Undergraduates Johar Singh (Questrom ’24), Josh Bruehwiler (Questrom ’24), and Taha Moukara, (Questrom ’24) launched Astra Wellbeing, a Healthcare Employee Recognition Platform out of gratitude for the healthcare workers who had taken care of them. Josh and Taha both suffered severe medical conditions and Johar watched his mother fight Covid-19 on the frontlines. This month […]
The 2nd annual Questrom $50K Sustainability Case Competition was a success. Congratulations to the three finalist teams from Boston University, American University, and UMass Boston. More than 70 teams from 24 universities from the East coast participated in the 2nd annual case competition earlier this month. The Boston University team consisting of Illiana Arroyo’25, Devin […]
Boston University’s Grad and Undergrad Programs Continue to Rank on Princeton Review’s Top 50 Entrepreneurship Programs. Boston University’s Undergraduate Program ranks #39 overall, and #4 in the Northeast. The Boston University Questrom School of Business Graduate Programs rank #23 overall and #4 in the Northeast. The Princeton Review Top 50 Entrepreneurship Rankings are based on […]
Each year, the Battle of the Boutiques Case Competition challenges participants to form, storm, norm, and perform over the course of just 7 days. This year’s challenge tasked teams with determining strategic direction and increasing global recognition of Newton restaurant Shaking Crab, facing high operating and labor costs. Congratulations to the 1st and 2nd place […]
Every two years, Thinkers50 asks the question: who are the world’s most influential living management thinkers? Questrom’s Marshall Van Alstyne and co-author Geoff Parker make the 2023 list. Together, they developed the concept of two-sided markets, which is used extensively in platform business models, and delivered the first comprehensive analysis of platform technology. Marshall Van […]
Meet Robyn Johnson, part-time MBA student, Class of 2024, and dedicated Questrom Undergraduate Academic Advisor. As presenter, problem solver, and project manager, Robyn supported her team’s recent victory in the Battle of the Boutiques Case Competition. Robyn, who regularly speaks to hundreds of students at a time, was a natural choice for the role of […]
For National Authors Day, we’re highlighting our new Questrom Faculty Book Club coming soon on Insights@Questrom, where visitors can access not only the latest research and op-eds on emerging business topics authored by Questrom faculty, but also valuable insights for business practice in the form of podcasts, webinars, and recordings of Insights live events. Here […]
Collin Yip (Questrom’12) gave us word that his innovation incubator campus, Somernova, in Somerville, MA, is proposing to add 1.6m sf to its campus spanning 7.4 acres just outside of Somerville’s Union Square neighborhood, where several start-up companies already have made themselves at home, such as Sublime Systems, a company aiming to decarbonize cement production. […]
Kim Edwards (CGS’98, Questrom’00) visited Questrom on Thursday, October 12th for the 2023 ‘Questrom Women Mean Business’ Speaker Series, to tell us how she achieved F.I.R.E. (Financially Independent, Retired Early) at age 39. Fast forward 6 years, and she’s still enjoying retired life through travel and trying new hobbies. She just got back from France […]
Ellice Patterson MiM (Questrom’17) is working to break down ableism in the arts through her dance company, Abilities Dance Boston, welcoming artists of all abilities. Apart from leading as Founder and Executive and Artistic Director of Abilities Dance Boston, Ellice has given lectures across the country, and her choreography has appeared in the MFA, Gibney […]
