Ray Spitzley is a Vice Chairman in Morgan Stanley's Investment Banking Divi- sion and Co-Heads the Firm's Energy Transition banking efforts. Based in New York, Mr. Spitzley has 40 years of experience working with leading power, utility and energy companies with corporate and asset based financings and mergers, acquisitions and divestitures. From 1993-2001 Mr. Spitzley was based in Hong Kong, Singapore and Sydney and also worked on a number of privatizations for governments in Australia,...

Join Baruch College’s Robert Zicklin Center for Corporate Integrity for an in-depth exploration of the benefits and drawbacks of the forthcoming implementation of congestion pricing in New York City. This program aims to provide participants with a comprehensive understanding of congestion pricing’s potential impact on mobility, sustainability, pollution, social equity, and the urban economy.

Baruch has long educated generations of talented and hungry strivers, students who understand hard work, and are forged from humble beginnings. George Roach is no exception. After earning a business degree from the Zicklin School of Business in 1971, George was poised to accept a marketing ang and sales position in Ohio, but after meeting someone special (his wife, Maria), he was determined to remain in New York. Through a friend, he quickly landed a competing offer for a higher salary that...

Viktor Bunin leads the Protocol Specialist team at Coinbase Cloud, the largest staking infrastructure provider. He is the industry's first Protocol Specialist, a role he created as an early employee of Bison Trails (acquired by Coinbase) that has now become an industry staple at organizations like al6z and Blockdaemon. Viktor is also the co-founder of Credibly Neutral, a venture fund invest- ing in protocols, infrastructure, and crypto SaaS. He graduated Baruch College with double majors of...

How do you make the transition to a leadership role at a nonprofit? What skills are most needed to be an executive director, and what challenges should you expect working with boards and managing a staff? Join this insightful panel discussion, featuring three Baruch alumni and moderated by Barbara Paxton, director of BoardStrong, to tackle these topics and more.

Lee Dittmar has been a highly sought-after advisor to executives and directors from Fortune 100 companies to start-ups for four decades. He is known for his ability to parse through complex problems, systems, and processes, and develop practical solutions. He is a well-known expert in governance, risk management and compliance, analytics, business transformation, advanced technology, and strategy development. He served some of Deloitte’s largest clients and managed many large...

"Join us on Thursday, November 16, for an engaging panel discussion at Baruch College that delves into the intriguing and multifaceted topic of “College Athletes as Employees.” This event promises to be a thought-provoking exploration of the college athlete rights movement, addressing both the monetary opportunities for young athletes and its implications for social justice. Our panel of esteemed experts and advocates will examine the evolving landscape of college athletics. The discussion...

Mr. Robert I. Lipp joined Stone Point Capital in 2009 and has more than 30 years of experience in the financial services industry. Prior to joining Stone Point, Mr. Lipp served as a Director and Senior Advisor to JPMorgan Chase where he focused on international consumer banking and senior-level executive management development. He is the former Chairman and Chief Executive of Citigroup's Global Consumer Group, as well as a former Vice Chairman of Citigroup. Following his tenure at Citigroup,...

Wilson Liu, Chairman of ETAO International Group (Nasdaq: ETAO), is a two- time Baruch graduate with an M.S. in Computer Information Systems ('97), and an M.S. in Accounting ('03). Prior to founding ETAO, Mr. Liu was the founder and President of WHSP Capital, served as the CFO of Apollo Solar Energy (ASOE). He co-founded Beijing CSII (300663) in 1999, a leading fintech company in China with over 400 large, medium and small banks as its customers. With more than 20 years of Wall Street...

This online event provides a forum to discuss about virtual or hybrid team leaderships for nonprofit organizations in order to increase team trust, bonding, cohesion, and conflict management. Including in the panel are presenters and experts from non-profit sectors, Tosca Bruno-van Vijfeiiken, Principal Consultant of Five Oaks Consulting and Ahmed Hachelaf, Peace & Conflict Education Specialist of Generations For Peace. The program is introduced by George Mitchell. 

This presentation explores the role of transnational advocacy and international organizations in international relation.  The lecture is presented by Nina Hall and based on her volume: Transnational advocacy in the Digital Era.   The program is introduced by George Mitchell.

