LeBow College of Business Media: Recent Episodes
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Drexel University's LeBow College of Business provides media-rich content to keep you informed about the College. Catch up on the latest interviews, t.v. programs, and events featuring LeBow College guests, students and faculty by accessing the information from this site or by downloading it to take it with you.
Drexel LeBow's Dean Linnehan is joined by Assistant Dean of Undergraduate Programs Brian Ellis to discuss initiatives that serve the College's principles of diversity and inclusion.
Drexel LeBow's Dean Linnehan is joined by David Gefen, PhD and Hubert Glover, PhD to discuss the new Executive DBA program for individuals seeking to distinguish themselves as they move toward C-suite leadership.
Join the Drexel LeBow Center for Corporate Governance to hear the personal and professional journey of one of America’s premier CEOs and corporate directors, Raj Gupta (‘72). Interviewed by Drexel University President John Fry, Raj will recount the numerous challenges he has overcome and the lessons he’s learned on his path to success as detailed in his recent publication, “My American Journey: Eight Dollars and a Dream”.
Former Mayor Micheal Nutter and lead EMBA instructor discusses his plans to travel to Cuba with LeBow EMBA students as part of their residency.
Michael Howley, faculty coordinator in LeBow's MBA healthcare concentration, shares his thoughts on the Uberization of healthcare. He explains how on-demand medicine might work (or not), and how it may change the way we interact with healthcare.
TIM Student Yinle Xu sits down with David Paul, the CEO of Globus Medical to discuss his role in the company as it relates to technology innovation and business.
TIM Student Yashmeet Kaur sits down with David Monnerat, the Senior Director of Intellectual Property at Comcast to discuss his role in the company as it relates to technology innovation and business.
Join Drexel School of Economics and Econsult Solutions, Inc. for their 2nd annual joint conference, discussing topics in urban tax policy. Two panel discussions will take place over the course of the afternoon: (1) Topics in Tax Administration; and (2) Tax Policy and Economic Development.
Research from Drexel LeBow's Institute for Strategic Leadership reveals that supervisors who are perceived as hypocrites can do significant damage to morale and employee outcomes.
Drexel LeBow MBA students traveled to Prague and Krakow on international residency. They toured the cities and visited companies to experience the business climate in those vibrant locations. For more information on the LeBow MBA, please visit: https://www.lebow.drexel.edu/academics/graduate/mba
Drexel LeBow's fNIR device is giving students and marketing researchers a new window into the brains of consumers as they complete shopping tasks.
Associate Dean for Research Raj Suri talks about how he is using the technology in his classes and in his research.
An in-depth conversation with JJ Ramberg, host of msnbc’s “Your Business”, a television show dedicated to the issues affecting small business owners.
JJ Ramberg is the host of msnbc’s “Your Business,” the only television show dedicated to issues affecting small business owners and co-author of It’s Your Business: 183 Essential Tips that Will Transform Your Small Business, available October 16th. Now in its seventh season, the program has profiled hundreds of small business owners and offered advice from countless small business experts and investors. In addition, Your Business guests have included Senate and House Small Business Committee members, the head of the Small Business Administration, and members of the Cabinet.
As a leader in this field, Ramberg has been called upon to moderate town halls, including one during Washington D.C.’s Small Business Week.
Ramberg is a regular contributor to the TODAY Show on small business and financial issues. She is also msnbc’s small business expert and occasional on-air anchor. In addition, she is a financial columnist for Cookie Magazine, Conde Nast’s parenting magazine. She has also written columns on social entrepreneurship for Entrepreneur Magazine.
Sponsored by Drexel University’s Rudman Institute for Entertainment Industry Studies, LeBow College of Business, Close School of Entrepreneurship and the Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts and Design.
Everything you want to know about getting a PhD and meet with dozens of university representatives during the 2015, East Coast DocNet consortium event and School Fair at LeBow College of Business.
