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.
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Ethics & Society
The multidisciplinary study of Business, Ethics & Society focuses on sustaining, growing, and sharing value, not just for businesses and their shareholders, but for stakeholders and the societies in which they operate. This vein of study encompasses ethical decision-making, examination of how business can and does impact society, implications for policy, principles of moral and institutional leadership, and the tenets of stakeholder theory.
At a First Coffee gathering at UVA Darden, four MBA students were surprised with Genovese Fellowships covering their Second Year — part of a long-running model of investment, leadership and paying it forward.
A student-selected award at Darden recognizes leadership that isn’t captured on a résumé. This year’s recipient, Riwaj Shrestha, was chosen by his peers for the way he strengthens the community around him — reflecting the vision behind the Lemuel E. Lewis Bicentennial Award for Global Leadership.
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.
UVA Darden surpassed its donor goal during Day for Darden 2026, with around 1,700 donors contributing more than $1.6 million in 24 hours to support scholarships, faculty excellence and the student experience.
For Arnie Katz (MBA ’09), Chief Product and Technology Officer at GoFundMe, his career has been shaped by relentless curiosity, continuous learning, and a deep commitment to human-centered values.
Marc Ruggiano, director of Darden’s LaCross Institute for Ethical Artificial Intelligence in Business and a navy veteran, shares his insights on the clash between Anthropic and the Pentagon and explains how Darden teaches students to navigate the often choppy waters of business, ethics and technology.
Darden has secured the philanthropic commitments needed to launch a long-planned renovation of its Faculty Office Building, marking a pivotal moment in the School’s growth on North Grounds and its broader vision for faculty excellence, community and impact.
Professor Bobby Parmar offers suggestions based on his research to transform overthinking into productive decision-making.
A rediscovered portrait, a forgotten certificate and a quiet act of generosity reconnect one Richmond family to the earliest days of the UVA Darden School of Business — and point the way forward for future students.
