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Alexandria Graham, is “a sushi enthusiast, Ohio State Buckeye fanatic, secret computer nerd and ambitious perfectionist.” The MIS student is also a member of Poets&Quants for Undergrads' Best & Brightest Class of 2019.

Max Wasserman is a "proud Marine Corps veteran trying to become this generation’s Warren Buffett.” The finance student is also a member of Poets&Quants for Undergrads' Best & Brightest Class of 2019.

A year ago, when Austin Culbertson applied to join what was then a new enrichment program at Fisher College of Business, he did so not knowing if — or how — he was going to fit in as an incoming first-year student at Ohio State. But a mentoring relationship through the Fisher FIRST program helped him adjust to his new home.

Jamie Mathews-Mead, senior director of graduate career management at Fisher, says leaning on career services can help MBA students articulate who they are, and connect the dots between their pre-MBA experiences, what they're learning in a program, their goals and how these fit employers' needs.

A Poets&Quants analysis of job placement rates at the top 50 U.S. business schools shows that the top five schools for placement rate 90 days after graduation are Washington Foster (99.1 percent), Fisher College of Business is second at 97.4 percent, and Georgia Tech’s Scheller College of Business (97.2 percent), USC’s Marshall School of Business (95.8 pecent), and the University of Florida’s Hough Graduate School of Business (95.7 percent) round out the top five.

For Jaja Liang, a Fisher student majoring in international business and marketing, having the opportunity to experience an eight-week global internship where she lived and worked in Southeast Asia was an amazing time that was made possible by donor support.

Alumnus Tim Keenan shares the motivation behind his generous commitment to creating The Ohio State University Tim and Kathleen Keenan Center for Entrepreneurship. 

Research by Grant Donnelly, assistant professor of marketing, suggests that simply telling colleagues "I don't have time" for their requests can make them feel less valued and less likely to trust you.

The Ohio State University Max M. Fisher College of Business has revamped its MBA program, set to launch with the incoming class of 2021, with a keen focus on customization and social impact.

Tzachi Zach, faculty director of Fisher's Master of Accounting program, highlights how the college is equipping future accountants with the key skills to communicate with industry-focused data experts and software engineers.

Achievement, excellence and demonstrated leadership by Fisher students and faculty were recently recognized at the college’s 2019 Pace Setters Awards event.

As a professional in the workplace and then as a graduate student, Aziza Allen felt she had to compartmentalize aspects of herself that made her unique.

Darren Roulstone, the John W. Berry, Sr. Fund for Faculty Excellence Professor of Accounting, shares insights into Fisher's accounting PhD program.

René Stulz, the Everett D. Reese Chair of Banking and Monetary Economics at Fisher, shares his thoughts on how an aging stock market may not be a negative: "Older firms, larger firms, have a better track record because you became large. You have more of a cushion against the impact of bad news."

Dennis Hirsch, a fellow at The Risk Institute, a professor of law and head of Ohio State's Program on Data and Governance, shared insights about the challenges posed by this new data economy.

Alexandra Parrish walked out of a recent Leadership and Character class with fresh insight from three successful leaders with deep ties to Fisher and Ohio State: Paula Bennett, Rachel Friedman and Elizabeth Mily.

Stephanie Paxton (BSBA ’12) shares why she returned to Fisher to join with students and alumni to volunteer as part of VITA, which provides free tax prep to low-income and disadvantaged individuals.

JPMorgan Chase's local leader and Columbus 2020 board member Corrine Burger (BSBA '85) has her hands in efforts to grow and diversify Columbus talent.

Students and alumni of Fisher’s Full-Time MBA program recently connected at an event highlighting how MBA students are leveraging their Fisher experience to align with their passions.

Melissa Blackburn and Danielle Lim became friends while classmates in Fisher’s Working Professional MBA program. Since graduating in 2011, they’ve remained connected and co-founded Haven Collective, a co-working space in the Columbus area.

A boss who “demands” excellence is no more likely to produce it than the boss who requests or nurtures it, and likely less so, the research suggests. Demanding excellence often is just a handy excuse, said Bennett Tepper, the Irving Abramowitz Memorial Professorship at Fisher and a leading researcher of the effects of abusive leadership.

Do you know yourself? Oded Shenkar, the Ford Motor Company Chair in Global Business Management at Fisher and academic director of the National Center for the Middle Market, lays out the inherent advantages and disadvantages of middle-market firms.

The Risk Institute, Moritz College of Law, Fisher College of Business and the College of Food, Agricultural and Environmental Sciences recently collaborated to examine — through an interdisciplinary lens — the legal, business and economic consequences of U.S. trade policy at the Economic Nationalism and Trade Conference at The Ohio State University.