From the Banks

January 2024 Alumni Updates

From the Banks

January 2024 Alumni Updates

Editor’s Note

Earlier today, you received an email invitation to complete the MSU Alum and Donor Communications survey. We encourage your participation! Your responses will help us understand how we can best engage with you.

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14 DWLA scholars, the initial cohort, pose together for a photo

Alumna makes game-changing gift to MSU to propel women graduates into the C-suite

Priya Balasubramaniam (MBA ’01), vice president of operations at Apple, has pledged a gift that will empower students through the Dashney Women’s Leadership Accelerator, equipping them with the abilities and confidence to pursue professional leadership positions and propelling women graduates into the C-suite.

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Taking on the world: From Michigan State to TikTok

STEM MBA student Wasek Sazzad caught up with MSU alumna Hillary Kribben, brand partnerships manager at TikTok, on how she planned her career path over the last 15 years and her advice for newcomers to the industry.

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Two-time Broad alumnus integral to Michigan State’s financial process

Alumnus Shea Bryant, CPA and manager of financial reporting for the Office of Finance, shares his journey in leading the yearly financial reporting at MSU.

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Pung Speaker Series: Leading through sustainable transformations

Alumna Irene Treter, senior director of mergers and acquisitions at Dow, shares her insights on Dow’s evolution and how she climbed the corporate ladder.

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Join a networking community on Broad Connect to give back by sharing your professional experiences with current students and to gain insight from other Broad alumni as you navigate your own career. Broad Connect supports current students and alumni as they work together to empower the next generation of business leaders.

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Ask the expert: Shake up Dry January by experimenting, exploring nonalcoholic beverages

Adam Roy, the Dr. Lewis J. and Mrs. Ruth E. Minor Chef-Professor of Culinary Management in the School of Hospitality Business, explores what it takes to craft a delicious nonalcoholic beverage. He also provides tips for a successful Dry January and shares insights on how beverage companies can tap into the movement. Read his tips in MSUToday or listen to his interview on WKAR’s MSUToday with Russ White.

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Majority of US hospitals found COVID-19 reporting directives inconsistent

A new study led by John (Xuefeng) Jiang, Eli Broad Professor of Accounting, and Ge Bai (Ph.D. Accounting and Information Systems ’12), professor of accounting at Johns Hopkins Carey Business School, is the first to examine hospitals’ experiences with public health reporting during the pandemic.

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AI is here — and everywhere: 3 AI researchers look to the challenges ahead

In The Conversation, Anjana Susarla, Omura-Saxena Professor in Responsible AI, is part of a panel of scholars describing the issues AI developers, regulators and everyday pepole are likely to face in 2024. They also write their hopes and recommendations for the future of AI this year.