University at Buffalo School of Management

Buffalo Business Cover photo by Tom Wolf Address changes and other correspondence can be sent by email to mgt-editor@bu alo.edu or by completing the enclosed business reply card. Telephone inquiries can be made at 716-645-2833. Editorial o ces are located at the University at Bu alo School of Management, 108 Jacobs Management Center, Bu alo, NY 14260. CONTENTS ................................................................ Paul Tesluk Dean, University at Buff alo 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, Buff alo, 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, Buff alo, N.Y. Sachin Barot, MBA '02 Chief Financial Offi cer AudioEye, Tuscon, Ariz. Douglas C. Bean, MBA '87 Vice Chairman and Chief Brand Offi cer Mower, Buff alo, 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, Buff alo, 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 President, National Fuel Gas Distribution Corp. 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., Buff alo, 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 Buff alo Niagara Partnership, Buff alo, 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 & Associates LLC, Buff alo, 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 Administrative Vice President, Group Manager Commercial Banking Division M&T Bank, Buff alo, 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 Aff airs Offi cer Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine Philadelphia, Pa. Robert M. Zak, BS '80, MBA '80, President and CEO Merchants Insurance Group, Buff alo, N.Y. LIVING THE DREAM Three generations of entrepreneurs take a business from mom's kitchen to the shelves of Target. BETTER WITH BUSINESS How alumni boosted career success by comple- menting their passion with an MBA. THE CURIOUS CASE OF BUSINESS ETHICS And why nobody can quite agree. TECH TREK Silicon Valley tour connects and inspires. DEPARTMENTS Startups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Community Impact . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 NewsBites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Insights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Alumni Impact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Class Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 6 10 16 18 6 24 The magazine for alumni and friends of the University at Buff alo School of Management Number 42 x Autumn 2019 16 2 10 20

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