Business Leaders Discuss Corporate Ethics and Governance

The Counci's own Anne Mulcahy, Chairman of Xerox, was a featured speaker at a conference on campus discussing corporate ethics and goverance. Please click here to learn more.

The transformative work of the President's Council was featured in the
campus bi-weekly Inside Fordham

To read about the impact of the Council's mission on future generations of Fordham leaders, please click here.

University Applauds 2009 President's Council Achievements
And Outgoing Chair

At a June 1 reception held at the new Bank of America Tower at Bryant Park hosted by President's Council member Michael Davidson, Father McShane thanked the President's Council for its leadership and engagement during the academic year, while recognizing both the outgoing chairman, Peter Sacripanit, and the man who will take his place, Jerry Crotty.

To read the full story, please click here.

Vice President Al Checcio sharing a laugh with Council members Vince Cappucci and Peter Howe.

Father McShane visiting with Council members
Betty Burns and Ed Stroz.

Father McShane chats with (from left to right) Henry Miller, Joe and Janis Skrzypczak, and Dick Bonini.

Our Council host Michael Davidson welcoming
the group.

Father McShane thanking outgoing President's
Council Chair, Peter Sacripanti.

New President's Council Chair, Jerry Crotty,
sharing his vision.

President's Council Members Serve on Panel for Executive Leadership Series

John Alberto, John Longobardi and Ed O'Brien represented the President's Council and shared their perspecitives on the topic "Marketing Yourself in a Challenging Economy" with an audience of young alumni at the spring Executive Leadership Series. For the full story, please click here.

Council Members Give Pointers to HEOP Students

On April 23, President's Council members Michael Davidson, FCRH'94, Senior Vice President, Corporate Work Place Executive at Bank of America, and John McGinley, FCRH'94, Vice President and Director of Management Services at Grubb & Ellis, spoke to a packed Freeman Hall auditorium of HEOP (Higher Education Opportunity Program) students at Rose Hill on the topic of "Preparing for Your First Year Out of College."

Michael and John shared with these students, who due to the HEOP criteria come from some of the most economically disadvantaged backgrounds, their own journey from Fordham to employment, and the paths their careers have taken.  Each reminisced about key junctures such as a Fordham alumnus who opened a door, a Fordham activity or class that broadened their perspective, that played a role in their success.  With humor and sincerity, the Council volunteers dispensed both wisdom and practical advice to these eager, inquisitive students seeking to build their own foundations for life after Fordham, and transition from the relatively protected world of college to the more unpredictable business world.  But armed with a Fordham education and a Fordham experience, Michael and John assured the students they would have a special edge and perspective.

Jim Houlihan Hosts CEO Breakfast at Rose Hill

President's Council Executive Committee member Jim Houlihan greets students after their conversation over breakfast about the current New York commercial real estate market. Read the full story.

February and March 2009 Marked by Council Engagement with Students

In February and March of 2009, President's Council members shared career and professional wisdom with current students both on- and off-campus.

• Jim Flaherty, FCRH '69, Managing Partner of Cannon Capital, LLP hosted a Breakfast at the Royale Automobile Club in London with our Fordham CBA students studying abroad for the semester;
• Colleen Jones, GBA'88, Senior Vice President of Klingenstein Fields & Co., LLC acted as a presentation coach to the NYSSA student group at the Graduate School of Business Administration;
• Mike Delfino, GBA '72, Principal and Director of Taft Hartley Services at Pinnacle Associates, LTD also visited GBA as a part of the Dean's Breakfast Series, discussing his career in finance and fiscal outlook, covering potential and future careers.
• Bob Gach, CBA '80, Global Capital Markets - Industry Managing Director hosted thirty CBA students in his offices for a CEO Breakfast.
• Robert Valdes-Rodriguez, FCRH '86, pictured below, visited Rose Hill as a part of Finance Day.

Three President's Council Members Participate in Fordham College at Rose Hill Panel Discussion

On January 27 Council members Joe Sponholz, Jim Flaherty, and Chris LeBris returned to campus to participate in a panel discussion moderated by Brennan O'Donnell, Dean of Fordham College at Rose Hill entitled "Leveraging Your Fordham Liberal Arts Education in the Corporate World". For full coverage on the event, please visit the Fordham News Archive story.

Above: Father McShane expressing a light word of thanks to the event's moderator Dean O'Donnell, and the Council panelists Joe Sponholz, Jim Flaherty, and Chris LeBris. Below: More pictures from the event.

Ed Stroz Speaks at Cyber Security Conference

Ed Stroz, a member of the President's Council Executive Committee, spoke at Fordham recently as a part of an international conference on cyber security, co-sponsored by Fordham and the FBI.

Following a sixteen-year career as a Special Agent for the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Ed founded Stroz Friedberg in 2000 and now serves as its Co-President. He has assisted clients in responding to Internet-extortions, denial of service attacks, hacks and unauthorized access, and theft of trade secrets, and has pioneered the concept of incorporating behavioral science into the methodology for addressing computer crime and abuse.

The title of Ed's address to the conference attendees was "Case Studies Of Successful Cooperation Between Law Enforcement And Private Sector Companies." Read more about the Conference in the Fordham News Archive.

President's Council Executive Committee member, Ed Stroz, CBA '79, addresses the audience at the inaugural International Conference on Cyber Security, co-sponsored by Fordham University.