Andy Hecht, lecturer for the J.P. Morgan Center for Commodities Professional Education course,  spent nearly thirty-five years on Wall Street, including two decades at the trading desk of Philipp Brothers, which became Salomon Brothers and ultimately part of Citigroup. Over the past three decades, he has researched, structured, and executed some of the largest trades ever made, which involved huge quantities of precious metals and bulk commodities.  Read more

Firms partner with CU Denver Business School to develop talented workforce of future DENVER—The CU Denver Business School is partnering with six leading financial services companies and the Metro Denver Economic Development Corporation (MDEDC) to develop talented workers for the fast-growing financial services sector. The innovative class, an introduction to financial services, will launch this summer and is open to business students as well as non-business majors who are interested in learning more about the field.  Read more

The best way to learn about sustainability is working with a real, local company and using classroom theory to improve that company. What if you had the opportunity to present your findings to not just the company owner, but a boardroom full of sustainability professionals? CU Denver Business School students Oxana Trotsenko, Albert Bryant, and Justin Steck worked with Coda Coffee Company during the Fall 2014 semester as part of their Managing for Sustainability (M4S) specialization.  Read more

Studies show that physical inactivity can lead to an increased risk of cancers, insulin resistance, heart problems and cognitive decline. Where you live can be a large factor in determining how sedentary your lifestyle is as well as your exercise options. According to Dr. Jeffrey Hallam of the University of Mississippi Center for Health Behavior Research, “In Portland, Oregon, many people bicycle or walk everywhere, and there is a social expectation that others should bike or walk,” he said.  Read more

On February 5, 2015 CU Denver Business Career Connections hosted the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City.  The informational session which welcomed four professionals from the bank, highlighted the various career and internship opportunities with the nation’s central bank. Graduate and undergraduate students from the Finance, Risk Management and Insurance (RMI) and Information Systems programs listened in as current employees discussed their careers at the banking organization.   Read more

DENVER — Denver and Los Angeles are the happiest cities in the nation — at least based on local Twitter traffic. “Social intelligence” company Brandwatch used social media data and analytics to create the Twitter Happiness Report, which tracked how Twitter users express emotions online. The study broke out  the results by gender, life category, and conversation over time.  Read more

Cyber Expert and Chief Cybersecurity Officer for Trend Micro, Thomas Kellerman, spoke with CU Denver Business School students Thursday evening about the emerging cyber threat landscape and the status of U.S. Cyber Strategy. University of Colorado Denver Cyber Risk Management and Cyber Warfare professor instructor Yvette Connor welcomed Chief Cybersecurity Officer and Cyber Expert Thomas Kellermann, to campus Thursday evening, January 29, 2015.  Read more