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This past fall, the Stern Corporate Ambassadors Program hosted a reception at Goldman Sachs in conversation with Jonathan Haidt, Thomas Cooley Professor of Ethical Leadership at NYU Stern, and Chris Gallea (BS ’88), vice chairman of investment banking at Goldman Sachs and member of the NYU Stern

Evans, Head of Innovations and Insights at Samsung Ads and author of  The Little Book of Data, shares how he thinks of himself as a detective, what drew him from the entertainment industry to NYU Stern, and why he decided to write a book about data.

Stern Corporate Ambassadors in tech—including alumni working at Amazon, Audible, Google and Microsoft—partnered with the Careers Team to host a fireside chat with alumni and students on the evolving tech landscape.

Stern Women’s Forum (SWF) hosted a conversation in October with Claudine Cheever, vice president of global brand and marketing at Amazon and Laura Shanley (MBA ’12), an adjunct professor who spent over a decade in global marketing and technology roles at Amazon before she joined NYU Stern. 

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This fall, NYU Stern received a $10 million gift from NYU Stern alumna Christina Dennis (BS ’80), member of the Stern Executive Board and NYU Board of Trustees.

Fresh off his appearance with Oprah Winfrey on The Oprah Podcast, Professor Adam Alter held an interactive Lifelong Learning workshop for Stern alumni, with introductory remarks by Daisy Prince (MBA ’23), founder and editor in chief at Digital Party and member of the Stern Alumni Council

Amir Kanpurwala (BS ’09) shares how the Stern alumni network was pivotal to helping him launch his market research company, his drive to be an entrepreneur, and his favorite Stern memories.  

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