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Alumni in the News
July 2007
Philip Carchman, W'63, was featured in an article about his re-appointment to acting administrative director of courts. (New Jersey Law Journal, 7/6/07)
Sangeeta Desai, WG'04, was featured in an article about the top 35 women in business that are under the age of 35. Desai specializes in leverage buyouts in the retail, consumer and media sectors at the private-equity firm, Apax Partners. (Management Today, 7/1/07)
Trey Devy, WG'05, was featured in an article about the Alabama Symphony Orchestra. Devy is the orchestra's executive director. (Associated Press, 7/11/07)
Lloyd G. Gibson, WG'80, was featured in an article about the Farrell Family Foundation of Pittsburgh and its leadership gift to Seton Hill University to create The Farrell Innovation in Business Fund. Gibson serves as the newly appointed Farrell chairman and director of the university's MBA program. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 7/6/07)
Chip Goodyear, WG'83, was profiled in an article about his retirement from his position as chief executive of BHP Billiton. Goodyear plans to pursue his interests in private equity in the future. (Forbes Asia, 7/23/07)
Jonathan Gray, W'92, was featured in an article about his role in the Blackstone Group's leveraged buyout of Equity Office Properties Trust. Gray is the head of the private equity firm's U.S. real estate division. (Financial Times, 7/12/07)
Heather Weiss Frattone, W'94, was featured in an article about her appointment to associate dean for career planning and placement at the University of Pennsylvania Law School. (US Fed News, 7/6/07)
Anant Goenka, W'03, was featured in an article about executive succession and family business. Goenka serves as the new division head of KEC International Ltd. (Financial Express, 7/8/07)
Margaret A. Hostetler, WG'80, was featured in an article about her appointment to deputy commissioner for policy for the Social Security Administration. (US Fed News, 7/18/07)
Walter Hulse, W'86, was quoted in an article about globalization and banking. Hulse is the new vice chairman of UBS' investment banking department. (TheDeal.com, 7/9/07)
Jim Karas, W'83, was interviewed about his career as a personal fitness trainer. Karas owns gyms in Chicago and New York and has a 500-client roster. (The Toronto Star, 7/7/07)
Kristin J. Kaepplein, WG'91, vice president for global compliance operations at Goldman Sachs, was featured in an article about her appointment to the SEC as director of the Office of Investor Education Advocacy. (Associated Press, 7/31/07, SEC News Digest, 6/31/07, US Fed News, 7/31/07)
William Lauder, W'83, was interviewed about his family's business and his role in the cosmetics business. Lauder is president and CEO of The Estée Lauder Companies, Inc. (BusinessWeek Weekend, 7/22/07)
Andy Liu WG'02, and David Niu, WG'02, were featured in an article about their company, BuddyTV, which is a recent Internet service offering online commentary of popular television programs. (Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 7/31/07)
Dean Ludwig, WG'80; PhD'84, was featured in an article about his new business, Dean Ludwig Furnituremaker, Ltd. While Ludwig served as an associate professor at the University of Toledo's College of Business for many years, his lifelong hobby has been handcrafting furniture.
Sanjay P. Muralidhar, WG'87, was featured in an article about his career in financial services and a company he started with his brother, Mcube Investment Technologies. Muralidhar serves as CEO of the company. (Money, 7/1/07)
Nicholas Nocca, WG'86, was quoted in an article about Company C, a marketing and creative strategy company of which he is president. (Canada Stockwatch, 7/9/07)
Michael A. Nutter, W'79, was featured in an article about political goals for African Americans and his Democratic candidacy for mayor of Philadelphia. (The Washington Post, 7/28/07)
Daniel Och, W'82, was featured in an article about high risk investment in hedge fund sectors. Och is the founder of Och-Ziff Capital Management Group LLC. (Dow Jones News, 7/3/07)
James O'Leary, WG'93, was featured in an article about the homebuilding industry. O'Leary is president and CEO of the Kaydon Corporation. (Life Science Weekly, 7/21/07)
J.D. Power, WG'59, was featured in an article about marketing research and data collection and how this impacts marketing strategies for major corporations. Power is the founder of J.D. Power & Associates. (Investor's Business Daily, 7/16/07)
Choi Soon-hong, WG'89, was featured in an article about his career as chief information technology officer for the United Nations. (Associated Press, 7/1/07)
Leslie Morgan Steiner, WG'92, was quoted in an article about women who left the work force to raise their families. Steiner is author of The Mommy Wars, and a journalist with the Washington Post. (Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 7/30/07)
Jamie Streator, WG'85, was featured in an article about healthcare banking. Streator is co-head of life sciences banking at Needham & Co. LLC. (TheDeal.com, 7/9/07)
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. (The Wall Street Journal, 7/13/07)
Ivanka Trump, W'04, was featured in an article about her appointment to the board of
Trump Entertainment Resorts Ind. (Associated Press, 7/14/07, Dow Jones International News, 7/14/07, Broadcast News, 7/14/07, Deseret Morning News, 7/14/07, The Hamilton Spectator, 7/16/07)
Ivanka Trump, W'04, was profiled in a story about working in a family business and the special goals and challenges that are faced. Trump is vice president of real estate development and acquisitions at the Trump Organization. (E Entertainment, 7/2/07)
Mort Zuckerman, WG'61, was profiled in an article about his multifaceted careers. Zuckerman is the editor-in-chief of U.S.News & World Report. He is also chairman and co-publisher of the New York Daily News as well as a real-estate developer, investor and philanthropist. (New Yorker, 7/23/07)
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