Dana Perlman, BBA ’02, has built a career driving growth and long-term success for major companies, including Barclays Group, PVH Corp., and, most recently, G-III Apparel Group Ltd. Her philosophy on success is simple: you don’t have to have it all figured out, but you do have to keep learning and be willing to take on new challenges along the way.
The Ross School of Business returned to the Bay Area on May 8, 2026, for its third annual Innovation Conference, an alumni-driven gathering designed to elevate timely conversations at the intersection of technology, leadership, and impact. Held at Terra Gallery & Event Venue, the event convened leaders from across industries for a full day of programming and connection.
Access to top business schools like the Ross School of Business can be challenging for first-gen students—those in their families who are the first to earn a college degree. For every first-gen student crossing the stage at graduation, there are countless more who could, if only they had the support, mentorship, and insight needed to take the next step.
Michigan Ross is striving to change the trajectory.
The Ross School of Business is launching Look to Women, a new initiative and founding circle that brings together visionary philanthropists whose gifts—across a wide range of priorities at Michigan Ross—will strengthen the school’s mission and expand pathways for future leaders.
This May, 30 BBA students from the Ross School of Business will study at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology for three weeks as part of Doing Business in Hong Kong, a Short-Term Global Immersion course.
Scott Page, John Seely Brown Distinguished University Professor of Complexity, Social Science, and Management, and his co-author Robert Axelrod, emeritus professor of the Ford School of Business, examine the concept of the rational sycophant, an adviser who encourages leaders to take terrible risks because, mathematically, the gamble is likely to pay off in the short term, protecting the adviser’s career while leaving the organization exposed to rare but total disaster.
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