estate economics, finance and investment, Professor James Shilling has a bird’s-eye view of the real estate field. There’s one thing about which he’s certain: in the last 20 years, things have gotten a lot more complicated. As part of his appointment, Shilling leads…

By Lori Ferguson Before he earned his PhD in finance, David McLean worked for a year as a stockbroker. Looking back, he says it was an eye-opening experience. “It’s really easy to trick yourself into thinking you know things that you don’t,” McLean observes. “As an example, when I began investing, I thought that I…