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Ryan Achtman, BBA '14; Hey fellow Ross alum! Since graduating in 2014, I've combined my business education with my artistic spirit (I once set up an easel in the Winter Garden and painted the scene live!) into a freelance design career. I'm currently seeking new creative roles: brand design, frontend web development, and marketing consulting, beyond. My work can be found at ryanachtman.com, and I would greatly appreciate you sharing my information with anyone you know who might need creative support. I am currently based in NYC. Thank you so much - Go Blue!   [02.2023]...

Wenyan (Winston) Ma, MBA '03; This month I officially became the Chief Investment Officer (CIO) and Executive Vice Chairman of the International Data Center Authority (IDCA). See the press release link. After my recent books The Hunt for Unicorns and The Digital War, my 2022 new book “Blockchain and Web3: Building the Cryptocurrency, Privacy, and Security Foundations of the Metaverse” was released by Wiley in October 2022.

Richard (Rick) Trowbridge, MBA '85;  was just named by Finance & Investing as one of the top 25 CFOs in the State of Connecticut. “Rick Trowbridge is the CFO and SVP of GIK Operations of Americares. Trowbridge oversees finance, logistics, and gift-in-kind distribution operations for the company. He brings more than 31 years of experience in the nonprofit financial sector. Prior to joining Americares, Trowbridge served as the CFO, Vice President of Finance, and Treasurer at Save the Children Federation, Inc. There he oversaw significant revenue and asset growth for the organization. Trowbridge earned a CPA from Illinois, an MBA in accounting from the University of Michigan and a BA from Tufts University." [est. 01.2023]...

Marcus Collins, MBA '09; I am so excited to announce the launch of my first book For The Culture: the power behind what we buy, what we do, and who we want to be. The book examines the influence of culture on human behavior and unpacks how everyone from marketers to activists can leverage culture to get people to take action. Throughout the book, I rely on literature, case studies, my own work (with Beyoncé, Apple, and different ad agencies), and a ton of data (from my academic work) to illustrate the “whys” and the “hows” so that readers will be empowered to successfully apply these learnings in their own pursuits. Pre-orders are available now at www.marctothec.com/fortheculture   [est. 01.2023]...

Robert (Rob) Spencer, MBA '17; Rob was recently appointed by the Board of Directors of Nexteer Automotive as the company's Vice President & General Counsel. [EST. 1.2023]...

Randall (Randy) Schwartz, BBA '86; Randy joined McCarthy Tétrault LLP as a partner in the Tax Group. He lives in Toronto Canada. [Est. 12.2022]

Jonathan Alloy, MBA '03; In August, I was sworn in as Justice of the Peace for Westport, CT. In November, I began a new job as Vice President of Customer Experience and Innovation Consulting for Publicis Sapient, based in New York City. [Est. 12.2022]...

Jill Drury, MBA '18 Recognized by Association for Value Based Cancer Care (AVBCC) as a “40 Under 40 in Cancer” 2022 award recipient [Est. 11.2022]

Professor Martin R. Warshaw, MBA '57, PhD '60; recently passed away on October 11, 2022 at the age of 98. While at the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business he was a full Professor and Chair of the Marketing Department. The Michigan Ross Community keeps Mr. Warshaw and his family in our thoughts. [EST 10.2022]

David Crook, BBA '74; 78 Years Old and still going strong. Came out of retirement to help County Nursing Home during trying times. Hope to be back in retirement soon. [EST 10.2022]

Michael Bow, MBA '79; I exited the corporate world in 1992 to advise and manage wealth strategies for a small number of family offices. Whether to provide a legacy plan for future generations or to "spend assets so that the last check written in this life bounces," I feel as though I've taken near full advantage of the financial talents the Lord gave me, combined with entrepreneurial skills gleaned from accounting, finance and small business classes at Michigan. The friends made along the way, the places traveled and the life lived could hardly have been better, let alone dreamed of. Best news? God is not finished with me yet. [EST. 10.2022]

