Nancy Jacob: the Foster School’s “Trailblazer of the Century”
When she was named the ninth dean of the UW School of Business Administration in 1981, Nancy Jacob (BA 1967) became the first woman to lead a major American business school. It was, perhaps, her most towering glass ceiling in a lifetime of shattering. As an undergrad at the UW, Jacob was one of few... Read More
Theresa McMahon: the Foster School’s “Activist of the Century”
Having joined the UW as a professor of economics in 1911, Theresa Schmid McMahon became the first women to serve on faculty of the College of Business Administration when it was established in 1917. She made a big impression. As the Pacific Northwest was being transformed by its growing industrialization, McMahon was an early and... Read More
Ruth Grant Pearson: foundational faculty, incidental historian
Ruth Grant Pearson (BA 1925, MBA 1928) wasn’t the first woman to serve on the faculty of the UW College of Economics and Business Administration (as the Foster School of Business was called in the early days after its founding in 1917). But she certainly made a historic impression. After completing her undergraduate and graduate... Read More
Adaptation is Key: 2022 TCU Supply Chain Case Competition
Every February since 2017, Texas Christian University hosts graduate students from supply chain programs across the country for an intense 24-hour competition. Teams are assigned real-world cases from established companies such as Chick-fil-A or BNSF Railway, and each team pitches their solution to a panel of global supply chain leaders. The top four teams... Read More
2021 Career Outcomes Reinforce the Value of an MSIS Education
Master of Science in Information Systems (MSIS) graduates remain in exceptionally high demand, even in a challenging pandemic-era job market. More than 91% of the MSIS Class of 2021 graduates surveyed secured outcomes at Seattle’s top companies within six months of graduation. Careers at Seattle’s Top Tech Companies MSIS Class of 2021 graduates are landing... Read More
11 Questions with MS in Entrepreneurship Student Alan Gonzalez
We asked current Foster students to tell us why they chose Foster, what they like to do for fun, and to share advice with potential applicants. Meet Master of Science in Entrepreneurship student Alan Gonzalez. Where are you from? I am from Celaya, Guanajuato, Mexico, about three hours away from Mexico City. I have alternated... Read More
Future Looks Bright at 2022 Hollomon Health Innovation Challenge
Students impressed judges with risk-managing innovations at the 7th annual Hollomon Health Innovation Challenge (HIC) hosted by the UW Foster School’s Buerk Center for Entrepreneurship. Team inSTENT Connection won the $15,000 WRF Capital Grand Prize for its medical device idea that lowers the chance of complications and mortality for patients needing surgery in their gastrointestinal... Read More
Hemanth Srinivas
Hemanth Srinivas Senior Director, Software Engineering at Tableau I am a versatile engineering leader with over 19 years of experience working across a variety of technologies and products. My technical areas of focus are on developing robust, scalable data platforms and developing and operating mission-critical services that power SaaS-based products. I enjoy the challenge of... Read More
Flying In [NYC Edition]: Finance Manager Giorgio Izzo
Name: Giorgio Izzo ‘23 Location: New York, New York Current Position: Finance Manager Undergraduate Degree: Finance, Florida International University – College of Business Fun Fact: I’m fluent in English, Spanish, and Italian! Coming from NYC, why did I choose the Hybrid MBA program at the UW Foster School of Business? I spent A LOT... Read More
Momentum for Jones + Foster Accelerator Graduates
They described the Jones + Foster Accelerator experience at the University of Washington as “transformative.” Now, five student-created startups can count themselves among the storied list of alumni in the program offered by the Foster School’s Buerk Center for Entrepreneurship. The teams (detailed below) graduated after achieving six months of milestones under the mentorship from... Read More