'Tips to the top' from alumna CEO Irene Rosenfeld

Rosenfeld is this year’s L. Joseph Thomas Leadership Award recipient. Johnson’s highest honor, the award recognizes alumni for their exceptional vision and leadership, sound business sense and commitment to community.

$5 million gift funds Johnson chair at Cornell NYC Tech

The gift from the Dyson Foundation will create a faculty chair for a new MBA program at Cornell NYC Tech.

Greg Galvin named Entrepreneur of the Year 2014

Greg Galvin, M.S. ’82, Ph.D. ’84, MBA ’93, will be named Cornell Entrepreneur of the Year 2014 at Entrepreneurship@Cornell’s annual conference on campus April 10-11.

Cook stove designs aid developing nations

A contest held by the Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management’s Center for Sustainable Global Enterprise produced innovative, multi-fuel cookers for the developing world.

$10M gift founds family business initiative at Johnson

John Smith, MBA ’74, and his wife, Dyan, have created the John and Dyan Smith Family Business Initiative with a $10 million gift to the Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management.

Downtown Ithaca Incubator to help entrepreneurs

A collaborative venture among Cornell, Ithaca College and Tompkins Cortland Community College, the Downtown Ithaca Incubator was launched Jan. 16 at its home in the Carey Building on East State Street.

Social entrepreneurs share ideas at conference

Established and would-be social entrepreneurs gathered on campus Nov. 15-17 to exchange ideas on building businesses with a social justice component.

Want trust? Be approachable, accountable, authentic

Aetna CEO Mark T. Bertolini, MBA ’84, spoke about CEOs needing to be visible via social media and the need to reinvent institutions Nov. 14.

Real estate leaders gather for Cornell conference in NYC

Cornell students traveled to New York in early October to attend More than 300 students, faculty, and professionals attended the 31st annual Cornell Real Estate Conference in New York City, Oct. 10-11.