Patrice (Harduar) Gopo; MBA/MPP '07; I'm delighted to share that my debut picture book 'All the Places We Call Home' (illustrated by Jenin Mohammed) released this past summer with Hachette Book Group|WorthyKids. Please visit here for more info: https://tinyurl.com/2rz53jrd About the Book: 'All the Places We Call Home' illuminates how family stories help shape children, help form their identity, and help connect them with the broader world. The lyrical language, paired with Jenin Mohammed's richly textured artwork, creates a beautiful, stirring portrait of a child's deep ties to cultures and communities beyond where she lays her head to sleep. [EST 09.2022]

Robert Bick, BBA '83, JD '86; Williams, Williams, Rattner & Plunkett, P.C., proudly announces that Best Lawyers® has selected partner Robert S. Bick as the 2023 "Lawyer of the Year" for Corporate Law for the region encompassing Birmingham, Bloomfield Hills, Bloomfield Township, Troy, and adjacent parts of Oakland County, Michigan. Best Lawyers "Lawyer of the Year" honors are awarded to individual attorneys with the highest overall peer feedback for a specific area of practice and geographic region. Best Lawyers recognizes only one lawyer as the "Lawyer of the Year" for each specialty and location. [EST 09.2022]

Benedict Buhain, MBA ´93;  is the Digital Solutions Head for True Digital based in the Philippines. True Digital is a member of the Charoen Pokphand (C.P. Group) headquartered in Thailand. He is overall in charge of the enterprise B2B sales & marketing unit. [EST. 09.2022]...

Lisa Andujar, MBA '93; In August 2022, Lisa was promoted to become the Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) at Columbia Business School. In her capacity, Lisa works with the Vice Dean of DEI to create programs and initiatives to advance the school’s diversity, equity, and inclusion goals. [EST 08.2022]

Daniel Dingerson, BBA '01, was promoted to counsel in the New York City office of law firm Davis+Gilbert in December. Daniel specializes in complex commercial and trademark litigation and class action matters. [EST 06.2022]

Sean Jagels, MBA '19, was promoted to vice president for project planning at The Christman Co., a Lansing, Mich.,-based construction management and real estate development firm, in January. Sean has worked at Christman since 2014. [EST 04.2022]...

James Mack, BBA '81, was promoted to vice president for project planning at The Christman Co., a Lansing, Mich.,-based construction management and real estate development firm, in January. Sean has worked at Christman since 2014. [EST 06.2022]

Leslie Freitag, MBA '80, I recently retired from my position as CFO of Jade Scientific, a distributor of research supplies. I am waiting for my wife to retire so we can start to do lots of traveling! I enjoy heading out to Michigan Stadium for a football game with my MBA roommates Kirk Twiss and Jim O'Donnell. [EST 06.2022]

Steve Mitzel BBA '94/MBA '03, has joined award winning start up, We Are Rosie, a flexible career platform for marketers in all seasons of their professional journey. Steve will return to his finance roots and be the CFO of We Are Rosie who recently just took an investment from PE partners, Align Capital. [EST 06.2022]

John L. Daly, MBA '78,  developed a one-act, one-man show, "Mark Twain's American West," recently completing a five-night run at The Players in Detroit. [est. 6.2022]...

Drew Amato, MBA '19, Very excited to announce that we have opened up a Seed funding round for our business! Mullybox is revolutionizing the way that golfers shop for their gear - and after proving out the model, and bootstrapping to over $1M in revenue last year, we are raising a round to further develop our product and scale the business. All information and investments can be made through the portal here: https://republic.com/mullybox. [EST. 06.2022]

Peter F. deVaux, MBA '70, BBA '66, recently passed away in April 2022. The Michigan Ross Community keeps Mr. deVaux and his family in our thoughts. [EST 6.2022]

David Horowitz, BBA '98; Published the board game Frequent Flyer in November. The game tasks players to overcome challenges and their opponents to be the first to visit 20 destination U.S. cities. Hailing from Philadelphia, David is the founder and CEO of Touchdown Ventures. (Source=AAUM) [est. 05.2022]...

Jeremy Schifeling, MBA '12, Excited to announce the launch of my first book: "Linked: Conquer LinkedIn. Get Your Dream Job. Own Your Future." It's the only LinkedIn book written by LinkedIn insiders and is currently the #1 career book on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3hlVKci [EST. 05.2022]

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