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2023 Alumni of Color Network Weekend Award winners
September 21, 2023
Fisher College of Business

Alumni of Color Network Weekend celebrates success and connections

The third annual Alumni of Color Network Weekend celebrated the connections among Fisher graduates and the personal and professional achievements of seven trailblazing alumni. Meet the individuals honored for their meaningful contributions to their profession, impact in academia and legacy of excellence in their professional careers.
Prateeksha Prabhakar creating designs on her computer in a design lab
September 15, 2023
Fisher College of Business

Sustainably in vogue: Prateeksha Prabhakar

A passion for fashion and the environment drives Prateeksha Prabhakar’s desire to create sustainable clothing solutions. Discover how the third-year student is making her mark in the fashion industry and plans to continue to turn the runway green.
Fisher program helps professionals expand knowledge, career options
August 31, 2023
The Ohio State University

Fisher program helps professionals expand knowledge, career options

New topic-based Executive Education programs are providing professionals with convenient opportunities to explore today’s business topics. The relevant topics include leadership, operational excellence, financial intelligence, innovation and health care, data analytics, sustainability, artificial intelligence, Lean Six Sigma principles, and “Advancing Equity, Inclusion & Belonging in the Workplace.”
2023 Best & Brightest Executive MBA: Oliver Convertini
August 2, 2023
Poets&Quants for Execs

2023 Best & Brightest Executive MBA: Oliver Convertini

Meet Oliver Convertini, a Fisher EMBA graduate, who has been selected as a Poets&Quants Best & Brightest Executive MBA of 2023.
2023 Best & Brightest Executive MBA: Stephanie E. Green
August 2, 2023
Poets&Quants for Execs

2023 Best & Brightest Executive MBA: Stephanie E. Green

Meet Stephanie E. Green, a Fisher EMBA graduate and one of Poets&Quants' Best & Brightest Executive MBAs of 2023.
Honda Graduate Certificate in Leadership Business Class of 2023 outside on Fisher's campus
July 26, 2023
Fisher College of Business

Custom programming shaping leaders at Honda

Developing a talented workforce is at the heart of successful businesses. Honda, in partnership with Executive Education at Fisher, is training the next generation of automotive leaders via the Graduate Certificate in Business Leadership. Learn more about how this customized program is driving innovation and process improvement for the automotive manufacturer.
Expanding access to advanced robotic surgery for lung cancer patients
July 17, 2023
The Ohio State University

Expanding access to advanced robotic surgery for lung cancer patients

At the James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute, Robert Merritt, MD, is giving more patients second chances at life by embracing an innovative robotic approach to lung cancer surgery. Read more about how the surgeon and current EMBA student is pioneering technology to improve surgical outcomes and faster recoveries.
Smiling Fisher students standing inside large D U logo
May 22, 2023
Fisher College of Business

Fisher takes second place at Deloitte's Audit Innovation Campus Challenge

Finding solutions to elevate awareness about environmental, social and governance issues challenged a team of undergraduate students to come up with an innovative idea. Learn more about the unique concept that earned them second place at the national competition.
A student receives her hood at Fisher's 2023 Pre-Commencement ceremony.
May 10, 2023
Fisher College of Business

Fisher, Ohio State celebrate Class of 2023

Learn more about the Class of 2023 and the more than 1,800 new members to Fisher’s alumni family.
Individual 2023 Fisher Diversity Award nominees
April 21, 2023
Fisher College of Business

Recognizing diversity, equity and inclusion: The 2023 Fisher Diversity Awards

The 20th annual Fisher Diversity Awards honored champions of diversity, equity and inclusion for their community outreach and contributions to diverse workforce practices. Learn more about the two individual award winners and the company that took home the corporate award.
Students in front of room giving a power point presentation
March 29, 2023
Fisher College of Business

Fisher Invitational brings business experience to life

See how collegiate teams from around the country fared as they converged at Fisher to create innovative new ideas and real-time strategies for global retailer Bath & Body Works.
A smiling Kathleen Sharp portrait
March 20, 2023
Fisher College of Business

Kathleen Sharp’s legacy of Lean

Kathleen Sharp (MBOE ’15) left her mark on the world by improving health care for patients. Learn how, through a lifetime of living Lean, she changed the lives of people in her community and left a legacy for future Lean leaders at Fisher.
Student Pace Setters award honorees with Dean Anil Makhija
March 16, 2023
Fisher College of Business

