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Drew Leyes (MBA ’16) (left) and Taylor Stuart (MBA ’16)

Crafting a New Path: Two Stern MBA Alumni Tap into the Spirits Market

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.


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Lindsay Perper headshot

From Scroll to Shop: How Lindsay Perper (MBA '23) Is Building A Digital Mall with her Company Rodeo

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.


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Daria Burke (MBA ’08)

From the C-Suite to Book Tours, Daria Burke (MBA ’08) Gets Real about What Inspired Her to Write her Bestselling Memoir, Of My Own Making

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.


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Kavita Kurella (MBA ’17)

A Two-Way Street: Kavita Kurella (MBA ’17)

Stern MBA students can take advantage of a variety of experiential learning courses, including the Stern Consulting Corps (SCC) and Executive MBA: Consulting Practice: Process and Problem Solving.


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Jim Finch

From the Heart: Professor Jim Finch bequeaths $10 million to fund undergraduate scholarships

NYU Stern’s generous alumni and friends give toward scholarships for many personal reasons—for example, as a way to pay it forward if they received financial support for their education.


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Patagonia CEO Ryan Gellert and Chief Impact and Communications Officer Corley Kenna spoke with Professor T. Alexander Puutio and his Stern Undergraduate College Organizational Communication and its Social Context class

Experience Stern: Stern & the City

For NYU Stern students, New York City equals access. This means members of the C-suite regularly guest speak in class. And the chance to meet one-on-one with alumni executives who serve as career role models.


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Avery Lambert (BS ’26)

Navigating New Waters: Avery Lambert (BS ’26)

Born in Canada, raised in the Cayman Islands, schooled in Florida, Avery Lambert (BS/MS ’26) says she would be happy to settle down in New York City in the future.


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Students at the West 4th Street Station

Stern at 125: Alumni Look Back

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.