Recent Alumni Events

This fall, as part of the NYU Stern Executive-in-Residence program, alumni across industries returned to campus to share career paths and insights with MBA students.

Weirong Li (MSQM ’25), the student commencement speaker at her NYU Stern graduation, shares how she turned her multicultural background into a communication asset to help drive international business excellence, her career advice for Gen Z, and how she is committed to staying connected to the

When Brian Chase (MBA ’15) reflects on his career path, he still marvels that his passion and profession have finally converged. “If I told a 21-year-old me that I would have this job, it would have seemed impossible,” he says.

The NYU Stern Alumni Council is the heart of Stern’s alumni network, proudly representing the interests of a global community of over 114,000 alumni.

After ten years of dedicated service on the NYU Stern Alumni Council, including three years as Chair, Tony Watkins (MBA ’11), Director of Global Partnerships at Google, is passing the torch to Earl Fitzhugh (MBA ’12), Chief Operating Officer of Global SMB Sales at Microsoft.

Taylor Stuart (MBA ’16) and Drew Leyes (MBA ’16) share how they shifted from the corporate world to own their own craft spirit distillery, and why their Stern background helped them take a customer-first approach.

NYU Stern recently held two Lifelong Learning workshops with Professor of Management Practice Suzy Welch

When Daria Burke decided to write a book, she wasn’t chasing a publishing dream—she was answering an internal call. “It was really a chance to understand and articulate the story beneath the story,” she said in an interview about her bestselling debut memoir, Of My Own Making.

Lindsay Perper didn’t set out to become an influencer, but during the pandemic, the former Ralph Lauren director found herself on TikTok—quickly amassing 30,000 followers.

NYU Stern is the first and only full-time accelerated MBA Program dedicated to luxury and retail in the US and is leading the convening of brands around the world on emerging trends and opportunities in the sector.