When students consider a business school, of course, they consider academics, faculty, and physical location. However, an underrated part of the search process is considering the impact of a school’s alumni. Pitt Business alumni change the world – literally, in the...
Botswana Ambassador and Pitt Alum Returns to Campus
As an MBA student at the Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business in 1990, Mmasekgoa Masire-Mwamba learned that strong leadership is not about the individual, but how much can be accomplished by working with others. Today, she continues to apply that philosophy as...
Human Rights Leader Wendy Orr Inspires Pitt Community
The University of Pittsburgh community was inspired by the weeklong visit of Wendy Orr, MD, the powerhouse leader in human rights who shared her experiences as the inaugural Executive-in-Residence for the Africa Business Initiative of Pitt Business. Dr. Orr spent May...
Insights on Unlocking Africa’s Untapped Potential
University leaders and others involved in Pitt Embraces Africa and the Africa Business Initiative are excited about the opportunities and benefits. Here are comments: Adeola Adetunji (MBA ’93), Managing Director, Coca-Cola Nigeria Limited: “Africa has vast untapped...
Announcing the Africa Business Initiative
The following message from Dean Gene Anderson and Clinical Assistant Professor Paul Harper was sent April 20, 2023, to Pitt Business students, faculty, and staff: Dear Colleagues: The Pitt Business purpose, as stated in our refreshed strategic framework, is to empower...
Pitt Embraces Africa with the Africa Business Initiative
The University of Pittsburgh’s Center for African Studies (CAS), helmed by Dr. Catherine Koverola, is leading the charge and streamlining Pitt’s efforts to engage with Africa through the Pitt Embraces Africa initiative. Pitt Embraces Africa builds on the Global...