PitchNOLA winner comes full circle

PitchNOLA winner comes full circle

When entrepreneur Larry Irvin Jr. took the Freeman Auditorium stage at last year’s PitchNOLA startup competition, it did not go well. He froze up a minute into his pitch, rushing out of the auditorium as a stunned audience watched his business partner Kristyna Jones...
Malaria detection device wins Business Model Competition

Malaria detection device wins Business Model Competition

Disease Diagnostic Group, a startup company with technology to dramatically improve the diagnosis of malaria, won first place and a $25,000 grand prize at the 15th annual Tulane Business Model Competition. The final round of the competition, an annual presentation of...
Mastering the business of health care

Mastering the business of health care

Kenny Wang will begin his residency in emergency medicine this fall, but the Tulane University School of Medicine graduate has career aspirations that go far beyond the ER. Wang hopes to eventually go into academic medicine and one day direct a residency program. To...
Tulane Business Forum surveys changing business landscape

Tulane Business Forum surveys changing business landscape

With technology and shifting demographics changing the way companies do business, what can executives do to ensure that their organizations stay on top? For its 36th annual program, “Changing Landscapes: Business Leaders Taking Action,” the Tulane Business Forum looks...
Freeman hosts 19th Finance Case Competition

Freeman hosts 19th Finance Case Competition

MBA teams from Washington University in St. Louis, the University of North Carolina and Tulane University took home the top prizes at the A. B. Freeman School of Business’ 19th annual Rolanette and Berdon Lawrence Finance Case Competition. The competition, which took...
Energy Program Eyes Growth

Energy Program Eyes Growth

The Master of Management in Energy (MME) program marked its fifth birthday in July, and according to James McFarland, it was a milestone worth celebrating. “The program has exceeded our expectations,” says McFarland, Lawrence Distinguished Chair in Finance and...