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Alumni in the News
March 2007
Anil Ambani, WG'83, was noted in an article about Forbes' list of the world's billionaires. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 3/12/07)
Tom Arnold, WG'95, was featured in an article about TerraPass, a carbon offset company that was founded while he was an MBA student at Wharton. (USA Today, 3/2/07)
Joshua Byrne, WG'93, was featured in an article about his position as co-chief investment officer of Putnam Investments. (Reuters, 3/6/07)
Safra Catz, W'83, Oracle's co-president and chief financial officer, was featured in an article about the company's growth and future initiatives. (New York Times, 3/20/07)
Vikram Chatwal, W'94, was featured in an article about his role as an Indian actor. Chatwal is president and CEO of Hampshire Hotels and Resorts. (Hindustan Times, 3/17/07)
Rahul Dhir, WG'94, was featured in an article about his role as head of Cairn India, a division of Scotland-based Cairn Energy. (Upstream, 3/16/07)
Wendy Finerman, W'82, was featured in an article about the movie rights to Jill Smolinski's upcoming novel, The Next Thing on My List. Finerman will be the producer on the project. (Reuters, 3/28/07)
Robert Gillam, W'68, was featured in an article about his efforts to preserve the Alaskan environment. Gillam is president and chief investment officer of McKinley Capital Management. (The Wall Street Journal, 3/26/07)
Kent Griswold, WG'85, was noted in an article about accidental entrepreneurs. Griswold is president and CEO of Griswold Special Care. (The New York Times, 3/8/07)
Tarun Kataria, WG'85, was featured in an article about his appointment as head of HSBC's corporate, investment banking, and markets divisions in India. (Reuters, 3/26/07)
Boon Cheow Lim, W'04, was featured in an article about his education at Wharton and his job as an officer in the Singapore Navy. (TODAY Singapore, 3/2/07)
Peter Lynch, WG'68, was quoted in an article about the "buy what you know" investing philosophy. (Motley Fool, 3/26/07)
Aditya Mittal, W'96, was featured in an article about the growth ventures facing the steel industry. Mittal is president and group CFO of Arcelor Mittal Steel Company. (China Daily, 3/30/07)
Elon Musk, W'94, was interviewed about SpaceX's Falcon 1 rocket launch. Musk is president and CEO of SpaceX. (MSNBC)
Daniel Muzyka, WG'79, dean of the Sauder School of Business at the University of British Columbia, was featured in an article about Canadian MBA programs. (Financial Post Business Magazine, 3/1/07)
Michelle Peluso, W'93, was featured in an article about her job as president and CEO of Travelocity. (The Business Times Singapore, 3/31/07)
Scott Simplot, WG'73, was featured in an article about his work as director of J.R. Simplot Co., a food and agribusiness corporation. (BusinessWeek Online, 3/7/07, BusinessWeek, 3/26/07)
Ivanka Trump, W'04, was featured in an article about her executive role in the Trump Organization. (San Diego Union-Tribune, 3/4/07)
Doug Woodring, WG'95, was featured in an article about renewable energy efforts. Woodring is a partner of Motorwave Ltd.; a Hong Kong based alternative energy company. (The Wall Street Journal, 3/1/07)
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