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Alumni in the News
September 2007
David Kreiger, WG'07, was interviewed about his experience in Wharton's Entrepreneurial Program and his startup, Home-Base USA, an outsourcing agency that provides customer-service call centers with staff made up of military spouses working from home. (Fortune Small Business, 9/1/07)
David Morrison, WG'99, was featured in an article about the youngest generation, and driving that generation's performance with incentives. Morrison is business owner/marketing consultant at TwentySomething, Inc. (Corporate Meetings & Incentives, 9/1/07)
Joel Cantor, WG'89, was interviewed about the process of constructing his Signature Place condominium tower in downtown St. Petersburg, FL. (Petersburg Times, 9/2/07)
Maria Mandel, W'98, was featured in an article about where mobile advertising fits in the broader realm of digital marketing, and the advantages and pitfalls of targeting consumers through phones. Mandel is partner and director of Digital Innovation at Ogilvy. (RCR Wireless News, 9/3/07)
James Harper, WG'73, was interviewed about his appointment to the board of directors at Anesiva, Inc. Harper brings more than 30 years of experience in the life sciences industry to the board. (Science Letter, 9/4/07; Life Science Weekly, 9/4/07)
Brian L. Roberts, W'81, was noted as one of the keynote speakers at the 2008 International Consumer Electronics Association. Roberts is Chairman and CEO of Comcast Corporation. (States News Service 9/4/07)
Steven Medland, WG'02, was interviewed about setting the right financial goals based on individual needs. Medland is principal at TABR Capital Management, LLC. (Business Week, 9/4/07)
Hideki Komiyama, WG'67, Chairman of the Board, Sony Electronics, was featured in an article about her role in expanding Sony Ericsson's market share in the US market. (Financial Times, 9/5/07)
Ellen Yin, WG'93, W'87, Fork restaurateur who was credited with igniting the Old City Philadelphia restaurant scene, celebrated the 10th anniversary of Fork by publishing a cookbook titled "Forklore: Recipes and Tales From an American Bistro." (The Philadelphia Inquirer, 9/6/07)
Karen Finerman, W'87, was featured in an article about women's role in the male dominated world of hedge funds. Finerman is president at Metropolitan Capital Advisors Inc. (The Observer, 9/9/07)
Robert Bostick, WG'90, was interviewed about his experience working on short sales in the real estate market. Bostick is president at Win-Win Property Solutions, LLC. (The Baltimore Sun, 9/9/07)
Andy Liu, WG'02, and David Niu, WG'02, were featured in an article about BuddyTV, which they founded to build communities around popular television programs. (Financial Times, 9/10/07)
Deepak Advani, WG'98, Lenovo's chief marketing officer, was credited with the idea of developing a global advertising hub in Bangalore. A team of 85 people is currently stationed at the hub. (The Economic Times, 9/15/07)
Hal Valeche, WG'83, Palm Beach Gardens city councilman and Republican candidate for a Congressional seat, was mentioned in an article about his role as a former U.S. Navy fighter pilot in Vietnam, a Wall Street investment banker, and a guest speaker for The Palm Beach Business Group. (Palm Beach Daily News, 9/16/07; Cox News Service, 9/16/07)
Marc Boom, WG'97, executive vice president of the Methodist Hospital in Houston, was featured in an article about his hand-sanitation initiative. He brought compliance up to more than 90 percent, and hospital acquired infection rates have dropped significantly in most of the intensive-care units. (Modern Healthcare, 9/17/07)
Edmund James Bateman, WG'99, was mentioned in an article about his role as the chief operating officer of Primary Health Care, a medical centre and pathology company. (The Australian, 9/22/07)
Mehmet Oz, WG'86, was featured in an article about the health and self-help message he has been injecting into books, crowds, and television shows for years: eat less, exercise more, and get a second opinion. He says he wants to create a "movement" of people who recognize that only they are the masters of their health. (Ottawa Citizen, 9/22/07)
Michael Moritz, WG'78, was noted in an article about his investments in Google, Yahoo!, and YouTube. Moritz has been placed on the Forbes 400 List. (The Western Mail, 9/24/07)
Hamish Carlisle, WG'01, was interviewed about his investment goals, decisions, and advice. Carlisle is director at Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. (The Australian, 9/26/07)
David Scott, WG'69, was featured in an article about the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation's leadership conference. He was quoted about the participation of Legislature in the African-American business community. (Roll Call, 9/26/07)
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