Alumni News, October 2024

Khaled El-Ahmad (’05 MBA) has been selected by Minnesota United as its next Sporting Director and Chief Soccer Officer. El-Ahmad has over 15 years of experience in soccer, working in both the United States and Europe as well as Scandinavia. …

Delta Sigma Pi Chapter Wins National Awards

The UW-Milwaukee’s Delta Sigma Pi chapter, Xi-Chi, continues to demonstrate its excellence nationally, securing three prominent awards that highlight their leadership, service, and alumni network connections. Competing with over 300 chapters nationwide, Xi-Chi received these awards at the October National …

Navigating the Trade-Offs: Proprietary Costs and Equity Financing

In the world of finance, companies are constantly faced with decisions that involve balancing risk, competition, and growth. One such decision revolves around equity financing, where businesses must choose how and when to raise money by selling shares. This choice …

Reimagining Development: Possible Lessons from India

Dr. Raghuram G. Rajan, the Katherine Dusak Miller Distinguished Service Professor of Finance at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and former Governor of the Reserve Bank of India, recently spoke at the Lubar College of Business’ Bradley …

UWM athletes winning in the classroom too

UWM student athletes excel even when they’re not competing. The UWM women’s tennis team recently received the Horizon League’s Raise Your Sights award for 2023-2024, an honor given to the top academic women’s and men’s teams based on combined grade …

Investment Students Take Their Classroom to Wall Street

G. Kevin Spellman, David O. Nicholas Director of Investment Management and Professor of Practice in Finance, is laser focused on providing his students in the highly-regarded Investment Management Certificate Program with a wide range of hands-on learning experiences. Throughout the …

Alumni Profile: Northwestern Mutual’s Clarissa Ortiz

Clarissa Ortiz (’11 MBA) gravitates towards business challenges that bring together technical and creative elements. As Vice President of Risk Product Growth and Market Intelligence at Northwestern Mutual, she finds herself right at that intersection of data and strategy. Ortiz …

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