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	Industry: News Media CNBC Retail Reporter Courtney Reagan, MBA '13: Reagan shares her experience and values as CNBC's Retail Reporter along with some highlights of her time at Stern.
	Industry: FinTech Caissa, LLC President and Co-Founder Susan Veksler, BS '03: Veksler co-founded Caissa, LLC, with another Stern grad. She shares what led her to start her own company and offers advice for aspiring entrepreneurs.
	Industry: Nonprofit International Rescue Committee Director of Strategic Projects Benjamin Wise, MBA '13: Wise went from nonprofits to consulting and ultimately found his way to the International Rescue Committee (IRC), a nonprofit humanitarian organization where he can make an impact for a mission he supports.
	Industry: Social Enterprise SunCulture Co-Founder and CEO Samir Ibrahim, BS '11: SunCulture's ArgoSolar Irrigation Kit can improve crop yield up to 300% for farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa through a combination of cost effective solar-powered pumping and efficient drip irrigation.
	Industry: Consulting Cedar Management Consulting International, LLC Chairman Sanjiv Anand, MBA '85: Anand translated over 30 years of consulting experience into a new book, "Execution Excellence: Making Strategy Work using the Balanced Scorecard".
	Industry: Nonprofit Goldman Sachs Gives Chief Operating Officer Anne Black, MBA '99: As COO of the donor-advised fund Goldman Sachs Gives, Black helps to direct the firm’s charitable resources to underserved communities around the globe.
	Industry: Marketing & Entrepreneurship Direct Agents Managing Director and Co-Founder Josh Boaz, BS '04: As an undergraduate student, Boaz founded Direct Agents. His company has evolved from a digital marketing start-up to a full-service digital agency.
	Industry: Asset Management Bristol Gate Capital Partners President and Chief Risk Officer Mike Capombassis, MBA '96: After years in sales and trading roles at large banks, Capombassis shifted into a role at a small asset management firm. "In smaller firms, nothing happens unless you help make it happen. But the rewards are greater."
	Industry: Business & Entrepreneurship Exhale Enterprises, Inc. Chief Executive Officer Annbeth Eschbach, MBA '90: It’s no longer enough to deliver just a spa or gym experience; as an all-ecompassing lifestyle brand, Exhale has been well-positioned to succeed.
	Industry: Media & Advertising Turner Senior Vice President, Research, Turner Emerging Consumers Jeff Grant, MBA '97: Grant is responsible for all aspects of brand and ad sales research for Turner's Cartoon Network, Adult Swim, Boomerang and truTV, key networks targeting the Millennial and Plural generations.
	Industry: Tech Entrepreneurship Button Co-Founder Tanner Hackett, MBA '11: As Co-Founder of Button, Hackett is redefining the way consumers engage with digital commerce companies.
	Industry: Business & Management Morgan Stanley Managing Director Robin Harris, BS '08: Some 15 years into his career, Harris decided he needed more schooling to take the next step forward; he enrolled at NYU’s School of Continuing and Professional Studies and earned his bachelor’s degree in technology.
	Industry: Restaurants & Franchise Howley Bread Group, Ltd. Owner Lee Howley, MBA '72: Howley Bread Group, Ltd. owns and operates 27 Panera Bread bakery-cafés in Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island. Howley also lends his services to a laundry list of civic organizations.
	Industry: Non-Profit & Finance JP Morgan Managing Director and Head of Asset Management and Foundations Group Monica Isaar, BS '96, MBA '03: As Managing Director and the head of the JP Morgan Asset Management and Foundations Group, Isaar leads a team that provides customized advisory services and investment strategies to charitable organizations.
	Industry: Tech Entrepreneurship Cognitive ToyBox Founder Tammy Kwan, MBA '15: As one of the first Summer Startup Fellows, a program through Stern's WR Berkley Innovation Lab, Kwan found the support she needed to develop her business plan as a student and eventually pursue her idea full-time after graduating from Stern.
	Industry: Venture Capital Union Square Ventures General Manager Brittany Laughlin, BS '07: After founding two separate businesses, Laughlin now oversees a network of portfolio companies at an internet technology venture capital firm.
	Industry: Tech Entrepreneurship Upgrade Capital Founder Alexey Loganchuk, MBA '90: In September 2011, Loganchuk launched Upgrade Capital with the goal of providing buy-side firms with a web-based platform to help with recruiting decisions.
	Industry: Finance Jefferies Finance LLC Associate Gwen Melnyk, MBA '15: While working as a chemical engineer in pharmaceutical research and development, Gwen Melnyk looked for ways to advance within the healthcare space, and landed on a degree through NYU Stern’s Langone Part-time MBA program in Westchester.
	Industry: Finance Goldman Sachs Chief Regional Equity Strategist for Asia Pacific and Co-Head of Asian Economics, Strategy and Commodity Research Timothy Moe, WSC '79, MBA '84: Moe and his team are responsible for 11 equity markets and provide guidance to the firm’s institutional investor clients. He also oversees the Asia region as part of a six-person executive committee that leads macro research globally.
	Industry: Government & Manufacturing Cement Manufacturers Association of the Philippines President Ernesto Ordonez, MS '73, PhD '76: Dr. Ordonez has built a dynamic career helping others, specifically those in his native country, the Philippines. Reflecting on his vibrant career, Ordonez emphasizes the importance of understanding management and how to mobilize resources.
	Industry: Tech Entrepreneurship & Healthcare Wellthie Founder and CEO Sally Poblete, BS ‘94: After 20 years in the healthcare industry, Poblete founded Wellthie to simplify how consumers find, learn about and use their health insurance.
	Industry: Entertainment, Media, Technology A+E Networks Director, Multiplatform Analytics, Independent Film Producer Rajat Sharma, MBA/MFA '15: Sharma leverages his MBA education to excel in the entertainment industry, which increasingly leans on data to inform its decisions.