DocNet, is a consortium of universities granting doctoral degrees in business and economics. The organization is dedicated to promoting doctoral education in business and economics throughout the world.
The event includes a faculty and student panel discussion followed by a recruiting fair. The recruiting fair is a good chance for potential applicants to meet with admissions representatives and to collect materials of interest.
The third in an exciting new series of events aimed at engaging the business community with LeBow College of Business, Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter presents “Leadership Matters”.
As the end of his tenure in office draws near, the Mayor discussed lessons learned while leading America’s fifth largest city and his views on the challenges facing Philadelphia’s next generation of leaders.
Drexel's School of Economics and Econsult Solutions, Inc. hosted their 1st annual joint conference, discussing topics in urban economic policy. Two panel discussions took place over the course of the afternoon: (1) Climate Change and the Housing Market; and (2) Sustainability and Urban Transportation. Keynote speaker: Matthew Kahn, PhD, Professor at the UCLA Institute of the Environment, the Department of Economics, and the Department of Public Policy Keynote topic: “Quality of Life in Major Northeast Cities: Opportunities and Challenges”
Business and Engineering/Commerce and Engineering alumni held a celebratory brunch. Stories about the history of the program were shared. Current Business and Engineering students were invited to come network with our alumni and share their stories as well.
Alpha Kappa Psi and LeBow College of Business presented this informative panel discussion that outlined the curriculum and career options of the various LeBow disciplines.
A faculty member from each department, as well as members of our undergraduate advising team, were present.
Part 2 of 1. This year’s theme is “Cyber Security in a Globally Integrated World.”
Cyber security is not something many of us think about every day. But — as recent international “hacking” events show — it is all around us. More and more personal data is being put online, from personal records to medical information to payment details. But the internet respects no country’s boundary. This conference will focus on the geopolitical, legal and technical aspects of cyber security in the modern world.
Speakers:
Rob D’Ovidio, Ph.D. - Associate Professor of Criminology and Justice Studies, Drexel University Joseph Ingemi - Data Security and Privacy Consultant, IBM Curtis K.S. Levinson - US Cyber Defense Advisor, NATO Alan Tilles - Chairman of Telecommunications Entertainment, Shulman Rogers Andrea M. Matwyshyn, Ph.D. - Microsoft Visiting Professor at the Center for Information Technology Policy at Princeton University
Part 1 of 2. This year’s theme is “Cyber Security in a Globally Integrated World.”
Cyber security is not something many of us think about every day. But — as recent international “hacking” events show — it is all around us. More and more personal data is being put online, from personal records to medical information to payment details. But the internet respects no country’s boundary. This conference will focus on the geopolitical, legal and technical aspects of cyber security in the modern world.
Speakers:
Rob D’Ovidio, Ph.D. - Associate Professor of Criminology and Justice Studies, Drexel University Joseph Ingemi - Data Security and Privacy Consultant, IBM Curtis K.S. Levinson - US Cyber Defense Advisor, NATO Alan Tilles - Chairman of Telecommunications Entertainment, Shulman Rogers Andrea M. Matwyshyn, Ph.D. - Microsoft Visiting Professor at the Center for Information Technology Policy at Princeton University
Sandy Balkin, Senior Principal at Precision for Value, will give a presentation entitled “Business Analytics and Promotional Effectiveness.” With increasing focus on loading and visualizing large data sets, today’s data scientist tends to ignore the importance of understanding customer heterogeneity, masking the variability and uncertainty which represent the most significant and actionable information in converting quantitative insight into profitable action. This presentation will review the inherent dangers stemming from making business decisions solely on point estimates and introduce an innovative operating model for disseminating Big Data based insights throughout the enterprise, meeting a diverse set of stakeholder needs, while retaining the critical information contained in distributions, standard errors, confidence bands and prediction intervals.
Leonard “Lenny” Comma has been Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Jack in the Box since January 2014 and has served as President since May 2012. From November 2010 to January 2014, Lenny had also served as Chief Operating Officer. Lenny joined the Company in 2001 as Director of Convenience Store and Fuel Operations for the Company’s proprietary chain of Quick Stuff convenience stores, which included more than 60 locations at the time it was sold in 2009.
