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Alumni in the News
August 2007
Gary A. Schmidt, WG'83, was interviewed about his business, West End Consulting Group LLC. Schmidt offers management consulting that specializes in presentation development. (San Gabriel Valley Tribune, 8/6/07)
Michael Steinhardt, W'60, was featured in an article about high-risk investing. Steinhardt career has consisted of strategic hedge-fund management. (Business Times Singapore, 8/6/07)
David Goldman, W'06, authored an article about his first job after receiving his degree. He summarizes what a typical day at Bain & Company is like for him. Goldman serves as an associate consultant at Bain. (BusinessWeek Online, 8/7/07)
Linda Jenkinson, WG'91, was featured in an article about her career in entrepreneurship. Jenkinson is president of LesConcierges, which provides corporate concierge services. (New Zealand Herald, 8/10/07)
James Nevels, WG'78, was featured in an article about the Philadelphia School District. Nevels serves as the School Reform Commission chairman. (The Philadelphia Inquirer, 8/12/07)
Scott Barbee, WG'97, was featured in an article about Barron's/Value Line ranking on the top 100 U.S. mutual fund managers. Barbee is manager of the No.1-ranked Aegis Value fund. (Barrons, 8/13/07)
Deborah Wahl Meyer, WG'92, was featured in an article about her career in the automobile industry. Meyer was recently named vice president of marketing for Toyota Motor Corporation's Lexus brand. (The Wall Street Journal, 8/16/07)
Mitchell K. Higashi, WAM'05, was interviewed about his research study on the blood-thinning drug Coumadin and the FDA's decision to add genetic testing information to the Coumadin label. (Wall Street Journal, 8/16/07)
Donald Trump, W'68, was interviewed about his view on the challenges in the economy, and the trends and advantages in real estate investment. (CNN: Larry King Live, 8/16/07)
Norman Golightly, W'94, was featured in an article about his career in the film production industry. Golightly is partner with Nicholas Cage in Saturn Films, the development company that has produced many of Cage's movies. (Kitchener-Waterloo Record, 8/ 18, 2007)
Stephen Lynch, WG'99, was interviewed about his participation in the sale of YUKOS assets. Lynch is managing partner of OOO Monte Valle. (Kommersant International, 8/21/07)
Peter Solyom, WG'95, was featured in an article about his work with mergers and acquisitions. Solyom has been appointed to head the mergers and acquisitions team at Ernst & Young Hungary Zrt. (Budapest Business Journal, 8/21/07)
Todd Gibby, WG'79, was interviewed about his career in developing technology for higher education. Gibby is the CEO of Intelliworks. (The Washington Post, 8/27/07)
Ben Relles, WG'04, was featured in an article about advertising for political campaigns. Relles heads barelypolitical.com, a group that created the"Obama Girl" Ad. (ADWEEK, 8/27/07)
Pia Singh, W'94, was noted in an article about urban development in India. Singh runs the retail side of her family's commercial real-estate company, DLF. (Time, 8/27/07)
Mehmet Oz, WG'86, was interviewed about his approach to integrative medicine. Oz is a cardiovascular surgeon who brings meditation as well as robotics into the operating theater. (American Public Radio, 8/30/07)
Marvin Preston, WG'81, was featured in an article about his career in ballet. Preston was the former leader of the Martha Graham School and has been currently appointed to executive director of the Princeton Ballet School. (The Star-Ledger, 8/30/07)
Elise Bernal, W'00, was quoted in an article about natural and vegetarian foods. Bernal is director of business development for Native Foods. (The Orange County Register, 8/31/07)
Nassim Nicholas Taleb, WG'83, was featured in an article about his book The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable. In addition to being a non-fiction writer, Taleb was active as a trader in the stock market and started his own firm, Empirica. (BusinessWorld, 8/31/07)
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