University at Buffalo School of Management

Buffalo Business 23 2 Address changes and other correspondence can be sent by email to mgt-editor@buffalo.edu or by completing the enclosed business reply card. Telephone inquiries can be made at 716-645-2833. Editorial offices are located at the University at Buffalo School of Management, 160 Jacobs Management Center, Buffalo, NY 14260. CONTENTS ................................................................ Paul Tesluk Dean, University at Buffalo School of Management Jacqueline Molik Ghosen, APR Editor Kevin Manne, APR Contributing Editor Matthew Biddle Contributing Editor Deb Engel/Ivan Ereiz Art Direction/Design e8 Creative ................................................................ School of Management Dean's Advisory Council CHAIR Sujata Yalamanchili, BS '88, MBA '89 Partner, Hodgson Russ LLP, Buffalo, N.Y. COUNCIL Kenneth M. Barna, BS '69, Counsel KP Law PC, Boston, Mass. Thomas M. Barney Jr., MBA '00 Vice President and Treasurer Delaware North, Buffalo, N.Y. Sachin Barot, MBA '02 CFO - Global Operations and Strategic Planning Dun & Bradstreet, Short Hills, N.J. Douglas C. Bean, MBA '87 Vice Chairman and Chief Brand Officer Mower, Buffalo, N.Y. Joseph H. Bell, EMBA '99 Retired Group Vice President and General Manager Moog Inc., Amherst, N.Y. George G. Chamoun, CEO ACV Auctions, Buffalo, N.Y. Paul F. Ciminelli, BS '87, President and CEO Ciminelli Real Estate Corp., Williamsville, N.Y. Michael W. Cropp, EMBA '03, President and CEO Independent Health, Williamsville, N.Y. Donna L. DeCarolis, BS '81, MBA '83 Vice President for Business Development National Fuel Gas, Williamsville, N.Y. Louis A. DiBerardino Jr., BS '80 Retired Partner—SEC Independence Ernst & Young, West Roxbury, Mass. Edward Dong, MBA '91 Founding Chair, U.S.-China Committee The International Leadership Foundation Arcadia, Calif. Richard M. Ferranti, EMBA '97 President and COO, Rich Products Corp., Buffalo, N.Y. Gregg S. Fisher, BS '92, Founder, Portfolio Manager and Head of Research Gerstein Fisher, New York, N.Y. Glenn A. Fosdick, BS '74, Principal Glenn A. Fosdick Consulting LLC, Ann Arbor, Mich. Dottie Gallagher, EMBA '07 President and CEO Buffalo Niagara Partnership, Buffalo, N.Y. Barry B. Goldstein, MBA '80, Chairman and CEO Kingstone Companies Inc., Kingston, N.Y. Robin Hunter, BS '82, MBA '82, EVP Corporate Development, Fluent Inc., New York, N.Y. Howard D. Koenig, MBA '76, CEO, Perspecta, and Managing Director, Empactful Capital, San Francisco, Calif. Charles Koller, Chair Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership Advisory Board James P. Lederer, BS '82, MBA '96 Retired Executive Vice President Qualcomm Inc., San Diego, Calif. Gerry Murak, CEL '91, EMBA '96, Principal Murak and Associates LLC, Buffalo, N.Y. Michael J. Murray, BS '75, MBA '85 Retired Managing Partner Ernst & Young LLP, Hamburg, N.Y. Paul A. Quebral, MBA '92, President School of Management Alumni Association Sharon D. Randaccio, BS '76, MBA '81 President and CEO Performance Management Partners Inc. Williamsville, N.Y. Mark C. Rizzo, BS '96, MBA '03 Vice President and Group Manager Commercial Banking Division M&T Bank, Buffalo, N.Y. Steven H. Shepsman, BS '75 Executive Managing Director NewWorld Realty Advisors LLC, New York, N.Y. David F. Simon, BS '74, Chief Legal Affairs Officer Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine Philadelphia, Pa. Robert M. Zak, BS '80, MBA '80, President and CEO Merchants Insurance Group, Buffalo, N.Y. Road map for the future How Matey Erdos, BS '89, helped Sundance become a top lifestyle retailer. Time's up How organizations and business schools are changing in the #MeToo era. The best of both worlds Hybrid PMBA program offers flexibility and a world-class education. Jump in Student club prepares young women to climb the professional ladder. DEPARTMENTS Startups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 NewsBites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Stepping Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18 Insights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Alumni Impact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Class Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 8 10 16 18 6 24 The magazine for alumni and friends of the University at Buffalo School of Management 18 Number 41 x Spring 2019 10 22

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