Meet the 8 New Faculty Members Joining UVA Darden
Eight scholars have joined the University of Virginia Darden School of Business ahead of the 2024-25 academic year. They bring valuable knowledge in key areas such as finance, accounting, marketing, business operations, strategy and data analysis.
What a Fed Rate Cut Could Mean for Your Wallet
The U.S. economy is showing steady growth, while inflation continues to retreat from elevated levels that had Americans paying more. Today, signs point more strongly than in recent months to a Federal Reserve rate cut, or series of cuts. Rodney Sullivan, executive director for the Mayo Center of Asset Management at Darden, shared more context on the economic outlook.
Here’s How To Build a Better Personal Budget
Writing for The Conversation, Darden professor Ray Charles “Chuck” Howard joins colleague Marcel Lukas of the University of St. Andrews in Scotland to explore how optimism in financial planning might shore up your budget.
20 Questions: Debra Draughan (MBA ’84)
In the 40 years since Debra Draughan (MBA ’84) graduated from Darden, she’s built a thriving career as an investment industry leader in institutional sales and private equity. Read more about what makes this industry leader tick in this edition of 20 Questions.
Professor Marc Lipson: Telling the Stories Behind Human Decisions
Darden Professor Marc Lipson is an expert in equity market trading and institutional investing and is the Robert F. Vandell Professor of Business Administration. With a math professor father (with whom Lipson co-wrote math textbooks) and a mother who owned a business renovating and building houses, Lipson’s interest in finance might be expected. But he says it started with that early fascination with people and how they make things.
Darden Makes Long-Term Investment In New Private Equity Initiative
The University of Virginia Darden School of Business announced today the launch of the pan-University Private Equity Initiative, offering a variety of classes, student club activities, workshops, competitions, opportunities to engage with industry leaders, and hands-on learning opportunities in private equity.