This presentation discusses the dimensions of a new paradigm for management of nonprofit organizations based on building resilience and navigating crises to ensure future viability and effectiveness.  Presenters Dennis R. Young and Elizabeth A.M. Searing offer talks based on their book: Resilience and The Management of Nonprofit Organizations.   The program is introduced by George Mitchell. 

The main theme of this Zoom event is to provide joint conversations with Baruch alumni nonprofit leaders which include the following speakers: Donna Frisby-Greenwood (MPA’96), Ciara Ginyard (MPA’12), Jenny Lai (MPA ’17), Steven Raga (MPA ’16), and Pinky Vincent. The moderator of today’s program is Barbara Paxton.     This program starts with brief introduction by Janet Rossbach, Director of Alumni Relations, as well as brief talk by Dean Sherry Ryan from Marxe School, and George Mitchell.

This online event provides a forum to be engaged with audiences on revisiting and updating the knowledge of how NGOs conduct advocacy on international issues. Presenters Christopher A. Pallas and Elizabeth A. Bloodgood focus on issues related to NGO draw on their recently published volume entitled:  Beyond the Boomerang: From Transnational Advocacy Networks to Transcalar Advocacy in International Politics. The program starts with brief introduction provided by George Mitchell.

This online event provides a forum to discuss about international nongovernmental organizations. Including in the panel are presenters from non-profit sectors and NGO, Ido Lotan and Matthew Aubry. The program is introduced by the co-hosts George Mitchell and Barbara Paxton with Barbara Paxton from BoardStrong to provide nonprofit board training, consultation, and educational resources.

This online event provides a forum to examine the rise of new actors in the international development world: volunteer-driven grassroots international nongovernmental organizations. Presenter Allison Schnable focuses on issues related to NGO drawn from her book entitled:  Amateurs without Borders: The Aspirations and Limits of Global Compassion The program is introduced by George Mitchell and a Q&A session follows the lecture. 

The 163rd Mitsui USA Lunchtime Forum was held on Tuesday, April 18th  with speaker Lawrence Fannin, Director of Trade Compliance and Export Commissioner, Americas Carl Zeiss, Inc. The title of the presentation is “A Day in the Life of International Business.” 

Moderated by David Rosenberg, Professor from the Center for Corporate Integrity at Zicklin School of Baruch College, this lecture focuses on the new OpenAI’s  ChatGPT. Last November 2022, OpenAI unleashed ChatGPT, a free chatbot that creates text using AI technology. ChatGPT demonstrates remarkable abilities, such as passing exams from law, business, and medical schools and its text-generation capabilities have also been used for simpler tasks such as to writing Shakespearean sonnets,...

Moderated by Myung-Soo Lee, Director of Weissman Center for International Business and Professor of Marketing and international Business at Zicklin School of Business, the speaker for today’s lecture is Seth Besmertnik, former Baruch student and now company CEO, who attends Baruch’s the 161st Baruch Mitsui-Lunch Form. Mr. Besmertnik shares his successful career experiences on how he learned from failure to build his 500 million dollars business within two decades.

Moderated by David Rosenberg, Professor from the Center for Corporate Integrity at Zicklin School of Baruch College, this lecture focuses on the environmental, social and governance (ESG) elements on corporate finance.  The concept of ESG has been embraced widely by corporate investors and financial professionals as a way of more closely aligning capital markets with human values. In the lecture, Aswath Damodaran, Professor of Finance at NYU Stern School of Business, speaks...

Moderated by David Rosenberg, Professor from the Center for Corporate Integrity in Zicklin School, Baruch College, this lecture provides an overview of free-market principles and economic liberalization and invites two expert speakers reflecting and introducing the contemporary economic environment and development in China and Africa.  Siyuan Song, Professor at Northwest University, Xi’an, China, presents the topic: Conflict between economic development & environment protection of China...

Moderated by Bonnie Mann Falk, Quality Control Partner in Berdon, the part of this Conference includes experts in corporate cost and quality management. They include Ahava Goldman, Associate Director of AICPA, Jeff Rapaglia, Partner of FORVIS and member of ASB, and Wendy Stevens, Partner in Mazars USA and Board Member of IAASB.

Moderated by Brandon Lock, Baruch Assistant Professor in Accounting, the panel includes accounting experts in data analytics and advanced auditing techniques. They include Helen Brown-Liburd from Rutgers University, Mary Grace Davenport, Partner of PWC, and Ian Wildenborg, Partner of KPMG.