Alumni Club Connection

The Lessons I learned Navigating Michigan Ross and starting BlackGen Capital

I am originally from Pflugerville, TX, right outside of Austin. I came to the University of Michigan in 2020, the first year of COVID-19. As a result, my family and I decided it would be best for me to complete my first year online.

Michigan Ross Startup BlueConduit Joins White House Partnership to Find, Remove Lead Pipes Across U.S.

A Ross School of Business startup that helped accelerate the removal of dangerous lead pipes in Flint and many other communities has joined a White House partnership aimed at replacing all of the nation’s lead service lines in a decade.

Embracing a New Ethos in Business

Management as a calling A literal and figurative tipping point in Gabriel Correa’s life came five years ago during Hurricane Maria when the deadly, destructive storm leveled the trees in the backyard of his family’s home in Puerto Rico.

The Three Fears that Make Us Reluctant to Act as Leaders

Leadership can come from anyone in an organization, regardless of their formal role or title. Yet some individuals are reluctant to take on leadership roles, potentially depriving the company of useful contributions and limiting their own personal growth. Ross School of Business Professors Julia Lee Cunningham and Sue Ashford, along with former student Laura Sonday, recently conducted several studies into the reasons that prevent people from acting as leaders. The results — described in a forthcoming article in the Academy of Management Journal — show that specific worries about how others perceive them are often to blame. The research also suggests ways to counteract these fears and help people fulfill their leadership potential.