Booth’s New Venture Challenge Given Accolades at SXSW
Booth School of Business’ New Venture Challenge (NVC) was named as a top accelerator program in the country at South by Southwest, according to a press release on the business school’s website. Run by the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at Chicago Booth, the program was ranked fourth in research released by the Seed Accelerator Rankings Program, which aims to begin a larger conversation about what makes seed accelerators successful and provide entrepreneurs with a tool to help them decide which seed accelerators are a good match for their startup. Continue reading…
Booth Executive MBAs Participate in The Financial Times MBA Quiz
A team of Executive MBA students from The Booth School of Business participated in the 2nd annual Financial Times MBA Quiz — a fast-paced competition pitting ten business schools against each other for charity. The quiz was moderated by Financial Times Management Editor, Andrew Hill, at the publication’s London office.
According to a press release on the school’s website, the event raised £40,000 for International Rescue Committee, a humanitarian charity that works across the globe on various crises. The participating teams raised £20,000 from combined entry fees, and the UK Government matched the team’s contributions. Continue reading…
Booth Names Clifford Chiu Hong Kong Campus’ Executive-in-Residence
The Booth School of Business has appointed Clifford Chiu as the first Distinguished Executive-in-Residence for the school’s new Hong Kong campus. According to a press release by the University of Chicago, Chiu is a senior adviser at Neuberger Berman Group and at Angelo, Gordon & Co., as well as a non-executive director of Hsin Chong Construction Group and Cambium Learning Group. He retired last year as a partner of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co., where he led capital raising and investor relations for the Asia Pacific region. Continue reading…
New Contributions Double Booth’s New Venture Capital Challenge Award
University of Chicago Booth School of Business students competing in the school’s annual New Venture Challenge (NVC) will be vying for $250,000 in funding after the Pritzker Group and the University of Chicago Innovation Fund donated additional funds to the entrepreneurship program.
“We are excited to offer these additional resources to our aspiring entrepreneurs,” said Ellen Rudnick, executive director of the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation. “This more than doubles last year’s funding awards.” Continue reading…
Booth School Awaiting Approval of New Facility in Asia
Chicago Booth is excited to be carving out a new outpost in Asia. A project to renovate the historic Mount Davis site, which is in the approval process, would create a University of Chicago center fit to house the Chicago Booth Executive MBA Program in Asia. The site, found within dense urban landscape of Hong Kong, would establish a new intellectual hub in one of the world’s fastest-growing economies.
First a little history: Mount Davis served as an artillery battery in the 1930s and after World War II was converted to a mess and clubhouse for British officers. It later served as a government detention facility. Continue reading…
Booth MBAs Take Home First Place Prize at the 2015 Kellogg Biotech & Healthcare Case Competition
A team of Chicago Booth MBA students came took home a $5,000 first-place prize at the 2015 Kellogg Biotech & Healthcare Case Competition at Northwestern University. In additon to the money prize, Team Evidence– made up of Dr. Jonas de Souza, Lindsay Davis, Jason Lipes, and Barry Sandall, all of whom are Booth – also came home with a launch plan that included pricing and forecasting for Amgen’s medication Evolocumab, a newer cholesterol drug under FDA consideration. Continue reading…
