University at Buffalo School of Management

................................................................ Ananth Iyer Dean, University at Buffalo School of Management Jacqueline Molik Ghosen, APR Editor-in-Chief Kevin Manne, APR Editor Alexandra Tramposch Richter Editor e8 Creative Art Direction/Design ................................................................ School of Management Dean's Advisory Council CHAIR Thomas M. Barney Jr., MBA '00 Senior Vice President and Treasurer Delaware North, Buffalo, N.Y. COUNCIL Kenneth M. Barna, BS '69, Counsel KP Law PC, Boston, Mass. Sachin Barot, MBA '02 CFO, PeopleConnect Inc. San Diego, Calif. Carly Battin, MBA '09 Chief of Staff CleanCapital, Buffalo, N.Y. Douglas C. Bean, MBA '87 Vice Chairman and Chief Brand Officer Mower, Buffalo, N.Y. Sudha Bommidi, MBA '07, President Chief Operating Officer, RPCI Oncology PC Senior Executive Director, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, N.Y. Donald Boyd, MBA '97 President and CEO Kaleida Health, Buffalo, N.Y. George G. Chamoun CEO, ACV, Buffalo, N.Y. Donna L. DeCarolis, BS '81, MBA '83 President, National Fuel Gas Distribution Corp. Williamsville, N.Y. Richard M. Ferranti, EMBA '97 CEO, Rich Products Corp., Buffalo, 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. Rich Gold, Retired President and COO M&T Bank Corp., Buffalo, N.Y. Ron C. Hamilton, BS/MBA '94 Senior Vice President, Swiss Re New York, N.Y. Kathleen Hamm, BS '85, Former Board Member Public Company Accounting Oversight Board Arlington, Va. Robin Hunter, BS/MBA '82 Retired Executive Vice President Fluent Inc., Cooper City, Fla. Howard D. Koenig, MBA '76 CEO, Perspecta and Special Advisor Empactful Capital, San Francisco, Calif. Abigail Maines, BS/MBA '99 Chief Revenue Officer, HiddenLayer Austin, Texas Gerry Murak, CEL '91, EMBA '96, Principal Murak & Associates LLC, Buffalo, N.Y. Michael J. Murray, BS '75, MBA '85 Retired Managing Partner Ernst & Young, Hamburg, N.Y. Denise Neamon, CEL '13 Partner, The Bonadio Group East Aurora, N.Y. Sharon D. Randaccio, BS '76, MBA '81 President and CEO Performance Management Partners Inc. Williamsville, N.Y. Mark C. Rizzo, BS '96, MBA '03 Director and Market Leader, Commercial Banking Wells Fargo Bank, Buffalo, N.Y. John R. Scannell Non-Executive Chair Moog Inc., Buffalo, N.Y. Laura Shen, MBA '04, Retired Vice President Volkswagen (China) Investment Co. Ltd. Managing Director, Volkswagen (China) Group Import Co. Ltd., Beijing, China Sujata Yalamanchili, BS '88, MBA '89 Partner, Hodgson Russ LLP, Buffalo, N.Y. DEPARTMENTS Startups ................................... 2 NewsBites ................................ 6 Insights ................................... 20 Class Notes ............................ 26 Buffalo Business Address changes and other correspondence can be sent by email to mgt-editor@buffalo.edu. Telephone inquiries can be made at 716-645-2833. Editorial offices are located at the University at Buffalo School of Management, 108 Jacobs Management Center, Buffalo, NY 14260. Cover photo generated by Kevin Manne using OpenAI's DALL·E 2 and upscaled using Topaz Labs' Gigapixel. Alumni Close-Up A journey of purpose and inclusion Kendra Brim, MBA '19, offers diversity support to businesses and the community. Cover Story AI in your workplace How the artificial intelligence explosion is affecting every aspect of business. Global transformation On a trip to Ghana, School of Management students and faculty have life-changing experiences. The ripple effect The impact of CLOE's Leadership Coaching certification. Alumni Close-Up Strategic and adaptable Radha Sekar, MBA '86, uses her skills to secure the country and the world. Alumni Impact Engaging for impact School of Management alumni foster connections, innovation and student success. 7 8 14 23 Number 52 Autumn 2024 18 14 23 24 8

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