Stephan Schenk (MBA’99), President and CEO of TD Group US Holdings, delivered the keynote address at the Palumbo- Donahue School of Business Diploma Ceremony on Saturday, May 12, 2018. Stephan is a member of the School’s Business Advisory Council. Stephan shared five short stories and the lessons he learned with over 250 undergraduate and 60… Read more
Pictured above left-to-right: Dr. Dean McFarlin, Toni Mallet, Bob Mallet, President Ken Gormley, Marvin Balliet (B’79), Wendy Balliet, Dan McCann, Lou Colaizzo (B’85), Jeff Fisher (P’85), Jon Kinol (B’85), and Gennaro DiBello (B’85) The April 27th celebration included a reception, tour and VIP dinner. The Palumbo-Donahue School of Business hosted nearly 100 guests at the… Read more
An entrepreneurial mindset led to an incredible decision by two alumni from the class of 2016. Instead of taking jobs after graduation, Max Knape and Samuel Frymier together founded Quesne Capital, an investment management firm based in Pittsburgh. The idea for the company emerged from their senior finance capstone course—which focused on designing quantitative models… Read more
“Success is best when it’s shared.” That’s a personal quote from Howard Schultz, executive chairman and former CEO of Starbucks. Prudent advice can go a long way. In fact, some of the most accomplished people in business agree that good advice was the secret to their success. In that spirit, we asked our Business Advisory… Read more
Just four months after graduating from Duquesne, Mark won the National ADP Idea Challenge. Read more
Business Advisory Council Gary Aletto (B’09), COO, Bright Sheet Metal Company, Indianapolis IN Cory Starr (B’83), Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Morristown NJ Graduate and Executive Programs Teresa Anania (B’87, MBA’94), Senior Director, Subscriber Success, Autodesk, Pittsburgh PA Michael Haid (MBA’04), President, The Haid Group, Pittsburgh PA Susan Koski (MBA’97), Senior Vice-President, Security Operations, PNC, Pittsburgh PA Information… Read more
While still a student at Duquesne University, alumnus Louis D. Mallet (B’40) started a business developing new products for the baking industry. Read more
If there’s a lesson to be learned from Teresa Anania’s career, it’s that accounting and information systems management, coupled with a passion for selling and driving results, are a winning combination. Read more
A new forthcoming book, Human Chain: The Sustainability Paradox, argues that individuals have progressively become cognitively and emotionally detached from their ecological environment through the course of human history. Read more
An experienced and accomplished senior executive, Matthew Costello is a Vice President at Apple as well as the Chief Operating Officer of Beats Electronics, a division of Apple Inc. A 1995 graduate of Duquesne University, Matthew gave the commencement address at the Palumbo-Donahue School of Business diploma ceremony. Read more
Harry W. Witt graduated from the Palumbo-Donahue School of Business in 1962 and went to work for the accounting firm Touche Ross Bailey & Smart (now known as Deloitte & Touche). He stayed for 40 years. You could say it was a perfect match. “I had other job offers,” he admits. “My decisions to stay… Read more
The Congregation of the Holy Spirit, founders and sponsors of Duquesne University, presented the Spiritan Cor Unum Award to William J. Lyons at a special Mass last fall in the Chapel. Read more
In business, experience matters. Sharing experiences can yield insights that are hard to acquire otherwise. Fortunately, MBA students in the Donahue Graduate School of Business can learn from some of the most successful business leaders anywhere through a distinctive course, Executive Insights into Contemporary Global Issues. Read more
