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Be Kind, Empathetic and Ethical: 20 Questions With Gordy Crawford (MBA ’71)

In this edition of 20 Questions, Crawford looks back on lessons learned, looks to the future of investment management and dispenses a little advice on enjoying retirement. Read More

How a Darden Executive MBA Helped One Photographer Bring Her Vision to Life

Long before Caroline Jean Gray (EMBA ’22) had an MBA, a business plan or paying clients, she had 3,000 photographs from a high school trip to Tanzania and the patience to sort through every one. Read More

Marketing the Mission: Navy Federal CMO Shares Strategies for Growing a Brand Focused on Serving the Military Community

Darden Executive MBA students and members of the Darden community had the opportunity to hear insights on marketing and brand-building from the chief marketing officer of the largest credit union in the United States. Read More

How Georgia Ports Authority CEO Reframed His Leadership Before Taking on His Biggest Role

When Kevin Price (TEP '26) agreed to become CEO of Georgia Ports Authority, he realized he needed more than his own experience to be prepared. Enter The Executive Program. Read More

Yael Grushka-Cockayne Isn’t Reinventing UVA Darden. She’s Betting the World Needs What It Does Best.

As UVA Darden’s 10th dean, Yael Grushka-Cockayne discusses AI, human judgment, the case method and why the School’s next chapter should build confidently on what Darden does best. Read More

Q&A: When did ‘dupe culture’ take over?

UVA Today spoke with University of Virginia Darden School of Business professor Luca Cian to understand what caused the change and how brands get away with copying one another. Read More