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William Fleming, MBA ’15, was named COO of The Doctors Company, the nation’s largest physician-owned medical malpractice insurer. Fleming is a 24-year veteran of The Doctors Company and had been senior vice president and regional operating officer for the Northeast. Previously, he served in a number of capacities, including claims, underwriting, product development, and as integration leader for AP Capital, Advocate MD, and Intermed as they joined The Doctors Company.
Chase Lee, BBA ’13, made Crain’s Detroit Business list of “Twenty in their 20s.” He founded the simplified note and list-making software company Fetchnotes before graduating from Michigan Ross. Chase sold the company and is now the CTO for Ambassador, a custom referral marketing software company in Royal Oak. Ambassador’s customers include PayPal and Spotify, and last year the company was listed listed by Inc. Magazine as one of the fastest-growing companies in the U.S.
Consulting Magazine named Ashish Vatsal, MBA ’11, a “rising star” in the leadership category of its “Top 35 Consultants Under 35” issue. He is a senior associate and account leader for the Portland office of Point B, an integrated management consulting, venture investment, and property development firm. Vatsal also volunteers as an advisor to minority- and women-owned small businesses.
Yasser Khan, MBA ’08, was presented with the "Elite 40 Under 40 Award" by L. Brooks Patterson, Oakland County Executive. He serves as executive in residence at Eastern Michigan University, where he teaches MBA courses in sales management and customer relationship management. Yasser has held a number of sales management roles at IBM, across the United States, Europe, and Asia. He serves on the Board of Directors of the March of Dimes, Founders Junior Council at the Detroit Institute of Arts, Board of Advisors at Eastern Michigan University's College of Business, and the Oakland County Business Roundtable.
George Rodnikov, BBA'06/MAcc'07; and Reuben Dvoretsky, CFA, BBA'07, founded Blueprint Ventures (www.blueprint-ventures.com), an investment manager focused on real estate tax certificates. Blueprint Ventures seeks to use in-house software and data mining capabilities to provide its limited partners with consistent, non-correlated returns. After successfully launching its first fund in October 2016, Blueprint will be launching its second fund in October 2017.
Winston Wenyan Ma, MBA ’03, was appointed to be a new non-executive board member of Noble Group. Winston and Michigan Ross Dean Scott DeRue were among the speakers at the 2017 Pan-Asian Reunion for the Bicentennial Celebration of the University of Michigan, which more than 400 alumni attended in Shanghai.
Chris Quinn, MBA '03, was appointed CEO of Cleveland-based InterDesign. Chris is an executive with 28 years of experience developing high performing organizations, businesses and brands that exceed shareholder as well as consumer expectations. Chris most recently served as the president and CEO of Streetsboro LLC.
Rob Pelinka, BBA ’93/JD ’96, was named general manager of the Los Angeles Lakers. Pelinka has spent nearly 20 years as an agent for basketball’s top talent, and was named one of the Top 10 Sports Agents in the World by Forbes for managing more than $500 million in contracts. As general manager for the Lakers, he will work closely with the Lakers’ President of Basketball Operations Earvin “Magic” Johnson. While at Michigan, he played basketball for the Wolverines, winning a 1989 National Championship and taking part in three NCAA Final Fours (1989, 1992, and 1993).
Erik Goldman, MBA '91, is now CEO of sfara, a startup that provides 4D situational awareness to smart phones using mobile sensors, artificial intelligence, and advanced data science. Erik came to sfara most recently from Verizon, which acquired his company, Hughes Telematics, in 2012. He is a leader in innovative safety technology at a variety of scale, from satellites and major transportation systems, to telematics and personal vehicles, and now sfara, which is unconstrained by geography, hardware, or infrastructure. He is responsible for life-saving technology used by brands and companies including Mercedes and State Farm.