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Author: Rachel Reidy

Issariya Sirichakwal: Teaching the Fundamentals That Shape Agile Analysts

How one Foster professor helps MSBA students translate core concepts into real-world analytical skills.

Vladimir Dashkeev: When an Economy Collapsed, His Calling Emerged

A childhood shaped by economic upheaval fuels a teaching philosophy built on curiosity, clarity, and real-world relevance.

The Human Lens: Rethinking AI in the Real World

Uttara Ananthakrishnan’s research brings a systems-level perspective to the risks, rewards, and responsibilities of digital transformation.

How Maeve Linder’s MBA Helped Her Bridge Military Nursing and Business Innovation

Through the Hybrid MBA, an Air Force nurse turned her passion for healthcare into a career in medical technology

Betsy Sperry’s Recipe for Entrepreneurial Learning

Heavens to Betsy founder shares real-world insights, and the occasional hot fudge sauce sample, with Foster students

The Secret Sauce: How Foster’s Executive MBA Brought the CLARA Team Together

How Executive MBA classmates Melinda Yormick, Sireesha Panchagnula, Kumar Amitesh, and Dr. Zach Litvack built a startup to transform healthcare operations.

Prarthana Kejriwal Adds Analytics to Her Career Equation

Making the pivot to a data-driven career at Google with an MSBA from Foster

Keeping Patients Safe With Smarter Systems

From nurse to tech founder, Melinda Yormick is improving patient outcomes with her Foster network by her side.

Coding Confidence: Alan Gonzalez Is Building a Better Way to Hire

How Foster’s Master of Science in Entrepreneurship program inspired a smarter approach to hiring in tech

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