Three College of Business alumnae are among Fortune magazine’s 50 Most Powerful Latinas of 2017. They join three other FIU graduates and members of the FIU community on the ranking, which highlights Latinas’ growing presence in corporate America. The list, compiled by The Association of Latino Professionals for America, includes female executives running Fortune 500 companies or […]
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MasterCard executives say “yes” to mentoring FIU business students.
Jennifer Mohammed (MS ’08), a director, talent management and development in the Human Resources department at MasterCard, is mentoring a college student because she thinks it’s the right thing to do. But Mohammed also thinks it’s a smart business move to mentor students in the College of Business at Florida International University (FIU). “Mentoring is […]
Hall of Fame inductees share the limelight with FIU’s College of Business.
FIU Business’ Hall of Fame Class of 2015 is now official. Five outstanding alumni and business icon Manny Medina were honored on October 29, 2015 at the Adrienne Arsht Center’s Ziff Ballet Opera House. Cheers and applause resonated throughout the ceremony as the inductees – a banking executive, an accounting authority, a prominent Spanish-language television […]
Mentor program for business students doubles in size.
Ask the people in the Office of Advancement in the College of Business at Florida International University (FIU) why the mentor program has more than doubled in size and they will give you one good reason: more business professionals are willing to step forward to provide help for students. This year’s program paired 117 business […]
Alumni Notes: November 2013
City of Miami Mayor Tomas Regalado recognized MBAF’s chairman and CEO, Tony Argiz (BAcc ’74), with a plaque from the city, congratulating the firm on its 44 years as a Miami-based business, on the occasion of the opening of its new offices. The South Florida Chapter of the Organization of Women in International Trade honored […]
Kickoff for Alumni Leadership Campaign yields big results.
Leave it to a real leader to lead the way. At the kickoff of the Alumni Leadership Campaign, a fundraising effort by the College of Business at Florida International University (FIU), Tom Cornish (BBA ’85), president and CEO, Marsh & McLennan Agency, Florida Region, was the first to make a pledge, a substantial one of […]
Alumni Notes
Ramon Ferran (BBA ’79), senior vice president of corporate lending at TotalBank, has been elected to Florida international University’s Alumni Association’s board of directors. The Related Group has appointed Matthew J. Allen (MBA ’91) executive vice president and chief operating officer. Previously he was the executive vice president and chief financial officer. American Express announced […]
Alumni Circle selects new Chair.
Demian Bellumio (BBA ’00) vice president of corporate finance and development for Terremark Worldwide, Inc., has been named 2005-2006 Chair of the Alumni Circle. Alumni joining the Circle of late include Diane P. Davis (MBA ’92), AVP/ wealth management advisor for Merrill Lynch; Francis Hondal (BBA ’87, MBA ’94),vice president, general manager for American Express […]