Recent Alumni Events

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

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.

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.

With NYU Stern celebrating its 125th anniversary, we asked alumni over the past six decades and across industries about their time at Stern and their most cherished memories.

Stern faculty released the following books this past year, listed in order of publication date.

Ferragamo, the iconic Italian maker of shoes, leather goods, and apparel, was founded by Salvatore Ferragamo in Florence, Italy. He had learned the craft of shoemaking in Naples before emigrating to the US as a teenager.

On April 3, 2025, NYU President Linda G. Mills and Provost Georgina Dopico announced that Bharat Anand, a vice provost at Harvard University and a chaired professor and renowned teacher at Harvard Business School (HBS), will be joining NYU Stern as the incoming Dean, beginning in August 2025.