“I thought it; I said it. It is not impossible!”

In the third lecture in the Global Entrepreneurship Speaker Series (GESS) sponsored by UConn Global Business Programs and the Werth Institute, special guest, Peter Barkman challenged our views of economic growth as an entrée to talking about innovation and disruption. Continue Reading

The Millionaire-with-a-suitcase: Man or Myth?

Hartford Business Journal – For Republicans — and many moderate Democrats — income and wealth migration is not only a very real threat, but a problem that’s already upon us as Connecticut increasingly raises taxes to cover surging pension costs.

Op-ed: What saying ‘Happy Holidays’ says about us

Stamford Advocate – “Happy Holidays!” It is the most common greeting offered this time of year. People say it to each other. Retailers greet consumers with it. We hear it in advertisements across all platforms-television, radio and in print. It is now so common the words go almost unnoticed, much like asking “how are you” as you pass by someone you know, and often don’t even hear the answer. Such greetings have become a habit.

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John Malfettone ’77 Named Foundation Board Chair

December 13, 2018

John Malfettone '77 (BUS) speaks about the importance of giving back to your alma mater, on the occasion of his induction into the School of Business Hall of Fame in 2017.
John Malfettone ’77 (BUS) speaks about the importance of giving back to your alma mater, on the occasion of his induction into the School of Business Hall of Fame in 2017. (Nathan Oldham/UConn Photo)

John Malfettone ’77 became chair of the board of the UConn Foundation, the fundraising entity for the University of Connecticut, in October. Malfettone is a senior managing director at Clayton, Dubilier & Rice of New York City, one of the world’s Top 10 leveraged buyout private equity firms, from which he will retire at the end of the year.Continue Reading