The Master of Financial Engineering (MFE) Program ranked #1 for the second consecutive year in QuantNet’s survey of the “Best Financial Engineering Programs, Mathematical Finance 2018” in North America. This year the Weissman School of Arts and Sciences program, housed in the Department of Mathematics, tied with the MFE at the University of California, Berkeley, … Continue reading First Things First: MFE Program Ranked #1
Iron Will: Triathlete and Polio Survivor Minda Dentler (MBA ’08)
For most competitive athletes, the Ironman World Championship is the pinnacle of physical achievement: a 2.4-mile swim, 112-mile bike ride, and 26.2-mile marathon. But for Minda Dentler (MBA ’08), completing this grueling triathlon meant so much more than bragging rights. Ms. Dentler, stricken with polio at six months old—and abandoned in an orphanage in India—has … Continue reading Iron Will: Triathlete and Polio Survivor Minda Dentler (MBA ’08)
Setting the Bar High: Alumnus Named a Top Lawyer Under 40
Mauricio Videla (MPA ’09) stood in a San Francisco conference center in early 2018 humbled and inspired. He had just been honored as a “Top Lawyer Under 40” by the Hispanic National Bar Association (HNBA)—a validation of years of hard work—yet all he could think about was how much more he could do. “I was … Continue reading Setting the Bar High: Alumnus Named a Top Lawyer Under 40
From Social Media to Social Change
Remember MySpace? Tsvetta Kaleynska (EMPA ’15) certainly does. Back in the late 2000s, Ms. Kaleynska—then a teenager living in her native Bulgaria—was browsing the once-popular social media platform when she stumbled across the profile of a young countrywoman enrolled in a U.S. college on a scholarship. It inspired her. “I realized that my dreams, which … Continue reading From Social Media to Social Change
The Animal Kingdom Goes Corporate
Rudolf J. Waldner ('88) has enjoyed a successful career in management and marketing, but he's always found time to indulge his two favorite hobbies: travel and photography. He's a successful author, having published Marketing from the Trenches: Your Guide to Retail Success (Gotham City, 2009), and his latest work combines his professional career and personal … Continue reading The Animal Kingdom Goes Corporate
West’s World
Sunnyville Stories is a smallpress comic about a very big world, and it’s all from the imagination of Mark Wiesner (’03), who publishes under the pseudonym Max West.
Pulling All the Right Strings
Evan Kent is no dummy—although he has been known to use one on stage from time to time. Four years ago, he fulfilled a lifelong dream by moving to Jerusalem, where he teaches cantorial studies at Hebrew Union College and performs as an actor and puppeteer in local theater.
The Art of the Wheel
Jason Wenig (MBA '94) defines himself as more artist than mechanic, explaining, “Imagine instead that I’m an art historian asked to restore a long-lost Picasso before it hangs in the Louvre. That gives you a better sense of what we do.”
Credit Where Credit’s Due
Hiba Sharief ('01) serves as vice president of information technology at Oportun, a Silicon Valley–based financial technology company that provides affordable loans to individuals with little or no credit.