| Brian Till, Keyes Dean of Bus Adm |
Dean Till and Dr. Krause Visited Chicago this Week
On
Tuesday, February 9, Brian Till (Dean of the College of Business) and Dr. David
Krause (Applied Investment Management program director) hosted a reception for Marquette
Chicago Senior Finance Executives. The event, which was held at the Union
League Club, featured updates about the College and AIM program.
Dr. Brian
Till is the James H. Keyes Dean of Business Administration at Marquette
University, a position he has held since July 2015. He is responsible for the
academic and professional leadership of the college. Previously he was dean of
the Williams College of Business, Xavier University. He has also held marketing
faculty positions at Drexel University, Loyola University-Chicago and Saint
Louis University, where he spent seven years as chair of the marketing
department. He has received numerous awards for teaching excellence and was
named one of the Top Ten Marketing Teachers in the U.S.
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| Marquette Business Dean, Brian Till |
Dean Till
talked about the College’s status on the current strategic plan and emphasized
the importance of planning for a new facility. After the presentation he
answered questions from the alumni in attendance.
Dr. Krause
also provided an update of the recent activities of the students in the AIM
program --- including their participation in the National Investment Banking
Case Competition and the Chartered Financial Analyst Investment Challenge. He
talked about the development of the second AIM track – Private Equity and
Investment Banking. At the conclusion of his presentation, he and Dean Till met
with alumni in smaller groups to discuss their plans and receive input.
Earlier in
the day Krause had the opportunity to talk with several Marquette finance
alumni who were unable to attend the evening event.
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| Jim Hagedorn |
Jim Hagedorn: He met
with Jim Hagedorn (Bus. Ad. ’90, CFA) who is the Founder, President & CEO of Chicago
Investment Partners. His firm has provided internships to several AIM students
over the years. Mr. Hagedorn started his career at PricewaterhouseCoopers and later
become a partner at The Mosaic Financial Group. In 2009 he founded Chicago Partners Wealth Advisors. He has over 20 years of experience pioneering
and building value added multidisciplinary approaches to wealth management and
primarily serves high net worth individuals and endowment funds. In addition to
his MU degree, Jim earned an MBA from DePaul University. They had a productive conversation and will
continue to find ways for Jim and his team to be engaged with the AIM program.
Tom Digenan: Krause
also had the opportunity to talk with Tom Digenan (Bus. Ad. ’86, CFA). He is Head of
US Equities, UBS Global Asset Management. Tom has been with UBS (Brinson
Partners) since June 1993. Prior to UBS he was a Senior Manager in the Tax
Department at KPMG in Chicago. He also obtained his Master of Science in
Taxation from DePaul University in 1990.
| Tom Digenan |
Tom Digenan joined UBS Global Asset
Management in 1993. Prior to joining the US equity team, Tom was president of
mutual funds and the relationship funds organization. Tom currently teaches the
Investment course in Marquette’s Graduate School of Management. Dr. Krause and
Tom have worked frequently together and discussed how to incorporate elements
of behavioral finance into their curricula - Tom has also supported numerous AIM
internships.
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| Chris McGuire |
Chris McGuire: Krause
also met with Chris McGuire (Com ’91), who is the Founder and CEO of Phalanx
Capital Management. Phalanx is an asset
management company that employs an absolute-return, moderate volatility
multi-strategy approach within the Japanese, Asian, and Australian markets. Chris
has also been highly supportive of the AIM program and has hosted many students
as interns over the years. He and Dr. Krause are working for a date this semester for Chris to address the FMA club on campus.Investment
Dr. Krause stated, "We are
especially pleased to receive the support – through internships, career placements,
mentoring, classroom speaking, teaching, and financial donations – of all of our alumni. The strength of Marquette’s College of Business and the AIM program are a direct function of
the support of its alumni. It was great to be in Chicago for the day."
