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Alumni in the News
February 2006
Wonya Lucas, WG'90, was featured in an article about the 50 most powerful black women in business. Lucas is executive vice president in marketing for the Weather Channel. (Black Enterprise, 2/1/06)
Arthur Collins WG'73, chairman and CEO of Medtronic, Martin Lipton, WG'52,
founding partner of Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, Michael Milken, WG'70, chairman of Fastercures, William Mack WG'61, founder and senior partner of Apollo Real Estate Advisors and president of the corporate general partners of the Apollo Real Estate Funds, William E. Macaulay, WG'68, chairman and CEO of First Reserve Corporation and Mortimer Zuckerman, WG'61, chairman and editor-in-chief of U.S. News & World Report; publisher of the New York Daily News; chairman of the board of directors of Boston Properties, Inc. were noted as participants at the Wharton Economic Forum, which took place in New York City on Feb. 1, 2006. The forum was held in conjunction with Wharton's 125th Anniversary celebration. (CNBC, 2/1/06), (Similar coverage ran in several other outlets including: BusinessWeek, Bloomberg Television, Reuters News, Dow Jones Business News, 2/1/06, CNNMoney.com, 2/2/06, The Philadelphia Inquirer, 2/5/06, and Fortune, 2/7/06)
Pridiathorn Devakula, WG'70, was featured in an article about commerce in Thailand. Devakula is governor of the Bank of Thailand. (Bangkok Post, 2/2/06)
Sashi Reddi, PhD'94, was featured in an article about his company AppLabs Inc., which tests software for bugs and hackers. (The Philadelphia Inquirer, 2/2/06)
J.D. Power III, WG'59, was featured in an article about his career as founder of the marketing research firm J.D. Power & Associates. (The New York Times, 2/12/06)
Michael Moritz, WG'78, a partner at Sequoia Capital, was featured in an article about venture capital. (Forbes, 2/13/06)
Jonathan Masland, WG'02, was quoted in an article about careers for MBA graduates. Masland is senior associate director of the Tuck School's Career Development Office. (USA Today, 2/15/06)
Guhan Swaminathan, W'96, was featured in an article about his career as co-founder of Virgo Capital. (The Daily Oklahoman, 2/17/06)
Aditya Mittal, W'96, was featured in an article about his family's company, Mittal Steel, where he serves as a chief executive. (The Wall Street Journal, 2/13/06)(Similar articles appeared in The Sunday Telegraph, 2/19/06, and The London Times, 2/28/06)
Mohamed Khalifa, PhD'91, was featured in an article about his appointment to dean of the College of Business Administration for Dhabi University (Al-Bawaba News, 2/19/06)
Peter G. Coyiuto, W'78, was featured in an article about First Guarantee Life Assurance company, where he serves as CEO. (BusinessWorld, 2/21/06)
Steven A. Cohen, W'77, was featured in an article about his career as a hedge fund manager of S.A.C. Capital. (The Toronto Star, 2/23/06)
Donald Trump, Sr., W'68, Donald Trump, Jr., W'00, and Ivanka Trump, W'04 were interviewed about the dynamics involved in working in a family business.
(CNN, 2/24/06; a similar interview appeared on The Today Show, NBC)
Robert Levine, W'80, was featured in an article about his family-owned business, the Wheaton Music Store, which is known for providing musical instruments to celebrity musicians. (The Washington Post, 2/28/06)
Robert Castellini, WG'67, was interviewed about his career in baseball management and his current role as owner of the Cincinnati Reds. (CBS SportLine.Com, 2/28/06)
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