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Jennifer Nash, MBA '10, presented her recent empirical executive coaching research in October 2019 at Harvard University. She also attended the global ICF coaching conference in Prague, Czech Republic to bring the latest thinking in coaching back to her clients. She will attend the Thinkers50 conference with Marshall Goldsmith and Dorie Clark in London in November 2019. Check her website for updates! Est. 12.2019
Srikanth (Srik) Gopal, MBA '03, will be joining the Humanity United’s Board of Trustees as the new Managing Partner. Srik comes to Humanity United from Democracy Fund, where he has served for the past three years as Vice President of Strategy and Program.
Est. 12.2019
Mike Mahaffey, MBA '02, Nationwide's Executive Vice President, Chief Strategy Officer, will report to new CEO Kirt Walker. Mahaffey will oversee the company’s strategy in addition to mergers & acquisitions. Mike joined Nationwide in 2005 as Associate Vice President of Enterprise Risk Management. Prior to Nationwide, Mike’s career included roles at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher law firm, Deloitte Consulting and as an adjunct finance professor at The Ohio State University. Mike holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting and business administration from Pepperdine University and an MBA from the University of Michigan. Est. 12.2019
Robert Brabo, EMBA '19, Former Presidential Communications Officer, Robert "Bo" Brabo, has signed a publishing deal and will release "From the Battlefield, to the White House, to the Boardroom...leading organizations to values based results" in February 2020. Est. 12.2019
Waleed Nassar, BBA ’04, partner at Lewis Baach Kaufmann Middlemiss PLLC, has been recognized as a 2019 “Equality Trailblazer” by the National Law Journal in its inaugural list of top lawyers who serve as “agents of change.” As a trailblazing litigator, Mr. Nassar has stood up for the rights of Muslims and other marginalized groups throughout his career, including representing detainees Guantanamo and Bagram and serving as defense counsel in one of the highest profile international terrorism cases ever to have been brought in U.S. Federal Court. After graduating from the University of Michigan, Waleed attended New York University School of Law.
Est. 12.2019
Benedict Buhain, MBA ‘93, was appointed the Country Manager in the Philippines of XSEED Education Pte. Ltd. (www.xseededucation.com). He & his wife Susan are both working in the education field. Their daughters Emma & Audrey are attending Barnard College & Brown University, respectively.
Est. 11.2019
Tom Kessel, MBA '85, has joined Integrated Fiduciary Advisory Services as Managing Director. Integrated is a boutique wealth management firm based in Birmingham Michigan focusing on supporting the wealth creation and preservation of owners of privately-held businesses, family offices, as well as trustees of foundations, endowments and retirement plans. Est. 11.2019
Mark Lezotte, BBA '78, received the 2019 United Cerebral Palsy National Chair’s Award in March at UCP’s national conference in Chicago, for volunteer leadership to UCP. Lezotte has long served UCP in various roles, including as chair of UCP’s national public policy committee, member of the National Board of Trustees, and board member and president of the UCP/Detroit affiliate. In addition, in 2017 he received the Richard L. Beer Volunteer Award from UCP/Detroit for his longstanding commitment to UCP/Detroit and the disability community. Lezotte, a shareholder with the Detroit law firm Butzel Long, has also served in leadership roles on many other civic and nonprofit boards. Est. 11.2019
Tom Finan MBA '89, celebrated another 20 years with Trammel Crow Company during his second tour of duty at the country’s #1 Commercial Real Estate developer. Tom is located in the Washington, DC office and serves as the firm’s head of Federal Development, Investment and Leasing efforts nationally. Est. 11.2019
Gary Slaughter, BBA '61, published his memoir, The Journey of an Inquiring Mind, in May 2019. Gary records the careers, hobbies, jobs, and sports he mastered during the eight decades of his life. Using his narrative story-telling ability, he recounts his varied and numerous jobs from a six-year-old merchandiser of eggs at his grandparents’ farm to a bait-supplier, netting college tuition for 1½ years of college. Odd jobs throughout high school added to the fund. After honing his business acumen at the University of Michigan, Gary describes his Naval career, his highly successful IT businesses, and his 20 years as an award-winning novelist. Est. 11.2019
Michael Bobelian, BBA ’95, published “Battle for the Marble Palace: Abe Fortas, Earl Warren, Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon and the Forging of the Modern Supreme Court,” a narrative account of the politicization of the Supreme Court during the 1960s and the revolution it sparked in the confirmation process. Written in a compelling narrative—what the Dean of UC Davis Law School described as “an absolute ‘must read’ for Supreme Court watchers as well as political junkies, history buffs, and mystery book readers”—“Battle for the Marble Palace” uncovers the true and surprising origins of the messy confirmation fights the nation has endured in recent years. Est. 11.2019