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From Darden to Decarbonization: Virginia Covo on Building What Sustainability Was Missing

After devoting seven years to driving Anheuser-Busch InBev toward its carbon emissions, renewable energy and sustainable packaging targets, Virginia Covo (MBA '16) is setting aside her corporate role to take on a new one: entrepreneur. Read More

Why the Best Leaders Treat Storytelling as Strategy

At the 10th annual meeting of Darden Leadership Communication Council (DLCC), CEO of Omnicom Public Relations Chris Foster discussed the importance of storytelling as strategy. Read More

What Would Greenspan or Volcker Say Today? The ‘Fed Oracle’ Has Answers.

What if we could ask Fed chairs of the past how they would answer policy questions of today? A new AI tool built by a Darden student does just that. The answers, it turns out, are buried deep in decades of dense transcripts and thousands of pages of Fed history. Read More

Q&A: What could a United-American Airlines merger mean for your wallet and miles?

Darden professor Les Alexander discusses the potential viability of a merger between United Airlines and American Airlines, and its impact on air travelers already weary from a tumultuous travel season. He offers a warning: Ticket costs and frequent flyer miles could be at risk. Read More

Why Political Pressure on Central Banks Can Raise Your Borrowing Costs

The question of central bank independence came up during a fireside chat on Grounds with Philip Lane, chief economist of the European Central Bank, hosted by economist and Darden professor Frank Warnock. Read More

When AI Meets Faith: Lessons From Darden’s Participation in an MBA Case Competition on Faith and Belief at Work

Three Darden students represented the School at the Fourth Annual Faith and Belief at Work MBA Case Competition, where they explored issues of faith, values and AI deployment at the workplace. Read More