“Sharmila is an inspiration,” declared Rohan Christie-David, Dean, Business School, during the October reception honoring University of Colorado Denver alumna Dr. Sharmila Anand, who was recently honored as one of thirteen “Heroines of Health” at the 70th World Health Assembly. “She wants to give back to India as well as to CU Denver; she is a strong advocate for education and for the development of affordable health care options,” continued Dean Christie-David, as he and Dr.  Read more

With a long and successful history of leadership in the construction industry and an unwavering commitment to giving back to his community, the Daniels Fund Ethics Initiative (DFEI) at the University of Colorado Denver Business School is pleased to announce that Pat Hamill, Founder and CEO of Oakwood Homes, has been selected as the 2017 Bill Daniels Ethical Leader of the Year.  Read more

In her position at Liberty Media, Thornton oversees the Internal Audit departments for five separate public companies and their very wide range of portfolio companies including SiriusXM, the Atlanta Braves, Formula One Racing (F1), QVC, zulily, Expedia and many more. Students were particularly interested in some recent ethical scenarios involving F1 that Thornton shared.  Read more

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Barnett is being recognized for his recent career move to Cantafio Hammond law firm as Special Council and Chief Operations Officer. Barnett is a GEM alumnus from cohort XIII and graduated from the program in June 2016. Ironically enough, he now works for fellow GEM alumnus, Ralph Cantafio, attorney and partner of Cantafio Hammond. Cantafio graduated with Cohort VII and now serves as a GEM faculty member, teaching GEMM 6200: Environmental, Regulatory, Legal and Political Environment in the Energy Industry, and GEMM 6210 Energy Law: Property, Contracts, and Transactions.  Read more

The University of Colorado Denver Business School calls for nominations of local leaders committed to ethical business practices for the 2017 Bill Daniels Ethical Leader of the Year Award. Now in its third year, the award program will honor the winner on Thursday, November 9, 2017 at the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce State of Small Business breakfast. The award program is made possible through the Daniels Fund Ethics Initiative at the University of Colorado Denver Business School, a five-year grant awarded to the school in 2015 aimed at teaching students principle-based ethics, emphasizing real-world application of ethical principles, and extending ethical behavior beyond campus and into the community.  Read more

The results are in: Colorado has the strongest economy in the United States. Financial news website 24/7 Wall St., recently ranked all 50 states, measuring unemployment rates, gross domestic products (GDP), and other factors to compile the list. According to the site, Colorado has the lowest unemployment rate in the county, coming in at just 2.3 percent. Additionally, the state has the 18th largest GDP, along with the third fastest rate of five-year annual employment growth.  Read more