# Prof. Scott Galloway on activist investor Carl Icahn's ideas for Apple

1 Faculty News January 23, 2014 ![San Jose Mercury News logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/con_043391.jpg?itok=uo-uvv5A)>

Excerpt from [San Jose Mercury News](http://www.mercurynews.com/michelle-quinn/ci_24980946/quinn-carl-icahn-shouldnt-get-manage-silicon-valley) -- "One expert isn't convinced Icahn has much of a chance. Shareholders, said [Scott Galloway](http://www.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/scott-galloway), professor of marketing at NYU Stern, don't revolt over 'financial engineering.' Apple reports earnings Monday and Cook may address Icahn's proposal."

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