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June 9, 2025

Michigan Ross Innovation Conference in San Francisco Showcases Future of Tech, AI, and Healthcare

<p>The Ross School of Business brought together alumni, entrepreneurs, and industry leaders for a dynamic day of insight and inspiration at the <strong>2025 Michigan Ross Innovation Conference</strong>, held June 6 in San Francisco. With a focus on emerging trends in autonomous vehicles, artificial intelligence, and healthcare innovation, the conference highlighted the impact that Michigan Ross alumni are making across various sectors—and how the business school is helping shape the future of the industry.</p><p>The event kicked off the evening prior with a private dinner at Roma Antica, where speakers and select guests gathered to connect and set the stage for the day ahead.<br>&nbsp;</p>
March 18, 2025

Alumni-Driven Advancement: Lichtensteins Propel Marketing Innovation at Michigan Ross

<p>Ideas within the Ross School of Business are born, nurtured, and transformed into groundbreaking strategies impacting industries worldwide. One of the key ways Michigan Ross stays on the leading edge of research and faculty innovation is through our donor and alumni community. The Lichtenstein Marketing Innovation Fund, established in 2020 by Jay Lichtenstein, BBA ’93, and Julie Lichtenstein, BBA ’95, supports programs, curricula, and faculty research and development within the marketing department.&nbsp;</p>
March 5, 2025

Vishal Chandawarkar, BBA ’13/MBA ’20: Translating Ideas into Opportunities

<p><strong>Vishal Chandawarkar, BBA ’13/MBA ’20,</strong> saw firsthand how language shapes wealth and opportunity. Driven to break workplace barriers, he created <a href="https://verbalista.com/en">Verbalista</a&gt; to level the playing field.</p>
February 24, 2025

Celebrating Impact: Michigan Ross Alums Reflect on Black History Month and Business

<p>Three alums share their journeys since graduating from the Ross School of Business and celebrate the lasting impact of Black leaders in business and the Michigan Ross community.</p>
January 24, 2025

Sucharita Dasa, MBA ’08: Banking on Positive Change

<p>From launching her career in engineering to navigating the worlds of finance and investment banking, <strong>Sucharita Dasa, MBA ’08, </strong>has built a dynamic path that ultimately led to her true passion: driving the clean energy transition.</p>
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June 17, 2025

Professor Scott Page Elected to the National Academy of Sciences

<p>Scott Page, <a href="https://michiganross.umich.edu/faculty-research/faculty/scott-page">John Seely Brown Distinguished University Professor of Complexity, Social Science, and Management</a>, was recently elected to the National Academy of Sciences. This election recognizes his significant contributions to the study of management and organizations, collective intelligence, and complex systems.&nbsp;</p>
June 13, 2025

Episode 909 — Graduation

<p>On the season 9 finale of the <em>Business Beyond Usual</em> podcast, next year’s BBU hosts, Jasmin Lopez, Aishwarya Raja, Oghoghosa Igbineweka, and Sylvia Percovich, join this season’s hosts, Vashisht Sai, Aishwarya Dhume, and Mark O’Connell, to pass the torch and prepare for graduation.&nbsp;<br><meta charset="utf-8"></p>
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May 27, 2025

Jennifer Steiner, MBA ’10: Answering the Call for Compassionate Mental Health Care

<p><strong>Jennifer Steiner, MBA ’10,</strong> has built her career on a mission to serve and support people during life’s most vulnerable moments. As CEO and founder of <a href="https://lightfully.com/">Lightfully Behavioral Health</a>, she’s turning that commitment into action, using her experience to create solutions to meet the growing demand for mental health care and resources.</p>
May 23, 2025

Jordan Davis, BBA ’17: Giving Back by Guiding Forward

<p>Facilitating mentorship has been a passion for Jordan Davis, BBA ’17 since his days at the Ross School of Business. Now, through his role on the <a href="https://studyrealestate.umich.edu/weiser-center/about/">Weiser Center for Real Estate</a> advisory board, it’s become a powerful way to give back and pave the way for others.</p>
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