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Absolutely Crucial: Alumni on the Yale SOM Mission

February 6, 2020

A grid of alumni during an online conversation

One way to measure the impact of Yale SOM’s mission is to look at how it has changed the way its graduates lead and influence organizations. We gathered several Yale SOM alumni to ask, “When has the mission made a difference in your life?” A vigorous conversation ensued.

Justin Elicker ’10 Elected Mayor of New Haven

November 6, 2019

Justin Elicker, a 2010 joint degree graduate of Yale SOM and the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies, was elected mayor of the city of New Haven on November 5. When Elicker is inaugurated on January 1, 2020, residents of New Haven will be served by both a mayor and a governor with a...

Dean Takahashi ’83 to Lead Yale Carbon Offset Laboratory

September 20, 2019

Takahashi, the longtime senior director of the Yale Investments Office, will spearhead a new multidisciplinary Yale laboratory that will develop and support innovative solutions to the challenge of climate change.

Justin Elicker ’10 Wins Democratic Primary for New Haven Mayor

September 11, 2019

Justin Elicker, a 2010 graduate of Yale SOM, won the Democratic Party primary for New Haven mayor on September 10, defeating incumbent Toni Harp, and will run in the general election on November 5.

Alumni Healthcare Startup Statera Wins Wins NYU-Yale Pitchoff

August 5, 2019

Statera Therapeutics, co-founded by Jennifer Fischer ’19 and Owen Yang ’19, aims to modernize immunotherapy and vaccination with "spatiotemporally tuned particles" to maximize drug delivery efficacy. The company took the grand prize at the NYU-Yale Summer Accelerator Pitchoff in July.

Ned Lamont ’80 Takes Office as Governor of Connecticut

January 9, 2019

Edward M. Lamont Jr., a member of the Yale SOM Class of 1980, was sworn in as the 89th governor of Connecticut at a ceremony at the state armory in Hartford on January 9.

CFA Institute and Financial Times Highlight Ranji Nagaswami ’86

November 30, 2018

In a feature published on November 29, the CFA Institute and the Financial Times highlight Ranji Nagaswami ’86 and her long career at the nexus of business and society.

Ned Lamont ’80 Wins Democratic Nomination for Connecticut Governor

August 15, 2018

Graduates of Yale SOM will also be on the ballot for national and statewide office in Rhode Island, Kentucky, and California.

Ken Ofori-Atta ’88 Named African Finance Minister of the Year

May 24, 2018

Ken Ofori-Atta ’88, who has served as Ghana’s finance minister since January 2017, was named African Finance Minister of the Year at the 2018 African Banker Awards on May 22, according to the Accra-based, state-owned newspaper the Daily Graphic.

Nancy Pfund ’82 Honored by Commonwealth Club of California

April 18, 2018

Nancy Pfund ’82, a founder and managing partner of DBL Partners and a pioneer in social impact investing, will be honored at the Distinguished Citizen Award Gala of the Commonwealth Club of California on April 19 in San Francisco. The Commonwealth Club, founded in 1903, is a forum...

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