In the years since Lezlee Westine (BSBA ’82) graduated from the University of Florida, she has held leadership positions in the tech hub of Silicon Valley to the country’s government seat in Washington, D.C. No matter the industry focus, Westine
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Read the latest stories about University of Florida Warrington College of Business alumni and friends, a powerful network of business graduates who are leading industries around the world.
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Alumni on the Rise – Ali Thompson Welch
Ali Thompson Welch (BSBA ‘13) is a problem solver. She believes in helping the consumer, discovering an issue and facing it head on. Welch grew up in Lakeland and earned her bachelor’s in business administration from the University of Florida
Empathy is the key to successful leadership
On National Leadership Day, we caught up with Tara Blythe (BSBA ‘02), Chief People Officer for Infotech, Inc. She has over 20 years of leadership experience in the areas of organizational strategy and workforce development. We asked her to share
Pick up your paddle: Pickleball is the next big thing
Brian Levine (BSBA ’92) recently accepted a position as interim CEO of the only professional team league in America’s new favorite sport – Major League Pickleball (MLP). “If you knew me, you’d know it’s not shocking at all that I
Calling all cats
Grace White, DVM is the owner of All Cats Healthcare Clinic, a local small animal hospital. She shares how the Master of Science in Management (MSM) program helped combine her love for animals and passion for business. Dr. Grace White
Corporate Partnerships: Evercore
When Saul D. Goodman reconnected with his debt capital markets professor in 2006, he wanted to increase his involvement with his alma mater. It had been 17 years since Goodman graduated from the University of Florida and he wanted to
Internet of Things financial sustainability depends on quality and security
New research from alumnus Anurag Garg (Ph.D. ’22) and Warrington’s Emre Demirezen, Kutsal Dogan and Kenny Cheng, titled “Financial sustainability of IoT platforms: The role of quality and security”, finds that despite the proliferation of platforms such as Amazon Alexa
Living each day to learn
For Ashley Haynes-Gaspar (BSBA ’99), learning wasn’t just something she did in school – it was woven into every day of her life. Growing up with a business-leader father, Haynes-Gaspar jokes that she was the only 5-year-old with a three-year
Lessons in leadership
When Steve Raney (BSBA ’88, MBA ’99) first came to the University of Florida, he thought that law school would be his next step upon completing his bachelor’s degree. One semester working in the UF Law library, though, was enough
Using the past to create a better future
Jerome Fulton Jr. (BSAc ‘15) isn’t afraid of hard work. Driven by past experiences and his hopes for the future, Fulton Jr. pursues his goals with determination and tenacity. At a young age, Fulton Jr. tragically lost both of his
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