Reetuparna (Reena) Dutta, LAW JD ’08, has been named to Lawyers of Color’s inaugural Hot List. Dutta is one of 100 early- to mid-career minority attorneys from the U.S. Eastern Region selected for the list. Hot List honorees were chosen through a two-pronged process with a selection committee. The committee researched bar publications and legal […]
Have you ever wanted to redesign a room, but felt you couldn’t afford to hire a designer? Meet three Colonials who beg to differ—and who started their own interior design firm to prove it. Beatrice Fischel-Bock, CCAS BA ’13, Elizabeth (Lizzie) Grover, CCAS BA ’13, and Madeline Fraser, CCAS BA ’14, met in an architectural […]
Joshua Glazov, CCAS BA ’92, received the Illinois Bankers Association’s Distinguished Bank Counsel award on June 25, 2013. Glazov is currently a principal in the Financial Services and Construction Law practice group at the Chicago-based law firm Much Shelist. At the firm, Glazov regularly counsels financial institutions and developers in contracting to design and build […]
Jack Bergstrand—entrepreneur, author, Brand Velocity founder and former CIO of Coca-Cola—shares some of his experiences and tips with us. Aspiring entrepreneurs, take note! Before founding his own company, Jack Bergstrand, GSEHD MA ’11, enjoyed a long career with Coca-Cola, eventually serving as chief information officer (CIO). This position provided a unique learning environment. “It helped […]
Heather Patenaude, CCAS BA ’95, was awarded her MBA, with a concentration in non-profit management, from Simmons School of Management in Boston, MA. As part of the program, Patenaude traveled to Dubai and Abu Dhabi, where she attended the Women as Global Leaders Conference at Zayed University. She was able to see several GW students […]
The Sigur Center for Asian Studies at GW’s Elliott School of International Affairs invites all alumni to a panel discussion about global security and the AirSeaBattle Plan, entitled, “The AirSeaBattle Plan: Who Authorized Preparations for War with China?” AirSeaBattle (ASB) is a new system that will intensify the strategic atmosphere in the Pacific. A US […]
Katherine (Kate) Pena is a rising senior in GW’s School of Business and a member of the Colonial Ambassadors. Last semester, Pena attended an alumni-hosted dinner through the popular Dinner with Alumni Program: This past March, I was fortunate enough to take part in the Dinner with Alumni program. My dinner was hosted by Dan […]
Yael Krigman, LAW JD ’09, owner of the Washington, DC-based “Baked by Yael,” is taking her online business to the next level by opening a storefront, which would be DC’s first “cakepoppery.” Baked by Yael specializes in cake pops, which are small balls of cake and frosting mixed together, and dipped in a candy coating. […]
Two GW students, Dylan Fox and Zach Herman, recently won first prize in the Richards Barrentine Values and Ventures Business Plan Competition, hosted by Texas Christian University’s Neeley School of Business. The annual competition focuses on for-profit enterprises that impact society in meaningful ways. Fox and Herman won for their company, Crowdvance, an online fundraising […]
GW’s Office of Entrepreneurship invites all alumni to attend the 5th annual GW Business Plan Competition Finals on Friday, April 19. The competition offers the GW community the opportunity to see who are this year’s most innovative GW students, faculty members, and alumni. Eight finalists, selected from an original pool of 109 entries, will compete […]
