# STERN BUSINESS Magazine Spring 2023 ![The cover of the Spring 2023 Stern Business Magazine](/sites/default/files/styles/640w_x_535h/public/2024-05/2023_stern_business_cover_image_0.png.webp?itok=vxWKAdiX) Spring 2023 ## The Spring 2023 Issue Read about Stern's five years of progress; the School's largest gift in history; and more. --- ## Cover Stories **[Five Years of Progress and the World Takes Note](/portal-partners/alumni/alumni-news-profiles/news/five-years-progress-and-world-takes-note "Five Years of Progress and the World Takes Note")** A conversation with Dean Raghu Sundaram about NYU Stern's trajectory. --- **[A Cause for Celebration](/portal-partners/alumni/alumni-news-profiles/news/cause-celebration "A Cause for Celebration ")** Anne E. Tasca (BS '88) gives NYU Stern $53.6 Million, the largest single gift in the School’s history, and generates big buzz. ## Featured Articles **[A Family Tradition of Philanthropy](/portal-partners/alumni/alumni-news-profiles/news/family-tradition-philanthropy "A Family Tradition of Philanthropy")** Charles Chen's transformative gift has turbocharged the new Chao-Hon Chen Institute for Global Real Estate Finance, which bears his father’s name. --- **[Making Headway on Business and Human Rights](/portal-partners/alumni/alumni-news-profiles/news/making-headway-business-and-human-rights "Making Headway on Business and Human Rights")** Michael Posner reflects on ten years leading Stern’s Center for Business and Human Rights and shares his perspective on a few megatrends. --- ### Experience Stern - [Four Groundbreaking Programs Hit their 5-and 10-Year Marks](/portal-partners/alumni/alumni-news-profiles/news/four-groundbreaking-programs-hit-their-5-and-10-year-marks "Four Groundbreaking Programs Hit their 5-and 10-Year Marks") - [Embracing Change in the Undergraduate College](/portal-partners/alumni/alumni-news-profiles/news/embracing-change-undergraduate-college "Embracing Change in the Undergraduate College ") --- ### **School News** - [The Greatest Trade in History](/portal-partners/alumni/alumni-news-profiles/news/greatest-trade-history "The Greatest Trade in History") - [A Blueprint for Expansion](/portal-partners/alumni/alumni-news-profiles/news/blueprint-expansion "A Blueprint for Expansion") - [Meet Victor Mullins, Stern’s New Senior Associate Dean for Diversity and Inclusion](/portal-partners/alumni/alumni-news-profiles/news/meet-victor-mullins-sterns-new-senior-associate-dean-diversity-and-inclusion "Meet Victor Mullins, Stern’s New Senior Associate Dean for Diversity and Inclusion") --- ### Donor News - [NYU Stern’s Langone Part-Time MBA Program Receives $25 Million Testamentary Gift from its Naming Benefactor](/experience-stern/news/nyu-sterns-langone-part-time-mba-program-receives-25-million-testamentary-gift-its-naming-benefactor "NYU Stern’s Langone Part-Time MBA Program Receives $25 Million Testamentary Gift from its Naming Benefactor") - [NYU Stern Honors Dietrich Becker (MBA ’91) at the 2023 Haskins Giving Society Award Dinner, Recognizing his Extraordinary Partnership with the School](/portal-partners/alumni/alumni-news-profiles/news/nyu-stern-honors-dietrich-becker-mba-91-2023-haskins-giving-society-award-dinner-recognizing-his "NYU Stern Honors Dietrich Becker (MBA ’91) at the 2023 Haskins Giving Society Award Dinner, Recognizing his Extraordinary Partnership with the School") - [Celebrating the Elizabeth Elting Lecture Hall](/portal-partners/alumni/alumni-news-profiles/news/a-ribbon-cutting-ceremony-and-fireside-chat-celebrates-a-gift-from-elizabeth-elting-mba-92 "Celebrating the Elizabeth Elting Lecture Hall") - [Clear-Eyed and Goal-Directed: Hannah Ho (BS ’23)](/portal-partners/alumni/alumni-news-profiles/news/clear-eyed-and-goal-directed " Clear-Eyed and Goal-Directed") - [Helping Others Succeed: Nicholas Ducey-Gallina (MBA ’23)](/portal-partners/alumni/alumni-news-profiles/news/helping-others-succeed "Helping Others Succeed") --- **Sternies That Make Their Mark** - [Brahm Wachter (MBA ’19), Sotheby’s VP Head of Streetwear, Talks About What’s Behind the Global Sneaker Phenomenon](/portal-partners/alumni/alumni-news-profiles/news/brahm-wachter-mba-19-sotheby-s-vp-head-of-streetwear-talks-about-what-s-behind-the-global-sneaker "Brahm Wachter (MBA ’19), Sotheby’s VP Head of Streetwear, Talks About What’s Behind the Global Sneaker Phenomenon ") - [From Hollywood to Nollywood & Back Again: Melissa Adeyemo (MBA ’16)](/portal-partners/alumni/alumni-news-profiles/news/hollywood-nollywood-back-again "From Hollywood to Nollywood & Back Again") - [Stepping Up to the Plate: Caroline O’Connor (MBA ’08)](/portal-partners/alumni/alumni-news-profiles/news/stepping-plate "Stepping Up to the Plate") - [Mark Shinder (BS ’95) Shares His Story of Reinvention and How NYU Stern Transformed His Life](/portal-partners/alumni/alumni-news-profiles/news/mark-shinder-bs-95-shares-his-story-of-reinvention-and-how-nyu-stern-transformed-his-life "Mark Shinder (BS ’95) Shares His Story of Reinvention and How NYU Stern Transformed His Life") - [Sustainability Evangelist: Chana Rosenthal (MBA ’22)](/portal-partners/alumni/alumni-news-profiles/news/sustainability-evangelist "Sustainability Evangelist") --- **Alumni Relations** - [Alumni in Action](/portal-partners/alumni/alumni-news-profiles/news/alumni-action "Alumni in Action") - [Lifelong Learning Grows by Leaps & Bounds](/portal-partners/alumni/alumni-news-profiles/news/lifelong-learning-grows-leaps-bounds "Lifelong Learning Grows by Leaps & Bounds ") - [The Power of Alumni in Experiential Learning: Ben Serbiak (MBA ’21)](/portal-partners/alumni/alumni-news-profiles/news/power-alumni-experiential-learning "The Power of Alumni in Experiential Learning") --- ### Stern Pioneers - [An Early Supporter of Entrepreneurship at NYU Stern: Stewart Satter (MBA ‘82)](/portal-partners/alumni/alumni-news-profiles/news/early-supporter-entrepreneurship-nyu-stern "An Early Supporter of Entrepreneurship at NYU Stern") --- [Books Worth Reading](/portal-partners/alumni/alumni-news-profiles/news/books-worth-reading-2023 "Books Worth Reading 2023") The latest books authored by Stern faculty. --- ### Faculty in the News & Research See the latest for [faculty in the news](https://www.stern.nyu.edu/experience-stern/news-events) and their [latest research](https://www.stern.nyu.edu/experience-stern/faculty-research). ## Past Issues [Spring 2022](https://www.stern.nyu.edu/portal-partners/alumni/alumni-news-profiles/sternbusiness-magazine/stern-business-magazine-spring-2022) How to Build a Unicorn [Fall 2021](https://www.stern.nyu.edu/portal-partners/alumni/alumni-news-profiles/sternbusiness-magazine/fall-2021) Making the Next Generation of Leaders Possible [Fall 2020](https://www.stern.nyu.edu/portal-partners/alumni/alumni-news-profiles/sternbusiness-magazine/sternbusiness-magazine-fall-2020) Alumni Rally to Help Stern Meet the Moment [Fall 2019](https://www.stern.nyu.edu/portal-partners/alumni/alumni-news-profiles/sternbusiness-magazine/sternbusiness-magazine-fall-2019) Meet the New Board Chair, Andre J.L. Koo (MBA '94) [Fall 2018](https://www.stern.nyu.edu/sternbusiness-magazine/stern-business-archive/sternbusiness-magazine-fall-2018) Stern Powers Tech [Spring 2018](https://www.stern.nyu.edu/sternbusiness-magazine/stern-business-archive/spring-2018) Meet Dean Raghu Sundaram [Fall 2017](https://www.stern.nyu.edu/sternbusiness-magazine/stern-business-archive/fall-2017) Innovation at the Pace of Business [Spring 2017](https://www.stern.nyu.edu/sternbusiness-magazine/stern-business-archive/spring-2017) The Future is Fintech [Archive](https://www.stern.nyu.edu/sternbusiness-magazine/stern-business-archive) Older Issues *Stay tuned and make sure your contact information is [up to date](http://stern.nyu.edu/updateinfo) to receive the next issue in the mail.*