“Get Ahead: Business Analytics in the Real World” featuring Joe Petrides, Technical Manager, Excelacom
Excelacom, Inc., a software and consulting company, produces a line of telecommunications products and provides consulting, system integration, and outsourcing services. Its products include Century CRM and Ordering, an ordering solution for telecommunication service providers; Century Test Automation, which provides a test automation solution; Century Revenue and Operational Control for automating the monitoring of key business processes, reconciliation of sub-products of such processes, proactive identification of key revenue leakages, analysis of cross-domain data, and management reporting and dash boarding; Century Web Portal, which provides Web based customer management and self care functions for consumer and business customers through multiple customer channels; Social Networking Solution, which enables companies to create online communities; and E-Commerce solution, which allows customers to activate service, purchase content, perform customer self care, and browse the Internet.
The company also offers consulting services relating to strategy and business planning, and workforce performance, as well as business processes, information technology, program office and project, and change management; managed services comprising managed testing and quality assurance, application support, performance management, and a range of services to improve the operational performance of complex businesses, including the communications industry; and offshore development, quality assurance, and production management and support services. Excelacom serves communications, media/advertising, and federal and state/local government clients.
Excelacom was founded in 2000 and is based in Reston, Virginia with additional offices in the United States, Europe, and Southeast Asia; and an offshore technology center in Chennai, India. It has locations in Los Angeles, California; Toronto, Canada; Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Prague, Czech Republic; and San Juan, Puerto Rico.
eBay Enterprise has been driving and evolving the world of commerce since the early days of retailing on the web. They operate more than 3 million square feet of warehouse fulfillment space through the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom. In 2013, these locations shipped more than 163 million units. eBay Enterprise provides their clients greater speed and operating capabilities, business flexibility, lower total cost and reduced risk.
Ashley Revay '15 and Erin Moffitt '15 talk about the inspiration behind their idea to start a company that makes affordable activewear from recycled plastic.
Drexel University's LeBow College of Business Ph.D. Program invites you to find out more about what it means to be in a Ph.D. Program in Business and Economics, including career choices, application and admission standards, and an overview of program expectations.
Drexel University's LeBow College of Business Ph.D. Program invites you to find out more about what it means to be in a Ph.D. Program in Business and Economics, including career choices, application and admission standards, and an overview of program expectations.
This fall we welcomed 513 new freshmen to Drexel LeBow. On move-in day, we took a walk through the dorms to meet our newest Dragons and find out why they chose LeBow, what they'd miss about home and how they're most likely to annoy their roommates. Enjoy!
With economic challenges and opportunities, globalization, and rapid legal, regulatory and technological changes, recent years have been interesting times for those exploring careers in Finance. The economy continues to pose challenges for job-seekers; at the same time, requirements to succeed in finance-related careers continue to evolve. Yet from a long-term perspective, these careers have offered an array of opportunities to MBA/MS students in a variety of areas: public, corporate, or government. Careers range broadly from public accounting/consulting, corporate positions in accounting, financial analysis, auditing, risk assurance, taxation, investments, banking, wealth management, and other areas in firms across a wide spectrum of industries.
Join representatives from leading and innovative organizations to hear their unique perspective and a discussion of current opportunities for students focusing on Finance-related careers.
Join Drexel University School of Economics for the fourth lecture of this year’s series of academic presentations by distinguished economics scholars.
Dr. Martin Eichenbaum, Northwestern University, will present: “Understanding the Great Recession”.
