Driehaus College of Business alumna Natalie Jaresko (BUS ’87), an American-Ukrainian investment banker who served as Minister of Finance of Ukraine from 2014-2016, returned to DePaul this spring to deliver an impassioned address about the war-torn Eastern European nation. Jaresko was the keynote speaker at the 15th Annual Consular Corps Luncheon, hosted by The Grace…
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Major Gift Creates Emerging Company Program at DePaul University
Errol R. Halperin and his wife, Libby, support startups launched by students, alumni and others DePaul University alumnus Errol R. Halperin (BUS ’64, JD ’67), and his wife, Libby Halperin, made a major gift to the university at the end of last year to create a new business entrepreneurship program. Mr. Halperin is a retired…
From Inspiration to Innovation: A Q&A with Serial Entrepreneur Russ Gottesman (MBA ’11)
Entrepreneur Russ Gottesman’s first venture, CommuterAds, began as a business idea he pitched to win the 2008 New Venture Challenge, an annual student competition for aspiring business founders sponsored by DePaul’s Coleman Entrepreneurship Center. Today, Gottesman (MBA ’11) is CEO of CommuterAds, a Dayton, Ohio-based business that has placed more than $25 million in audio…
Alumnus Helps Students Learn the Power of Social Media Marketing
DePaul business alumnus Marshall Hamilton may have graduated eight years ago, but he’s still making an impact in the classroom. “Marshall has been a kind of silent hero in bringing Sprout to students,” says Chris Hjorth, a marketing instructor at the Driehaus College of Business. “This is a unique opportunity students are getting, to be able…
DePaul, Business Leaders and Alumni Host Diversity Discussions
The Driehaus College of Business hosted several thought-provoking virtual events in 2021 that brought together business leaders, alumni and the DePaul community to explore issues involving diversity, equity and inclusion in business. DePaul President A. Gabriel Esteban, PhD, and Malik Murray (BUS ’96, MBA ’04) hosted a fireside chat with Ariel Investments founder, Chairman, Co-CEO…
Alumna Alex White Bridges the Music-Business Gap
As industry leaders, it’s our responsibility to learn all of the Vincentian, ethical lessons that I feel DePaul does a really good job at emphasizing in the MBA program—that people in money decisions aren’t just data.” — Miss Alex White (BUS ’07) In 2008, Miss Alex White (BUS ’07) made a pact with her…
DePaul Business Student Launches Face Mask Company During COVID-19
DePaul business student Lauren Pingad launched Fashion Masks, a high-quality protective mask venture, in April 2018 with her mother Hui Nye, a draper technician at DePaul’s Theatre School, to help people during the COVID-19 global pandemic. Pingad, who is studying management and entrepreneurship at the Driehaus College of Business, oversees the operations and marketing while…
DePaul MBA Alumnus and Professor Collaborate to Release Jazz CD
Nov. 18 marks the U.S. release date for “Bella Vita,” a gypsy jazz CD that is the culmination of a unique musical collaboration between Dario Napoli, an Italian musician and DePaul MBA alumnus, and Steven Briggs, DePaul business professor emeritus and founder of Blue Night Records, a jazz/Americana music label. In this Q&A, Napoli and…
Business Students Spread Financial Literacy in the Community
Students in James Valentine’s “Exploring and Sharing Financial Literacy” course aren’t just learning the fundamentals of financial literacy, they’re teaching it to community-based organizations in Chicago who want to share these skills with their communities. A visit to one of Valentine’s fall class sessions revealed students and community leaders gathered in groups around the classroom,…
What Census Data Means for DePaul Economists, Housing Researchers and Students
This year the U.S. Census Bureau began the monumental effort of counting the population of the country, starting in January with a remote village in Alaska. This undertaking takes place every 10 years, but the Bureau is active every year, collecting an enormous body of data via monthly surveys to get an ongoing pulse on…
