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Buffalo Business - Autumn 2017

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18 Buffalo Business Address changes and other correspondence can be sent by email to mgt-editor@buffalo.edu or by completing the enclosed business reply card. Telephone inquiries can be made at 716-645-2833. Editorial offices are located at the University at Buffalo School of Management, 160 Jacobs Management Center, Buffalo, NY 14260. Number 38 x Autumn 2017 conTenTs ................................................................ Paul Tesluk Dean, University at Buffalo 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 Richard M. ferranti, eMBA '97 Executive Vice President and COO Rich Products Corp., Buffalo, N.Y. council Marc A. Adler, MBA '82, cel '08, President School of Management Alumni Association Kenneth M. Barna, Bs '69, Partner Rubin & Rudman LLP, Boston, Mass. Thomas M. Barney Jr., MBA '00 Vice President – Finance for Parks and Resorts Delaware North, Buffalo, N.Y. douglas c. Bean, MBA '87 Vice Chairman and Chief Brand Officer Eric Mower + Associates Inc., Buffalo, N.Y. Joseph H. Bell, eMBA '99 Group Vice President and General Manager Moog Inc., East Aurora, 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 Vice President for Business Development National Fuel Gas, Williamsville, N.Y. louis A. diBerardino Jr., Bs '80 Partner – SEC Independence Ernst & Young LLP, Boston, Mass. edward dong, MBA '91 Founding Chair, U.S.-China Committee The International Leadership Foundation Arcadia, Calif. gregg s. fisher, Bs '92, Founder & Head of Quantitative Research & Portfolio Strategy Gerstein Fisher, New York, N.Y. glenn A. fosdick, Bs '74, Principal Glenn A. Fosdick Consulting LLC, Ann Arbor, Mich. dorothy e. gallagher-cohen, eMBA '07 President and CEO Buffalo Niagara Partnership, Buffalo, N.Y. Barry B. goldstein, MBA '80, Chairman & CEO Kingstone Companies Inc., Kingston, N.Y. Howard d. Koenig, MBA '76, CEO VIIAD 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 and Associates LLC, Buffalo, N.Y. Michael J. Murray, Bs '75, MBA '85 Retired Managing Partner Ernst & Young LLP, Hamburg, 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 Vice President – WNY Commercial Banking M&T Bank, Buffalo, 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 Affairs Officer Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine Philadelphia, Pa. sujata yalamanchili, Bs '88, MBA '89, Partner Hodgson Russ LLP, Buffalo, N.Y. Robert M. Zak, Bs '80, President and CEO Merchants Insurance Group, Buffalo, N.Y. going for good 'Unconference' drives social change. Partnering for Progress How organizations are teaming up to tackle the world's most pressing challenges. changing Hearts and Minds Through new program, students will address social challenges in Ghana. Mission Possible Exploring the impact of alumni across Western New York. dePARTMenTs Startups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 NewsBites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Stepping Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 Community Impact . . . . . . . . . . . . .18 Insights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Alumni Impact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Class Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 The magazine for alumni and friends of the university at Buffalo school of Management 6 10 16 24 23 8 3 16 10

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