When Norwegian corporations come knocking on Eli Sætersmoen’s door, they don’t always get in. “I say ‘no’ to a company unless it can demonstrate that it is always thinking of how to be better, how to be really open to change,” she says. “I want to make sure I can influence results.” more »
When Don Wilson retired from J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. in 2006, he offered his colleagues a list of “verities in risk management.” They were precepts such as “hubris is destructive,” “complex risk is best described with plain language,” “objective advice to our clients means that sound judgment and measured restraint are more important than profitability,” and “liquidity is abundant until it is not.” more »
Bright blue skies, balmy temperatures, and the beautiful fall foliage provided a perfect backdrop for Reunion 2008. More than 400 alums and their families descended on campus for a long weekend relaxing and reconnecting. Events included games and adventures for the children, a fun run and stroller walk, golf outings, tours of the new Achtmeyer, Raether, and Pineau-Valencienne halls, wine and cheese receptions, a Reunion cookout, a buffet dinner at Stell Hall, and fine dining, by class, off campus. Many attendees also took advantage of their access to Tuck faculty by participating in Osman TALL classes, and networked at an alumni panel that explored “Living with Intention: How to Get the Life you Want. more »
Shanghai was the place to be in December, says T’03 Louie Cheng, with three Tuck Global Consultancy teams working on projects for Wal-Mart, Wicor, and Lumigen, and six students attending Cleantech Forum Shanghai. With so many Tuckies converging on China’s most populous city, the school held a dinner-and-drinks social that drew 33 students and alums. Joining event organizer and Shanghai resident Cheng (far left) are ’09s Eric Morales, Jessica Liu, Ella Witcher, Rob Pascal, and Jessica Gunter, as well as T’00 Phong Nguyen. more »
Tuck Annual Giving 2008 shattered all previous alumni giving records, raising $5.9 million in support of Tuck’s current and future programs, while establishing a 67.5 percent alumni participation rate—more than twice the average giving rate of other business schools ranked in the top 10. At the class level, three reunion-year classes—’73, ’78, and ’83—exceeded the TAG giving record of $250,000. Members of all Reunion classes took time during the festivities in Hanover in October to pose for photos and “present” their gifts to the school. Pictured are members of the class of 1983, the top giving class, presenting a ceremonial check for $464,910 to Dean Paul Danos.more »
