[dropcap sid=”dropcap-1432662496″]T[/dropcap]o celebrate its growing connection to Brazil as part of the College’s comprehensive Global Strategic Plan, Baruch held its inaugural Brazil @ Baruch celebration on February 10, 2015, which featured the business-focused panel discussion “The Brazilian Economy: Assets and Opportunities.” Nearly 100 students, alumni, faculty, staff, and friends of the College attended.
Following a warm introduction by Jeffrey Peck, Weissman School of Arts and Sciences dean and vice provost for global strategies, Ambassador Ana Cabral Petersen, consul general of Brazil in New York, gave a welcome address highlighting recent international investments in Brazil and the importance of global business education. The panel was moderated by James Rosenstein, executive director of the Brazilian-American Chamber of Commerce, and featured panelists Marco Lima (’02), private wealth advisor and managing director of Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc.; John Koutras (MBA ’89), managing director of Pharos Advisors; and François Jacques André Décamps (MBA ’88), partner and principal of Caravel Corporate Finance. Both Koutras and Décamps flew from Brazil to participate after having met with Dean Peck in Brazil in August 2014.
Said the dean, “The panelists provided insightful perspectives on the ups and downs of the Brazilian economy, especially after the recent re-election of a controversial president seen as not sympathetic to business.”
Brazil, the world’s fifth-largest country by geographic area and population, is one of the key partners in the College’s Global Strategic Plan. Baruch continues to be the leader among CUNY campuses in strategic global engagement.
—Diane Harrigan
Dignitaries photo by Jerry Speier