News & Updates

Explore all of the exciting news and activities that Michigan Ross alumni are participating in around the globe and in your city.

Ross Alumni News

October 23, 2024

Meet the 2024 Alumni Award Recipients

For decades, the Ross School of Business Alumni Awards have recognized extraordinary alums for their outstanding achievements and service to the university community.
October 22, 2024

Michigan Ross Alums Reconnect and Celebrate Milestones at Alumni Reunion Weekend

Hundreds of Ross School of Business alums traveled to Ann Arbor to celebrate this year’s Alumni Reunion and Homecoming Weekend on Sept. 13-14.
September 23, 2024

20 Questions With Ronak Shah, MBA ’06

If you’ve ever used FaceTime, iMessage, or Safari, chances are, you’ve touched the work of Ronak Shah, MBA ’06. As a director of product management at Apple, he’s dedicated his career to improving the experience of some of the most-used software on the planet. 
September 23, 2024

Kristin Ruud, BBA ’10, and Rachel Heydlauff, MBA ’17: Reimagining Children’s Outerwear Fashion

Lifelong friends and fellow Ross School of Business alums Kristin Ruud, BBA ’10, and Rachel Heydlauff, MBA ’17, have teamed up to transform the children's outerwear industry.
August 21, 2024

Investment Insiders: Three Alums Leading the Charge in Private Equity

The private equity industry has expanded rapidly in the past 10 years, outnumbering publicly held companies and driving profit, entrepreneurship, and innovation. Meet three Ross School of Business alums innovating in the field and changing the competitive landscape.
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Ross News

November 7, 2024

Students at Michigan Ross Share Experiences for National First-Generation College Celebration Day

Nov. 8 marks First-Generation College Celebration Day, which honors students who are the first in their families to earn a college degree.
November 5, 2024

Andrew Jack – Global Education Editor, Financial Times

On this episode of the Down to Business podcast, Sharon Matusik, Edward J. Frey Dean of the Ross School of Business, sits down with Andrew Jack, global education editor for the Financial Times, to discuss the recent evolution of journalism as an industry and business education on a global scale. 
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Dividend

July 23, 2024

Daniel Hennessy, MBA ’81: Investing in Positive Change

Daniel Hennessy, MBA ’81, has built an impressive portfolio of investments that are making a positive impact on the world every day. But he didn’t always know where his path was leading. In fact, at age 55, he was forced to leave behind the career he had built and start over.
July 23, 2024

20 Questions With Nathan Alston, MBA ’22

Nathan Alston, MBA ’22, wears many hats: business owner, artist, storyteller, activist, and strategist, to name a few. Through his business, Plucky Comics, he’s drawing on experience from both business and the arts to make meaningful change.
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