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NYU Stern Alumni Celebrate at Reunion 2022

This spring, NYU Stern hosted its first hybrid Reunion, a blend of both virtual and traditional in-person events, during the week of Monday, April 25 – Saturday, April 30, 2022. Reunion 2022 marks the first in-person Reunion since 2019.


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Going with the Flow: From Restauranteur to Anime Business Manager, Yonadav Tsuna (BS ’12) shares his dynamic career path

Yonadav Tsuna (BS ’12) is a senior manager in business development, partnerships and strategy at Crunchyroll, an anime and manga TV streaming company.

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Dorota Applebaum

Dorota Applebaum (MBA ’04) Shares What Led Her to Start Her Own Real Estate Investment Bank and How She is Helping Refugees of the Ukrainian War, One at a Time

A native of Poland, Dorota Applebaum (MBA ’04) is an entrepreneur and owner of Gemma Capital Group, who is currently based in Italy after moving from Manhattan with her family during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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David Ko

Honoree David Ko (BS ’93), co-CEO and Board Member of Calm, Announces the New “Founders and Entrepreneurs’ Pledge” at the NYU Stern Haskins Giving Society Award Dinner

After nearly three years, hundreds of the School’s most loyal and generous donors came together for the annual Haskins Giving Society Award Dinner.

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Rena Koenig (MBA ’17) Shares How She Used the Tools of Business to Start a Foundation with Her 13-Year-Old Cancer-Survivor Daughter Elana

Rena shares what led her to co-found the Koenig Childhood Cancer Foundation (KCCF) in 2020 with her 13-year-old daughter, Elana Koenig, who underwent cancer treatment at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; how the Stern community stepped up to help; and how an MBA gave her the tools needed to ru

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Sanjiv Anand (MBA ’85), Shares How COVID Changes His Work as a Consultant and Why He Launched a Gin Company With His Son, Jai Anand (CAS ’14)

Sanjiv Anand (MBA ’85) is a business consultant and the chair of the NYU Stern India Alumni Group.

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Kelly Goldston DeBonis (MBA ’13), VP, Growth Marketing and eCommerce at Spanx

Kelly shares what she loves about startup culture, the value of raising your hand, why she took a leap of faith and moved to Atlanta from NY during the pandemic to join Spanx, and more. 
Tell us a little about your career history and what drew you to e-commerce.

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Jolawn Victor (MBA ‘09), Chief International Officer at Headspace, Shares Her Career Journey and Why Mindfulness and Meditation Have Gained Popularity, Especially in the Workplace

Jolawn Victor shares her journey from consumer packaged goods engineer to C-suite executive responsible for sales and marketing across an international portfolio.

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Kate Huether (BS ’13) Shares How Stern and Consulting Prepared Her for a Career in Medicine

Kate is a resident at the University of South Florida where she splits her training between in-patient hospital care and internal medicine in the primary care setting.

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Stern Hosts a Private Equity Forum for MBA Students

This fall, the NYU Stern Corporate Relations team hosted a Private Equity virtual forum featuring alumni Gary Survis (MBA ‘92) operating partner, Insight Partners, and Whitney Rothe (MBA ‘13), senior director, marketing, Insight Onsite at Insight Partners.