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Message from New Dean: Patrick Hopkins: Kelley’s passionate advocate for further success As I begin my role as dean of the?Indiana University - Kelley School of Business,?I am humbled & energized to work alongside our remarkable community of stakeholders toward our collective mission. I arrived in Bloomington as a newly minted PhD in Aug.1995, with little knowledge of our school, our larger university, or even the state of Indiana. These last 30 years have expanded my world beyond anything I could have imagined. I quickly learned how lucky I was that Kelley found me & offered me a home. Over the years, I directly benefited from its collegial & nurturing culture, its creative and entrepreneurial spirit, and the dedication of its hundreds of faculty and staff members and thousands of alums. I am in turn committed to protecting & caring for our people and the school we’ve inherited from the generations who came before us. Our faculty are leaders in their fields & essential contributors as we refine our curriculum, collaborate across a range of partnerships, develop innovative programs across academic areas, and apply research to myriad issues facing the nation and the world. Our faculty’s remarkable focus, drive, and productivity distinguish us daily among peer institutions and propel us to new heights. Our?incredible alumni community, 133,000+ strong, leads businesses and communities across the world with Kelley’s deepest values, and we are inspired by the connections and collaborations we see sparking among them daily. Many alumni recruit our students for their companies, return to campus to sit on panels and present to students, and host productive networking events—which all shows how deeply this remarkable community cares about our school and about fostering the next generation of principled leaders. As I enter this new role, I also reflect on the exceptional leaders we’ve had during my 30 years at Kelley, including Deans John Rau, Dan Dalton, Dan Smith, Idalene "Idie" Kesner & Ash Soni. My heartfelt thanks and admiration go out to each of them for their leadership, sacrifice, integrity, and unrelenting efforts to elevate our already excellent school over the years. Ash has been a particularly important mentor and friend, and I am deeply grateful for his selflessness and for all he has taught me about facing challenges with patience and grace and about growing the relationships that make our community thrive. I look forward to serving as Kelley’s passionate advocate and as a tireless partner to all our stakeholders as we rise toward even higher excellence in education, scholarship & service.

Scott Shackelford JD, PhD, latest expert commentary in the The Wall Street Journal argues that it’s past time for a reboot of federal cybersecurity policy and suggests some excellent ideas on how government can get more involved in cybersecurity with an idea on workforce investment Scott serves in many capacities at Indiana University Bloomington: ? Provost Professor of Business Law & Ethics at Indiana University - Kelley School of Business ? Executive Director of The Ostrom Workshop ? Executive Director, IU Center for Applied Cybersecurity Research

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If you work in the automotive business, you know the importance – and status – that comes with the role of chief engineer. These professionals lead the charge in the development of new vehicles and technologies, ensuring high standards and groundbreaking advancements. At General Motors, the engineering team behind Chevrolet’s entire all-electric vehicle portfolio is led by four talented women, two of them Kelley MBA alums. Together, they exemplify how women in science, technology, engineering, art, and math – or STEAM – are shaping the next generation of automobiles. ? Kelley MBA'07 alum Marisa Cullens, Chief Engineer, Chevy Blazer EV, began her automotive career at Kettering University, formerly the General Motors Institute, where she first experienced what a GM career at GM could be. “My grandfather worked for GM as a chief engineer, and also went to GMI. Growing up, my dad always told me about my grandfather’s rewarding GM career. I don’t think he ever had any idea how closely I would be following in his footsteps.” Cullens went on to earn an MBA from Indiana University - Kelley School of Business, setting her up for a diverse career with roles in body and exterior engineering, safety performance, and validation, as well as corporate accounting. She joined GM's program team in 2019, where she spent time living in Shanghai, while traveling frequently to Yantai, Seoul, Ramos, and San Luis Potosi to launch GM's vehicles. ? Kelley MBA'16 Kristin Cermak, Chief Engineer, Chevy Equinox EV, has deep family roots in the automotive industry stemming from her mom and grandparents. Her 17-year career at GM includes three summers as an intern while earning her bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering and master’s degree in global automotive manufacturing engineering. She later earned her MBA from Indiana University - Kelley School of Business. Cermak has held numerous roles across manufacturing engineering, operations, product engineering and GM’s aerodynamic and climatic wind tunnels. She’s supported vehicle launches across the Chevy portfolio, including the Chevy Volt, Silverado, and Corvette C8. “It’s so rewarding to see a vehicle you worked on driving down the road and know you had a part in bringing it to the customer, our customers are the reason I do what I do every day.” In 2021, Cermak became chief engineer in global electric propulsion systems, working on GM’s EV battery platforms.

Kelley Global Entrepreneurship Prof. Greg Fisher ? The Hustle Princple: Solve Problems with Urgency

Vikram Pandit, former CEO of Citi & President of Morgan Stanley will serve as the next Poling Chair at the Indiana University - Kelley School of Business Pandit is a former lecturer in Finance at the Kelley School in 1982-83

Welcome CIO of Balyasny Asset Management L.P. to Kelley In fireside chat with Joshua E. Perry, Dmitry Balyasny discussed his journey as a founder, how his firm identifies talent, and the skills that he believes are most important for an investor.

Kelley's next Dean: Patrick Hopkins We are all excited for the future of Indiana University - Kelley School of Business under his leadership, building on the strong foundations laid out by Ash Soni and Idalene "Idie" Kesner before him. Dean Hopkins has been at Kelley 30 years and will oversee both the Bloomington & Indianapolis campuses. He has served the school in many capacities, as Chair of Graduate Accounting Programs, as Faculty Chair of the Undergraduate Program, as Executive Associate Dean for Academic Programs, and most recently as Vice Dean.

Bloomberg News: Kelley Global MBA’79 alumnae Lubna Olayan Upping Bets on Female Founders in Deal Spree, helping to plus a gender financing gap in the male-dominated region. Dara Holdings, Olayan’s family office, has made a series of investments since mid-2024 in UAE-based startups founded by women. Her firm participated in two funding rounds of seed funding for qeen.ai, a Dubai-based artificial intelligence startup, by former Google executive Dina Alsamhan. Dara recently took part in capital raise for BioSapien, an Abu Dhabi-based drug delivery platform founded by physician Khatija Ali. The family office plans to continue making investments that empower women in the Middle East and is supporting the establishment of a social-impact fund at Alfanar Venture Philanthropy, that Olayan helps to lead.