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 Green Soup Design Art Direction/Design ................................................................ School of Management Dean's Advisory Council CHAIR Kathleen Hamm, BS '85 Former Board Member, Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, Arlington, Va. COUNCIL Thomas M. Barney Jr., MBA '00 President, Sportservice Delaware North, Buffalo, N.Y. Sachin Barot, MBA '02 CFO, PeopleConnect Inc., San Diego, Calif. Carly Battin, MBA '09 Chief of Staff, Clean Capital Holdings LLC, Buffalo, N.Y. Sudha Bommidi, MBA '07 Vice President AdventHealth Cancer Institute, Orlando, Fla. Donald Boyd, MBA '97 President and CEO, Kaleida Health, Buffalo, N.Y. George G. Chamoun, BA '97 CEO, ACV, Buffalo, N.Y. Donna L. DeCarolis, BS '81, MBA '83 Senior Energy Advisor, National Fuel Gas Company President Emerita, 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. Ron C. Hamilton, BS/MBA '94 Senior Vice President, Head of Risk and Compliance, USA, BMS Re, New York, N.Y. Cynthia D. Khan, BS '95, MBA '97 Senior Vice President, Strategic Planning Northwell Health, New Hyde Park, N.Y. Howard D. Koenig, MBA '76 CEO, Perspecta, San Francisco, Calif. Abigail Maines, BS/MBA '99 Co-founder, Fierce; Consultant, YP Ventures Austin, Texas Rich McCarthy, BS '91, MBA '93 Senior Executive Vice President, M&T Bank Corp. Buffalo, N.Y. Gerry Murak, CEL '91, EMBA '96 Principal, Murak & Associates LLC, Getzville, N.Y. Michael J. Murray, BS '75, MBA '85 Retired, Managing Partner, Ernst & Young, Hamburg, N.Y. Denise Neamon, CEL '13 Regional Managing Partner, The Bonadio Group Buffalo, N.Y. Sharon D. Randaccio, BS '76, MBA '81 President and CEO Performance Management Partners Inc., 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., Retired Managing Director, Volkswagen (China) Group Import Co. Ltd., Beijing, China Sujata Yalamanchili, BS '88, MBA '89 Partner, Hodgson Russ LLP, Buffalo, N.Y. Sai Yendamuri President and CEO, RPCI Oncology P.C.; Senior Vice President Business Development and Outreach, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center Buffalo, N.Y. Buffalo Business Number 55 Spring 2026 DEPARTMENTS Startups ������������������������������������������� 2 NewsBites ��������������������������������������� 6 Insights �������������������������������������������20 Class Notes �����������������������������������26 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. Alumni Close-Up A breath of fresh air Greg Schoff, BS '07, builds partnerships and drives growth for ~Pourri. Cover Story Discovery, delivered When business meets biotech. Gamified growth How an app is shaping career readiness. Stepping Up Investing in financial experience Students get 'hands on' with big money opportunities. Exploring the future of AI Teens take a deep dive into the technology of tomorrow. Alumni Close-Up Strategic reinvention How Joanne Hageman, MBA '00, is shaping financial strategy at UPS. Alumni Impact The business of Buffalo's favorites Alumni building the companies that deliver pizza and wings. 7 8 14 16 18 23 24 18 14 7

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