University at Buffalo School of Management

Staley joins uB in social innovation role Social innovation is taking root all around us. Organizations are partnering to identify and apply novel approaches to address chal- lenging societal issues, and the School of Management is helping to lead the way. In September, Ezra Staley, JD/ MBA '09, was named executive di- rector of social innovation initia- tives, a new position that reports jointly to the deans of the School of Management and the School of Social Work. In addition to overseeing the social innovation activities already underway, such as the Social Impact Fellows program and a social sector innovation course, Staley is working strategically to develop and introduce new programs and initiatives and foster UB's leadership role in the community on social innovation projects. Prior to his role at UB, Staley was a vice president at M&T Bank, where his most recent title was senior prod- uct manager. While in M&T's Executive Development Program, he served in various rotations, including di- rector of finance and analytics for the Buffalo Promise Neighborhood and government affairs relationship manager. "Ezra's experience solving complex problems and achieving results through collaboration and relation- ship building make him an outstanding fit for this role," said Paul Tesluk, dean of the School of Management. "With Ezra's help, we look forward to taking our social innovation activities to a new level." x Zielinski strengthens health care management focus With the health care industry fac- ing challenges in cost, efficiency and access, the School of Management is train- ing future leaders with a robust and growing portfolio of programs and part- nerships in health care management. Larry Zielinski brings 25 years of industry experience, including terms as president of two health care organizations, to his role as executive in residence for health care administration. "I've worked with every part of the system, from primary and specialty care physicians, to hospitals and home health care ser- vices, to insurance companies," said Zielinski, MBA '77, who built a successful banking career before transitioning to health care in 1991. "Today, the need is greater than ever for clinicians and health care leaders who have strong management skills." Zielinski joined the school as an adjunct instructor in 2012 and took on his current role two years ago. Since then, he's collab- orated with the Career Resource Center to strengthen and estab- lish relationships with health care organizations to provide job, internship and experiential learning opportunities for students. In addition, Zielinski teaches three graduate-level classes: "Business of Health Care," "Innovation in Health Care" and "New Models in Health Care Delivery." He's worked with faculty to de- velop electives for the MBA health care management concen- tration in health care analytics, economics, finance, law, policy and operations. Zielinski also represents the school on several interdisciplinary projects at UB and in the community, and has hosted several panel discussions — with more to come — to build the School of Management's reputation as a place for intelligent discussion on health care management issues. x introducing our executives in residence Several industry leaders have joined the School of Management recently as executives in residence, a new role that allows us to leverage their experience to enhance the school's programs, provide real-world learning opportunities for students and connect the school with top organizations in their fields. We'll introduce each of them over the next several issues, starting with Larry Zielinski below. Spring 2018 Buffalo Business 3 "Ezra's experience solving complex problems and achieving results through collaboration and relationship building make him an outstanding fit for this role. With Ezra's help, we look forward to taking our social innovation activities to a new level." Paul Tesluk Dean Staley Zielinski

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