This spring, 17 faculty and members of the School’s leadership team traveled to the San Francisco Bay Area to meet with major companies and network with alumni. The excursion was part of the University’s Wake West initiative, which continues to expand with CareerTreks, internships, networking, and educational events in an effort to bring Wake Forest to the world.
Read More“Accountants today need more advanced and hands-on experience with data analytics,” said Jim Willis, associate dean of the School’s Master of Science in Accountancy (MSA) program. “There’s a critical demand for accounting professionals who possess highly technical analytics skills, critical thinking, and the ability to tell a compelling story to influence business decisions.”
Read MoreIt took months and months of research and discussion that continues even today. But when Lowe’s Companies, Inc. settled on its purpose as a corporation, it was elegant, powerful, and short…
Read More“If change makes you nervous, consulting is not your business.” That’s the advice from Bob Gallagher, co-founder of noted consulting firm Carlisle & Gallagher, a firm that has hired more than 40 graduates from the School of Business in recent years.
Read MoreAndrea Malik Roe is always on-call for her urgent care startup, Atlanta’s CRH Healthcare. As she works to grow her four-year old company, she and her husband are also raising their five and seven-year-old boys.
Read MoreEvery day, Gaby Scarritt goes to work prepared to make things better. As a design researcher for Steelcase, she is part of the WorkSpace Futures team – the research and innovation arm of the Michigan-based furniture maker.
Read MoreJohn Clowney has set his sights on craft cider. Bull City Ciderworks is poised to succeed in an industry that his research shows is lagging a decade behind the craft beer industry, but has just as much growth potential.
Read MoreFamily. That’s the word that Josh McCutchen (MBA ’09) uses to describe his time at the School of Business. It’s where he found his professional niche, and where he established lifelong connections with classmates and faculty.
Read MoreWake Forest was Andrew Rodgers (MBA ’13) top choice due to the University’s reputation and location, but because his nonprofit employer was not in a position to sponsor his tuition, he was afraid Wake Forest was out of reach.
Read MoreFor Padma Nunna (MBA ’09), pursuing a degree at the Wake Forest University Charlotte Center was as much about personal transformation as it was professional transformation when she changed careers from information technology to finance.
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