A Freeman School-based venture with a plan to turn algae into crude oil was one of the big winners at the 2012 Tulane Business Plan Competition. ReactWell, developer of a patent-pending technology that uses underground geothermal reactors to convert biomass into...
The Freeman School honored Jerry M. Greenbaum (BBA ’62) as Tulane Distinguished Entrepreneur of the Year and Jay Altman as Tulane Outstanding Social Entrepreneur of the Year at the 2012 Tulane Council of Entrepreneurs Award Gala, which took place in...
John Elstrott’s name has been synonymous with entrepreneurship education at the Freeman School for more than 25 years. Now, thanks to a California-based company, Elstrott’s name is synonymous with education in rural India as well. In December, Traditional Medicinals...
If there was an overriding theme at this year’s Burkenroad Symposium, “Taming the Dragon: The Ethics of Doing Business in the World of Social Media,” panelist David Vinjamuri summed it up best. “Just because you can doesn’t mean you should,” said Vinjamuri, founder of...
Shaun Budnik, Manny Fernandez, Cheryl Hollander Goldstein (BSM ’84) and Dave Wilson, four business and civic leaders with long, distinguished careers, are the latest additions to the Business School Council, the advisory board of the A. B. Freeman School of Business...
Jamie Dimon, chief executive of JPMorgan Chase, spoke to Tulane students, faculty and guests on April 9 in an appearance sponsored by the Freeman School. Dimon, whose wife, Judy (N ’78), is a Tulane graduate, discussed the role of banks, the role of corporate America...
