Linnea Texin, BBA ’09, has spent her career at the intersection of business strategy and societal impact. She currently leads corporate responsibility at biopharmaceutical company Regeneron. At the heart of her work is a simple belief: responsible practices are a win-win — they build business resiliency and create a more sustainable world.
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.
A new study co-authored by <… class="s1 s2">Justin Frake, assistant professor of strategy at the Ross School of Business, provides the first large-scale measurement of political segregation in the U.S. workforce, and finds it rivals segregation by gender.
