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Want to Be Cubs CFO? Call Tom Ricketts, AB ’87, MBA ’93
Chicago Cubs ready to fill front office slot, Tribune says more>

Credit Suisse CEO Brady Dougan, AB ’81, MBA ’82, Reports Third Consecutive Quarterly Profit
Dougan pleased with bank’s returns but expects more competition more>

Michel Clérin, ’70, on Economic Theory and Schools of Economic Thought
Clérin discusses efficient markets and behavioral economics in CFO-news interview more>

T-Mobile’s Joe Mallahan, ’93, Runs for Mayor of Seattle
Seattle Times profiles contender in November 3 race more>

Rand McNally CEO Dave Muscatel, ’96, Rethinks Mapping for Digital Age
As firm’s new head, Muscatel brings video game background to mapmaker more>

Matthew Li, ’91, on Building a Successful Hedge Fund
Hear Distinguished Young Alumnus Award winner at Alumni Celebration more>

Neil Peplinski and Paul Ingersoll Bring Data-driven Investing to Good Harbor
How the 2006 classmates and coworkers have handled a down market more>

How Roger Ferguson, ‘70, Is Fighting Illiteracy in Iowa
Ferguson uses his own funds, DesMoines Register reports more>

Chicago Booth Expertise Helps Launch Online Counseling for Military Vets
Roger Sweis, ’09, and student Richard Gengler tell Chicago magazine about Vets Prevail more>

Cliff Asness, MBA ’91, PhD ’94, talks to Barron’s About Professor Eugene Fama’s Influence
Asness, principal of AQR Capital Management, talks about firm’s 3 new funds more>

Could Mitchell Feiger, ’82, Become Chicago’s Top Banker?
Crain’s lists CEO of MB Financial among successors to LaSalle Bank’s Norman Bobins, ’67 more>

Tom Doctoroff, ’89, on How Wealthy Chinese Spend Money
Purchases must signal status or wealth, he tells Financial Times more>

Pete Peterson, ’51, Gives Advice for Pursuing Higher Education
In Forbes column, Peterson shares his “luckiest decision” and encourages ongoing learning more>

Carlo Govia, ’04 (XP-73), on Renovating Financial Management
CFO of Chicago Department of Public Health implements shared services system more>

Credit Suisse CEO Brady Dougan, ’82, Steers Firm to Top of Investment Banking
Euromoney profiles recent changes making Credit Suisse foremost among industry leaders more>

Chicago Magazine Features Public Servant Ron Huberman, MBA ’00, AM ’00
A look at Huberman’s managerial style and his rise in city government more>

Alumni to Know

Amy Hamilton, ’98, North American controller at Marsh, commented in CFO Magazine that the “recession may be blurring the focus on women’s advancement to a top spot in finance. It seems like the whole concept of having a diversity task force has sort of gone out the window. At a lot of companies it’s really about survival mode right now.” Learn more >

CEO Watch

Ivar Yuste, ’00 (EXP-5), is CEO of Develhotel.com,the first online marketplace for hotel development. The Madrid-based firm Based was featured in an articleon Hospitality.net that discussed how the company brings efficiencies to the hospitality industry by eliminating geographical barriers. Learn more >

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Careercast

Focus: A Dynamic Strategy for Greater Career Success

Are you a multi-tasker? According current scientific research, this could be decreasing your productivity, increasing your stress, and making is less likely that you will achieve the level of professional success you desire. In this CareerCast, award-winning author and journalist Maggie Jackson will share her research, insights, and strategies from her latest book, Distracted: The Erosion of Attention and the Coming Dark Age, on how you can rekindle your powers of focus in a world of speed and overload.

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