Business Administration News

Alumna Lenora Biche Co-authors Book Chapter on Informal Savings Groups in Africa

Alumna Lenora Biche Co-authors Book Chapter on Informal Savings Groups in Africa

Alumna Lenora Biche recently coauthored a chapter in Transforming Africa: How Savings Groups Foster Financial Inclusion, Resilience and Economic Development (Emerald Publishing Limited, 2022).

Islamic Banking: IFE Welcomes United Bank of Albania CEO Amel Kovacevic

Islamic Banking: IFE Welcomes United Bank of Albania CEO Amel Kovacevic

The John Cabot University Institute for Entrepreneurship welcomed Amel Kovacevic for a talk called “Why and How to Do Islamic Banking,” on February 2, 2022.

Professor Silvia Carnini Pulino Appointed Director of the FJG School of Business

Professor Silvia Carnini Pulino Appointed Director of the FJG School of Business

John Cabot University President Franco Pavoncello recently announced the appointment of Professor Silvia Pulino as Director of the Frank J. Guarini School of Business.

Professor Ieva Jākobsone Bellomi on Cultural Diversity and Inclusion in Business

Professor Ieva Jākobsone Bellomi on Cultural Diversity and Inclusion in Business

Professor Ieva Jākobsone Bellomi was invited to participate in the “Diversity Innovation Meeting” organized by ItaliaCamp for Poste Italiane on December 15, 2021.

JCU Welcomes Alumnus Daryush Arabnia, President and CEO of Geico Taikisha

JCU Welcomes Alumnus Daryush Arabnia, President and CEO of Geico Taikisha

The JCU Institute for Entrepreneurship welcomed Daryush Arabnia, President, CEO, and Chairman of Geico Taikisha, for a talk called “Becoming a Global Industry Leader through Strategic Intent” on October 7, 2021.

Dream Big: Global Explorer Scholarship Recipient Carolina Granaci

Dream Big: Global Explorer Scholarship Recipient Carolina Granaci

Born in Moldova and raised in Rome, Italy, Carolina Granaci is an International Business major. She speaks six languages, and in high school, she did an exchange year in Nebraska, USA. Carolina is one of the recipients of the Global Explorer Scholarship.

Professor Ieva Jākobsone Bellomi Moderates Panel for Italy Africa Business Week

Professor Ieva Jākobsone Bellomi Moderates Panel for Italy Africa Business Week

On October 9, Professor Ieva Jākobsone Bellomi moderated a panel discussion on the newly operational Africa Continental Free Trade Area for the 5th edition of Italy Africa Business Week (IABW).

Meet Francesco Soncini: President of JERO International Consulting

Meet Francesco Soncini: President of JERO International Consulting

Born and raised near Modena in northern Italy, Francesco Soncini is a senior majoring in Business Administration. Francesco is the President of JERO International Consulting, which is part of a worldwide network of Junior Enterprises (non-profit companies run entirely by university students).

Professor Alina Sorgner Invited to Talk at ICRIER’s 13th Annual International G20 Conference

Professor Alina Sorgner Invited to Talk at ICRIER’s 13th Annual International G20 Conference

Professor Alina Sorgner was invited to talk at the 13th Annual International G20 Conference on "Global Economic Coordination in the Age of Pandemic: Views from the G20 Members" organized by the Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER).

Life Lessons from Golf: Alumnus Guglielmo Della Porta

Life Lessons from Golf: Alumnus Guglielmo Della Porta

Born and raised in Rome, Italy, Guglielmo Della Porta graduated from JCU in 2021 with a B.A. in Marketing and a minor in Business Administration. Guglielmo and his golf team recently won the "Campionati Nazionali Assoluti a Squadre" championship.

Helping People and the Environment: Student Viola Di Veroli

Helping People and the Environment: Student Viola Di Veroli

Viola Di Veroli is an International Business major from Rome, Italy. Viola attended high school at the Mosenson Elite Academy in Israel and enrolled in JCU in 2019. She participated in the 2021 Global Wellness Shark Tank with her startup Greety.

EasyDesk by Alumnus Enrico Barchiesi Selected for Acceleration Program at CesenaLab

EasyDesk by Alumnus Enrico Barchiesi Selected for Acceleration Program at CesenaLab

EasyDesk, an app created by John Cabot University alumnus Enrico Barchiesi, was selected for a 9-month acceleration program with CesenaLab. EasyDesk is an app that allows students to book spaces on campus in order to maintain social distance.

Meet Political Science Student Katarina Djorovic

Meet Political Science Student Katarina Djorovic

Katarina Djorovic is a junior majoring in Political Science and minoring in Business Administration, Communications, and Italian Studies. She is a recipient of the Marija Govedarica Memorial Scholarship.

Professor Bertini-Bezzi Presents Paper at Canadian Association for Italian Studies Conference

Professor Bertini-Bezzi Presents Paper at Canadian Association for Italian Studies Conference

Italian Professor Ada Bertini Bezzi presented a paper called "Blended Learning: Strategie e criticità vissute sul campo" (Blended Learning: Strategies and Critical Issues from the Field) at the 2021 Annual Conference of the Canadian Association for Italian Studies, held online on June 4, 5, 11, and 12, 2021.

Being Part of the Change: Recent Graduate Ignacio Moreno

Being Part of the Change: Recent Graduate Ignacio Moreno

Originally from Venezuela, Ignacio Moreno is a double major in International Affairs and Business Administration who graduated in Spring 2021. Ignacio recently received a scholarship to pursue an M.Sc. in International Social and Public Policy at the London School of Economics.

Alumnus Daryush Arabnia’s Company Wins 2021 Manufacturing Leadership Award

Alumnus Daryush Arabnia’s Company Wins 2021 Manufacturing Leadership Award

John Cabot University is proud to celebrate Daryush Arabnia, one of its exceptional alumni. The Manufacturing Leadership Council recently announced the winners of the prestigious 2021 Manufacturing Leadership Awards.

Meet Class of 2021 Valedictorian Giacomo Di Capua

Meet Class of 2021 Valedictorian Giacomo Di Capua

John Cabot University’s Vice President and Dean of Academic Affairs Mary Merva is pleased to announce the Valedictorian for the Class of 2021, Giacomo Di Capua.

Adopt a PR Firm: Public Relations During COVID-19

Adopt a PR Firm: Public Relations During COVID-19

Professor Michèle Favorite’s ‘Public Relations’ class was tasked with a unique project to “Adopt a PR Firm.” The project consisted in connecting with PR professionals and interviewing them about their firm, their day-to-day responsibilities, and how COVID-19 affects their field of work.

Congratulations to Alumnus Stanislav Rudoi for Obtaining CFA Charter

Congratulations to Alumnus Stanislav Rudoi for Obtaining CFA Charter

Alumnus Stanislav Rudoi (Class of 2015, double major in Economics and Finance and Business Administration) recently earned his CFA Charter from the CFA Institute.

No Code Prototyping: JCU Welcomes Entrepreneur Max Mirho

No Code Prototyping: JCU Welcomes Entrepreneur Max Mirho

On March 4, 2021, Business Administration Professor Silvia Pulino welcomed Max Mirho, entrepreneur and founder of EntrepreNerd, to her online class “Introduction to Entrepreneurship.”