University at Buffalo School of Management

As a cornerstone of my life, the School of Management gave me the ability to see and experience a broad horizon of opportunity, thought, friendships and lifelong learning. Robin Hunter, BS/MBA '82 Retired Executive Vice President, Fluent Inc. I am forever grateful for the education I received at UB. The classroom experience, the diverse community and the rugby team all served as an incredible foundation to build upon post-graduation. Bob Swan, BS '83 Operating Partner, A16Z; Former CEO, Intel As an international student, I learned a lot about how to in- teract with students from the U.S. and other countries. That experience has been very helpful for my entire business career in many situations, such as international contract negotiations and relationships with foreign employees. Tsuyoshi Fukuda, MBA '84 In-House Legal Counsel, Toyo Corporation After graduating with a degree in accounting, I earned my CPA and joined the FBI, where I led many significant cases throughout my career. One of the most significant cases was a consumer fraud initiative called Senior Sentinel, which pushed Congress to change fraud laws to protect elderly victims. UB prepared me well for my career and to contribute to our nation and world. Edward Herbst, BS '85, CPA Managing Director, EY UB, because of its quality program, attracts a diverse, tal- ented, motivated and committed student body. Interacting with this group becomes part of the educational experi- ence. It is knowledge sharing but also motivating to experi- ence this environment, and it breeds a desire for excellence. Michael Murray, BS '75, MBA '85 Retired Managing Partner, EY 24 25 26 27 28 Congratulations to the UB School of Management on its 100th Anniversary! I could not be more grateful for my experience at UB and the foundation that it provided to me as I have navigated my professional career. John Doyle, BS '86 President and CEO, Marsh McLennan I learned the basics to value a deal and then gained understanding of the negotiation process. That was in the context of new product identification (customer needs) as well as design and delivery with more than 30 new products across my career. Some were signifi- cant, including a pharmaceutical that benefited 7 million patients in the U.S. Mark Stramaglia, MBA '86 Principal and CEO, LGS Consultancy I developed critical thinking, and operational and finan- cial analysis skills, which enabled me to navigate my health care organizations through unprecedented chal- lenges in reimbursement and regulatory burdens. Susan Larman, MBA '87 Retired CEO, Visiting Nurses/Albany Med Health System My MBA (HR and information technology concentra- tions) gave me a powerful academic toolkit with which to differentiate myself both in the job market and inside my HR departments. It helped me and my teams to drive productivity and quality through applications of practical HR technology in an era of explosive growth in these sys- tems. My UB degree is the very foundation of my success over my 36-year career. Mark Rodgers, MBA '87 Senior Director, HR BI Platform Solutions and Master Data Management, GSK The Policy Studies curriculum has helped me to iden- tify possibilities that others might overlook, and assess their suitability to our circumstances. At our small par- ish, which has been struggling financially, I was able to identify online giving as a potential strategy to increase revenue. We benefited greatly from implementing online giving just in time before the COVID-19 pandemic struck. Fr. William "Jud" Weiksnar, PhD '88, OFM Pastor, Saints Columba-Brigid Church UB taught me to solve complex problems in a work environment. I learned how to break down larger projects into smaller pieces to come to a successful solution. Michael Schaffstall, BS '90, CPA Partner, Chiampou Travis Besaw & Kershner LLP My experience in the MBA program prepared me well for the corporate world, and the skills acquired in the program allowed me to advance quickly in the pharma- ceutical industry. Deborah Aaronson, MBA '91 Senior Area Sales Manager, Indivior 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 16 Buffalo Business Autumn 2023 29 When discussing details of an annual budget with a line item with unpredictable details, I said 'We need to remind our parent company of the definition of stochastic.' The team around me said 'You probably want to start with us, and we promise we will never question the quality of UB's education.' Timothy Benjamin, BS '85, MBA '86 Group President, Marmon Crane Services

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