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M&T Alums Make A Difference: Alan Cook (M&T ’95) Converts Business to Support Hospitals During Crisis

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From Puppy Pads to Medical Masks: How A ‘Shark Tank’ Entrepreneur is Helping Fresno Hospitals. Read the full article on NPR.

#215 | Clifford Asness (M&T ’88) co-founder of AQR Capital Management #354 | Larry Robbins (M&T ’92) founder and CEO of Glenview Capital Management listed in Forbes 400 2018

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Seemingly as inevitable as death and taxes, the rich once again have grown richer. For the first time since 1994, there is a new No. 1, as Amazon.com founder and CEO Jeff Bezos breaks Bill Gates’ 24-year run at the top. Bezos is also the first person to appear in…Read More

Zack Kirkhorn (M&T ’06) named as the new CFO of Tesla

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Tesla ended its Q4 2018 earnings call with a bit of a surprise, albeit one we’ve heard before: CFO Deepak Ahuja will be retiring. In his place, Zach Kirkhorn, previously the company’s vice president of finance is taking over. Kirkhorn had only been the VP of finance for 2 months prior to…Read More

Second Measure COO and Co-Founder Lillian Chou (M&T ’11)’s start up recently announced $20 million in Series A Funding

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In a time when the internet seems to have information on just about everything, getting data earlier than most can be the edge needed for a winning investment. That’s what companies such as Goldman Sachs, and Citi Ventures are betting on with Second Measure, a startup that pulls together consumers credit…Read More