Spotlighting leaders at Fisher’s annual Pace Setters Awards

Meet Fisher’s best and brightest principled leaders and humble servants. This elite group of high achieving students, faculty and alumni were honored as Fisher’s very best ambassadors at this year’s Pace Setters awards.
Ohio State professor Angus Fletcher awarded U.S. Army medal for leadership training
March 7, 2023
The Ohio State University

Ohio State professor Angus Fletcher awarded U.S. Army medal for leadership training

What does business education at Fisher have in common with U.S. Army Special Operations training? Angus Fletcher. A professor in The Ohio State University Department of English who also teaches in Fisher's Executive Education program, Fletcher was awarded the U.S. Army’s Public Service Commendation Medal for training special operations personnel in leadership and decision-making skills.
Adin Feliz in suit and tie on The Ohio State University campus
March 1, 2023
Fisher College of Business

Curiosity and drive: Adin Feliz’s journey through business to law

Curiosity can lead to a world of possibilities. Learn more about finance student Adin Feliz and how he used experiences at Fisher and beyond to find his passion for law.
KeyBank Symposium student group photo in a classroom
February 13, 2023
Fisher College of Business

KeyBank Leadership Symposium broadens students’ business perspectives

Learning the skills to become better business students and professionals is at the heart of the KeyBank Leadership and Creativity Symposium. Discover what skills two Ohio State students learned from the event and how they plan to apply them to real-life situations and their academic careers.
Cynthia Turner and her two sons
February 7, 2023
Fisher College of Business

Turner recognized nationally for her dedication to DEI at Fisher

Learn more about Assistant Dean and Chief Diversity Officer Cynthia Turner (MAcc '95, PhD '96) and why she was recently recognized for her work advancing diversity, equity and inclusion at Fisher.
Omer Sarig, Adrian Hamilton and Michael Ross enjoy networking over lunch.
January 12, 2023
Fisher College of Business

Buckeyes guiding Buckeyes

Learn about the people, mentoring and connections that Fisher alumni and students are leaning on and learning from on campus and in the professional world.
Nicole Riccardi at the Ohio State gymnastics training center.
December 12, 2022
Fisher College of Business

Vaulting into business

See how unique programs have jump-started Ohio State gymnast and finance student Nicole Riccardi’s professional career path.
Fisher College of Business community comes together for day of service
November 21, 2022
The Ohio State University

Fisher College of Business community comes together for day of service

Students, faculty and staff at The Ohio State University’s Fisher College of Business donated their time to charitable organizations throughout central Ohio during the 2022 Fisher Impact Day on Nov. 11. 
Portrait of Jake Rutherford in front of flags at the ROTC building at Ohio State
November 7, 2022
Fisher College of Business

Building community for veterans: Jake Rutherford

Operations student Jake Rutherford is using his unique perspective to help veterans and military-affiliated undergraduate students at Fisher bridge the gap between their service and success as business leaders.
2022 Fisher Alumni Award winners group photo on stage with red curtain in background
November 2, 2022
Fisher College of Business

Honoring excellence: 2022 Alumni Awards

Meet the 2022 Fisher Alumni Award recipients and check out the sights from the annual celebration of alumni excellence.
A portrait of Jana Lithgow
October 24, 2022
Fisher College of Business

Lithgow named an inaugural Aspen Institute Impact Fellow

Jana Lithgow, executive director of Fisher’s Undergraduate Programs Office, was selected as an Aspen Index Impact Fellow, a role dedicated to advancing the future of youth leadership development.
2022 Alumni of Color Network Weekend award winners
October 10, 2022
Fisher College of Business

Alumni of color gather for second annual networking weekend

Check out the sights of Fisher’s second annual Alumni of Color Network Weekend, a two-day gathering that celebrated the community of Black, Hispanic, Latinx and Asian Pacific Islander Desi American alumni from Fisher.
Ambition is out
October 5, 2022
Time

Ambition is out

Research by Tim Judge, the Joseph A. Alutto Chair in Leadership Effectiveness, sheds light on the dynamics behind ambition in the workplace, why many are renouncing it, and what they're embracing instead.