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Alumni in the News
June 2007
Chris Ashton, WG'03, and Natasha Ashton, WG'03 ,were featured in an article about co-preneurs, a popular word for partners in a business who also share a personal life. The Ashtons started Fetch, Inc.; a profitable pet-insurance company, four years ago while they were students at Wharton. (Time, 6/1/07)
Arthur Bell, WG'76, was mentioned in an article about the Yarmouth (Maine) School Committee. Bell is a candidate for the Committee. Bell is also a marketing specialist for US Credit Card/TD Banknorth. (Portland Press Herald, 6/9/07)
David Blitzer, W'91, was featured in an article about the challenges in private equity investment sectors. Blitzer is a senior managing director with Blackstone in London. (The Daily Telegraph, 6/19/07, The London Times, 6/20/07)
John Browett, WG'93, was featured in an article about the online shopping industry. Browett has recently been appointed to CEO of Curry's and PC World. (The Daily Telegraph, 6/8/07)
Anthony Calhoun, WG'72, was featured in an article about his appointment to Executive Deputy State Treasurer of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. (US Fed News, 6/25/07)
Roger W. Crandall, WG'02, was featured in an article about the Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company. Crandall has been recently named co-chief operating officer of the company. (The Republican, 6/27/07)
Russell Cleveland, W'61, was interviewed about the impact of entrepreneurial leadership on mega-stock investing companies. Cleveland serves as president of the Renaissance Capital Growth & Income Fund, III, Inc. (Market News Publishing, 6/13/07)
Thomas Crotty, WG'86, was featured in an article about venture capital and technology communications. Crotty is a general partner at Battery Ventures. (Barron's, 6/18/07)
Sangeeta Desai, WG'04, was featured in an article about successful business women who are under the age of 35. Desai specializes in leveraged buyouts in the retail, consumer and media sectors at Apax Partners. (The Sunday Times, London, 6/24/07)
Chris Hovis, WG'99, was featured in an article about successful business people from West Virginia. Hovis, a native of Logan County, W.V., is currently employed by the Atlanta-based Earnest Partners as a technology analyst and member of the investment team. (Charleston Gazette, 6/13/07)
Jon M. Huntsman, W'59, was interviewed about the sale of his company, chemicals conglomerate Huntsman Corp., to Basell. Huntsman indicated that the sale will yield about $1.5 billion, of which he transferred $600 million to the Huntsman Foundation, devoted to fighting cancer. Huntsman said that he expects to remain chairman and that his son, Peter, will remain president and CEO of the Huntsman Corp. under new ownership. (Associated Press, 6/26/07)
Todd Johnson, WG'03, was featured in an article about innovative drug discovery and development solutions. Johnson serves as senior vice president for strategy and corporate development with MDG Pharma Services. (Cancer Weekly, 6/12/07)
Marc McMorris, WG'94, was interviewed about technology and private equity ventures. McMorris is a managing director at General Atlantic LLC. (TheDeal.com, 6/25/07)
Marc Spilker, W'86, was interviewed about his property in the Hamptons. Spilker is a managing director and partner at Goldman Sachs. (New York Post, 6/13/07)
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 successful non-fiction writer, Taleb was active as a trader in the stock market and started his own firm, Empirica. (Straits Times, 6/10/07, South China Morning Post, 6/17/07, Minneapolis Star, 6/17/07)
Daniel Toscano, WG'99, was interviewed about loans and general volatility in high yield markets. Toscano is managing director and head of senior debt capital markets at Deutsche Bank. (High Yield Report, 6/18/07)
Donald Trump, Sr., W'68, was mentioned on a program about current headliners and business legends. (MSNBC, 6/2/07)
Ivanka Trump, W'04, was featured in an article about the international real estate industry. Trump is vice president of real estate development and acquisitions for the Trump Organization. (The Australian, 6/16/07)
Tandelyn Weaver, WG'76, was interviewed about her career as a certified life and executive coach. Weaver is CEO of Power of Positive Action. (Houston Chronicle, 6/21/07)
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