Tenacious P: Pete Shimer’s endurance for the race comes from not having a finish line
Pete Shimer (BA 1984) is the Deputy CFO of Deloitte. Approximately 3,000 people with financial responsibilities report up to him. He’s also a family man... Read More
Force of Nature: Jenna Johnson channels the great outdoors in life, family and career
Jenna Johnson (EMBA 2010) lives on solid rock. But the foundation of her family, her passions and even her career is not some metaphorical terra... Read More
Study Abroad Photo Contest 2015
In honor of the Global Business Center celebrating its 25th year, the 2015 Study Abroad Photo Contest expanded to include not just current Foster School... Read More
Business Leadership Celebration honors remarkable leaders, powerful relationships
The University of Washington Foster School of Business welcomed the chairman of the board of Microsoft and honored three remarkable leaders—the driving forces behind iconic... Read More
Tokyo to Dubai
Guest post by Alex Schaeffer (BABA 2005). Alex also earned a Certificate of International Studies in Business (CISB) from the Foster School. As director of... Read More
What Tea Can Be
With the acquisition and integration of Teavana, Starbucks makes its biggest play to bring an elevated experience of tea to the world Behind the elegant... Read More
A 360-degree view of business: Evening MBA helps scientist become leader
Peter Olagunju began his career as an assistant research scientist in 2001. Showing promise in biotech, he began rising quickly through the quality assurance ranks... Read More
From the military to Disney: A big dream fulfilled
What do the US Marine Corps and the Disney ABC Television Group have in common? Sarah McCaffrey, whose passion and skill with data analytics led... Read More
Why a Foster PhD: Cristiano Guarana, Organizational Behavior track
Guest post by Cristiano Guarana, 2015 graduate, UW PhD in Organizational Behavior. First placement: Darden Business School, University of Virginia Current: Kelley School of Business,... Read More
Share your story with the Consulting & Business Development Center!
This year the Consulting and Business Development Center is celebrating its 20th Anniversary! After two decades of serving the business community in the State of Washington, the... Read More