Members of Kogod Faculty Testify in Front of Congress
According to a press release on the school website, two faculty members from the Kogod School of Business recently testified before Congress in the US House Committee on Small Business and the US Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
Don Williamson, executive director of the Kogod Tax Policy Center, and Caroline Bruckner, executive-in-residence and managing director of the Center, stood before the nation’s lawmakers to discuss tax policy changes that would simplify the overly complex tax burden on small businesses. Continue reading…
Alumni Profile: Rohan Shah, Kogod MBA ’09
Rohan Shah, an alum from American University’s Kogod School of Business, gained great interest in green energy and sustainability while earning his MBA. Through his studies and experiences he deduced that it’s not possible to have a growing economy without growing resources.
“Climate change is a big issue that a lot of us recognized a long time ago. We have to look at climate change in a real way,” said Shah in an article on the Kogod website. Continue reading…
Kogod’s Second Professional MBA Cohort Takes the Classroom to Brazil
Prospective MBAs in the Kogod School of Business Professional MBA cohort spent a portion of their 27-month program make connections outside of the DC metro. After months of planning and preparing, the cohort, the second in the program’s history, departed for one of South America’s most emerging markets, Brazil, for an eight-day international stay.
“The overarching goal of the program is for students to learn and understand how business is conducted in a developing economy,” said Jolie Roetter, Kogod’s director of global learning, in a news article on the Kogod website. Continue reading…
Kogod MBA Alumni Honored By School’s Dean
Last month, the Kogod School of Business’ Dean Erran Carmel recognized philanthropic alumni for their community service at the school’s annual Dean’s Dinner. The 2015 Community Leadership Award was presented to Chris Donatelli, MBA ’91, which honors an alumnus exhibiting exemplary leadership skills to make a positive impact in the community.
Donatelli was given this award based off his tireless commitment to some of the DC Metro’s most neglected neighborhoods. As president of Donatelli Development, he has forged strong partnerships with the District and WMATA to spur transit-oriented developments in lower income areas. Continue reading…
Annual Kogod Case Competition Takes a Look at Uber
The 23rd Annual Kogod School of Business Case Competition tasked more than 150 participating students with developing a strategy to continue to grow upon the recent success of ridesharing company Uber in Washington, D.C. over the next five years. Proposed ideas ranged from instituting customer rewards systems to branching into new customer bases.
“The prompt was definitely geared toward creating an effective marketing strategy,” said Ina Bonnier, one of the competitors. “That was probably the most challenging for me as a numbers person.” Continue reading…
Ronnie Mervis Speaks at Kogod As Part of CEO Leadership Speaker Series
On January 21, Ronnie Mervis, Co-Founder and CEO of Mervis Diamond Importers, spoke at The Kogod School of Business as part of the Alan Meltzer CEO Leadership Speaker Series, speaking on “Reflections on the Diamond World: Reality or Perception?” The talk also kicked off Kogod’s Diamond Anniversary, a celebration of Kellogg’s 60 years educating future business leaders. Continue reading…
