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B u f f a l o B u s i n e s s N x S C ................................................................ Arjang A. Assad Dean, University at Buffalo School of Management Jacqueline Molik Ghosen, APR Editor Kevin Manne, APR Contributing Editor Deb Engel/Ivan Ereiz Art Direction/Design e8 Creative ................................................................ School of Management Dean's Advisory Council CHAIR Sharon D. Randaccio '76, MBA '81, President Performance Management Partners Inc. Williamsville, N.Y. VICE CHAIR Richard M. Ferranti, EMBA '97 Executive Vice President and COO, Rich Products Corp. Buffalo, N.Y. COUNCIL Kenneth M. Barna '69, Partner Rubin & Rudman LLP, Boston, Mass. Thomas M. Barney Jr., MBA '00, Vice President – Finance for Parks and Resorts, Delaware North Cos. Buffalo, N.Y. Douglas C. Bean, MBA '87, COO Eric Mower & Associates Inc., Buffalo, N.Y. Joseph H. Bell, EMBA '99, Vice President Moog Inc., East Aurora, N.Y. Daniel E. Cantara '82, MBA '82, Senior Executive Vice President & Chief Banking Officer First Niagara, Buffalo, N.Y. Paul F. Ciminelli '87, President & CEO Ciminelli Real Estate Corp., Williamsville, N.Y. Michael W. Cropp, EMBA '03, President & CEO Independent Health, Williamsville, N.Y. Donna L. DeCarolis '81, MBA '83, Vice President for Business Development National Fuel Gas, Williamsville, N.Y. Louis A. DiBerardino Jr. '80, Partner – Tax Services Ernst & Young LLP, Boston, Mass. Edward Dong, MBA '91, Vice President General Manager – China Operations NDC Infrared Engineering Inc., Irwindale, Calif. Richard R. Floersch '80, MBA '80, Executive Vice President & Chief Human Resources Officer McDonald's Corp., Oak Brook, Ill. Glenn A. Fosdick '74, President & CEO The Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Neb. Leonard S. Gaby '67, MBA '71, CEO Gaby Consulting, Paradise Valley, Ariz. Mary L. Hoffman, MBA '87, COO Lawley Benefits Group, Buffalo, N.Y. Howard D. Koenig, MBA '76, CEO Aruspex, San Francisco, Calif. James P. Lederer '82, MBA '96, Executive Vice President Qualcomm Inc., San Diego, Calif. Daniel T. Liebel '85, President School of Management Alumni Association Toshio Matsutani, MBA '77, PhD '85 President & CEO Beniya Co. Ltd., Kobe, Japan Gerald E. Murak, CEL '91, EMBA '96, Principal Murak & Associates LLC, Buffalo, N.Y. Michael J. Murray '75, MBA '85, Retired Managing Partner Ernst & Young LLP, Hamburg, N.Y. Thomas A. Palmer, MBA '71, JD '75, CEL '00, Chair Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership Advisory Board Mark C. Rizzo '96, MBA '03 Vice President –WNY Commercial Banking M&T Bank, Buffalo, N.Y. Andrew B. Rosengard '79, COO & CFO Intellivent Group, The Kitchen NYC and FoodPop, New York, N.Y. Steven H. Shepsman '75, Executive Managing Director NewWorld Realty Advisors LLC, New York, N.Y. David F. Simon '74, Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer Jefferson Health System Inc., Radnor, Pa. Mara E. Swan '81, Executive Vice President Global Strategy and Talent ManpowerGroup, Milwaukee, Wis. Carl W. Turnipseed Suffern, N.Y. Sujata Yalamanchili '88, MBA '89, Partner Hodgson Russ LLP, Buffalo, N.Y. Robert M. Zak '80, President & CEO Merchants Insurance Group, Buffalo, N.Y. 6 HOMEBREWED ENTREPRENEURS Couple's path leads to craft beer businesses. 8 BIG DATA Transforming business and the world. 14 PERSPECTIVE, ADVOCACY AND SUPPORT How the Dean's Advisory Council reinvented itself. 16 EXPERIENCE PAYS DIVIDENDS Student investment group hits the Big Apple. D S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S U . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H R . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C N . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page page page 5 page page The magazine for alumni and friends of the University at Buffalo School of Management page Letters to the editor, address changes or other correspondence can be sent to The Editor, Buffalo Business University at Buffalo School of Management 160 Jacobs Management Center Buffalo, NY Telephone -- Fax -- Email mgt-editor@buffalo.edu