Recent Alumni Events

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.

“What Am I Good At, Like Really Good At?” 

Saturday, May 10, 2025

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.

“I’ve always been fascinated by getting into students’ minds and seeing the world through their eyes,” says Nate Pettit, Vice Dean for MBA and graduate programs. This empathetic curiosity fuels his teaching philosophy and his desire to help students rise to the challenge.

With more than 700 Stern alumni at J.P. Morgan alone and a growing presence across 11 major corporations, the Stern Corporate Ambassadors (SCA) program is transforming how NYU Stern graduates connect in the workplace.