Record-setting Pitt quarterback Kenny Pickett, a 2020 College of Business Administration graduate, was chosen as the first quarterback in the 2022 NFL Draft with the selection by the Pittsburgh Steelers. Pickett, who has a degree in marketing and was pursuing his...
Frits Pil Appointed Distinguished Service Professor
The University of Pittsburgh has appointed Frits Pil to the special faculty rank of Distinguished Service Professor in the Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business and College of Business Administration, effective May 1, 2022. Pil is Professor of Organizations and...
Katz MBA Is #5 in 2022 Fortune Online MBA Ranking
Katz MBA Is #5 in 2022 Fortune Online MBA Ranking The University of Pittsburgh’s Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business is ranked No. 5 among 108 programs in the 2022 Fortune Online MBA Ranking. Katz’s ranking is up from No. 7 in 2021, the national publication’s...
Inman and Liu Rank Among Top Marketing Researchers
Researchers in the marketing area of the University of Pittsburgh’s Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business and College of Business Administration have again been recognized as among the most productive in their field by the American Marketing Association (AMA)....
Annual Symposium Renamed to Honor Katz Alum Gordon Vanscoy and Wife Bethann
The University of Pittsburgh Health Sciences has renamed its annual symposium at Naples, Florida, to the Vanscoy Winter Academy to honor a major commitment from Bethann and Gordon J. Vanscoy (PHARM ’84, BUS ’91G). Gordon Vanscoy and his wife, Bethann, were on the host...
Inside the New Playbook: April 1 Panel On Brand Partnerships for Athletes
Join experts in marketing, sports and business who will discuss “Branding and Brand Partnerships for Athletes: A New Initiative in the Era of Name, Image and Likeness Legislation” on Friday, April 1. Recent changes in legislation have allowed student-athletes to...
Analytics for Social Good: Katz Catalyst for Impact Symposium on April 8
Data and analytics are powerful tools that can help us tackle society’s greatest challenges. The Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business, with support from the University’s Year of Data and Society, is leading a discussion addressing food insecurity and hunger in...
Katz PhD Candidate Theresa Kwon Wins Global Competition for Dissertation Proposal
Theresa (Tess) Kwon, a PhD candidate in marketing at the Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business, is one of two joint winners worldwide in a Society for Consumer Psychology competition. Kwon was announced during the society’s conference March 3-5, 2022, as a winner...
Pitt Business Team Wins Local Investment Research Challenge
A team of undergraduate students from the University of Pittsburgh’s College of Business Administration has won the 2021-22 Investment Research Challenge, hosted by the CFA Society Pittsburgh. Members of the winning team, Jake Adonizio, Sierra Christian, Will Kulok,...
Teaching Excellence Award Established to Honor Dean Assad
After nearly seven years, Arjang A. Assad has decided to step down from his role as Henry E. Haller Jr. Dean of the Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business and College of Business Administration and return to the faculty effective June 30, 2022. “During my years at...