Drexel University School of Economics presents the third lecture of this year’s series of academic presentations by distinguished economics scholars. Dr. Preston McAfee, Director, Google Strategic Technologies, will discuss “Digital Advertising: Benefits and Costs”. This talk summarizes recent experimental results on the effectiveness of internet display advertising (graphic images on web pages). Three issues are considered: does the length of display time matter? Is it more effective to switch ads during a page view? What is the user cost of obnoxious or annoying ads? For more information about Dr. Preston McAfee’s research at Google: http://research.google.com/pubs/PrestonMcAfee.html For Dr. Preston McAfee’s biography: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preston_mcafee For more information about Drexel University School of Economics: https://www.lebow.drexel.edu/academics/disciplines/economics
Senior Healthcare executives examined the Affordable Care Act and took a constructive approach to the challenges surrounding the industry. Learn about how new healthcare regulations will affect the patient experience, the employers providing healthcare, and the regional marketplace over the few years and into the future. Panelists included Larry R. Kaiser, MD, FACS, President and CEO, Temple University Health System, R. Scott Post, Vice President Corporate and Association Affairs at Independence Blue Cross and John E. Celentano, Global Senior Executive, most recently Senior Vice President, Bristol-Myers Squibb The moderator was Michael Howley, PA-C, Ph.D., Associate Clinical Professor of Marketing, LeBow College of Business.
Christopher J. Haines D.O., FAAP, FACEP, Chief Medical Officer at Children’s Specialized Hospital, former Director of the Department Pediatric Emergency at Tenet Healthcare/St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children Leadership Approaches to Healthcare Strategy and Provider Alignment. This seminar provided an opportunity to build the knowledge needed to understand healthcare strategy and provider alignment in the era of the Affordable Care Act. Participants developed tools required to understand the approach toward transformational change in the health care arena.
Drexel LeBow’s Center for Corporate Reputation Management hosted an engaging discussion on the importance of corporate social responsibility. Guests included Camilla Meiby, spokeswoman, IKEA, Ed Satell, Founder, Progressive Business Publications, and Paul Beideman, President
David Souchik – Vice President of Capgemini, LLC, Sr. Partner of KPMG, and Deloitte Consulting Value in the Healthcare Supply Chain. This seminar focuses on where in the healthcare supply chain value is concentrated and the associated risks to this concentration. Topics also covered include spending projections, industry trends that impact the quality of care, and the need to innovate and the resulting job opportunities.
Michael P. Gremo, CPA ’93 is a partner at Grant Thornton. He also serves as chair of Drexel LeBow’s Accounting Advisory Council.
Thomas M. Koncsics ’90 is a partner at KPMG LLP. He also serves as a member of Drexel LeBow’s Accounting Advisory Council
The Center for Corporate Governance offers the Director's Academy as part of the Certificate in Corporate Governance.
Dornsife Office consulting course students and faculty describe their personal stories and impacts.
Meet Sam and Ryan. Sam is from Lanzhou, China. Ryan is from Bordentown, New Jersey. Sam is poised for a fulfilling college experience. Ryan is scared of his own shadow. Though an unlikely pair, Sam and Ryan help each other through a rewarding freshman year at Drexel University's LeBow College of Business. Not only do they earn successful co-ops, they become a fine pair of LeBros.
John A. Fry, Drexel University's President, discusses the new C-Suite Co-op in the Drexel LeBow MBA.
Beginning this fall, students enrolling in the full-time MBA will compete for coveted C-Suite Co-op positions, where you will work at the highest levels at firms such as Cisco, SAP, eBay, Santa Clara VTA, Urban Outfitters and other leading American corporations — all while you are still earning your MBA.
John A. Fry, Drexel University's President, discusses the new C-Suite Co-op in the Drexel LeBow MBA.
An exclusive first look inside the Drexel building that will change the Philadelphia skyline. Tour what will soon be a 300-seat auditorium, hi-tech classrooms and office suites with Ryan Williams, a LeBow pre-junior majoring in entrepreneurship.
Drexel University celebrated the official "topping out" for LeBow College of Business's new 12 story, 177,500 square foot state of the art building that replaces Matheson Hall.
Remarks by President John A. Fry and Richard Greenawalt '66, Chairman of the Board of Trustees.