University at Buffalo School of Management

23 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 39 x Spring 2018 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 Sujata yalamanchili, BS '88, MBa '89 Partner, Hodgson Russ LLP, 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 and Treasurer 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 Retired Group Vice President and General Manager Moog Inc., Amherst, 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. Richard M. ferranti, eMBa '97 Executive Vice President and COO Rich Products Corp., Buffalo, N.Y. 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 and Group Manager Commercial Banking Division 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. Robert M. Zak, BS '80, MBa '80, President and CEO Merchants Insurance Group, Buffalo, N.Y. not your father's orientation Students build their skills and teams during MBA Advantage. Taking and Managing Risks From the U.S. Treasury to IBM, Kathleen Hamm is a global cybersecurity expert. Retail Revolution How shopping habits are changing, and what sellers can do to adapt. Statistical Solutions Working closely with faculty, undergrads complete data-driven projects. dePaRTMenTS Startups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 NewsBites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Stepping Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 Insights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Alumni Impact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Class Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 The magazine for alumni and friends of the university at Buffalo School of Management 6 8 10 18 4 10 2 24 18 On the cover: The Rolling Acres Mall in Akron, Ohio, once had more than 140 stores, but closed in 2013 and was demolished in 2016. Photo: Johnny Joo

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