UVA Darden Foundation Board Names New Chair, Adds Eight Trustees for 2025–26
The UVA Darden School Foundation Board of Trustees has announced key leadership changes, including the election of John D. Fowler Jr. (MBA/JD ’84) as chair and the addition of eight new trustees. Fowler succeeds Frank M. Sands (MBA ’94), whose tenure helped guide the foundation through a period of historic fundraising and growth.
Veteran and Future Darden MBA Summits Mount Everest Ahead of Business School
This summer, while beginning preparation for his move to Charlottesville, Andrew Katz (Class of 2027) achieved a lifelong dream: summiting Mount Everest.
Two Virginia Nonprofit Leaders Awarded Fellowships to The Executive Program (TEP) at Darden
Selected for their bold visions and transformative community work, Taikein Cooper, CEO at the Richmond Ed Fund, and Clifford Yee, Executive Vice President and CFO at Northern Virginia Family Service, will join an accomplished group of global leaders for The Executive Program at Darden this fall.
How One UVA Darden Scholar’s Model Reimagines Food Redistribution
During Prem Menghwar’s studies and travels, it has always pained him to attend events where fresh and untouched boxed meals would be quietly thrown away. He wondered if there was a simple solution.
After His Son’s Traumatic Experience, Roy Moore Took Bullying Head-On
When his son became the target of cyberbullying, Roy Moore (MBA ‘86) found himself facing a challenge that no amount of business training had prepared him for.
UVA Darden Expands Board Fellows Program, Joining Elite Golub Capital Network
The UVA Darden School of Business has joined the prestigious Golub Capital Nonprofit Board Fellows Network, transforming its student-led Board Fellows Program into a signature, for-credit experience that prepares MBA students to serve on nonprofit boards. Led by recent graduate Madelyn Merchant (MBA ’25), the initiative now spans both Charlottesville and Washington, D.C., with new philanthropic support and institutional backing.
