Mu Chapter of Sigma Pi at Cornell University, Educational Foundation
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Page 3 SP T he 13th annual Sigma Pi NYC event oc- curred November 9-10 with participa- tion from 16 undergraduates and more than 24 alumni. We thank all alumni who attended and those who sponsored the undergraduates' meals. We had an excellent turnout with alumni in at- tendance spanning more than five decades. The after-dinner speaker was Ali Hamed '14, founder of CoVenture. The following day, students visited area alumni at their workplaces. Industries includ- ed careers in finance, venture capital, investment banking, consulting, real estate development, and entrepreneurship. Alumni dinner attendees: Andy Kantor '79—Memorial Sloan Kettering Don Motschwiller '80—First NY Securities Steve Pirozzi '80—Hotel Plaza Athenee Jarett Wait '80—JF Wait Advisors Ed Berlin '81—Attorney Brian Finneran '81—Intermedia Production and Events Group Tom Silver '81—Top Gun Ventures Dennis McNamara '83—Oppenheimer Mike Vernick '83—JW Player Frank Sposato '84—Lazard Asset Management Steven Decker '85—Decker Law Eric Hamburg '85—Industrial Renaissance David Hogan '86—Addo Capital Partners Tim Donohue '87—Columbia Investment Management T he DealBook Conference, hosted by alumnus Andrew Sorkin '99, in conjunction with the New York Times, featured notable business titans, including Mark Cuban, entrepreneur and owner of the Dallas Mav- ericks; Jack Dorsey, founder and CEO of Twitter and Square; Howard Schultz, CEO of Starbucks; and many other notable professionals. Stu- dent admission was funded out of the generosity of the Mu Chapter of Sigma Pi Educational Foundation. Undergraduate members enjoyed an exceptional experience with the chance to ask these reputable leaders questions as well as network during breakout sessions. Alumni President Jarett Wait '80 was also in atten- dance and introduced the undergraduates to numerous business leaders. It was a tremendous experience, and we thank Andrew and the Educational Foundation for helping to make this event such a positive experience for our members. Fraternally, Sam Barnum '19 Preparing for the Future Mu Brothers Gain Valuable Business Knowledge at DealBook Conference Brothers at the DealBook Conference in New York City in November 2017. Andrew Sorkin '99 interviews entrepre- neur Mark Cuban during the DealBook conference in November 2017. Alumni and undergraduate members at Orsay during the 13th annual Sigma Pi NYC Career Event in November. Mark Childs '88—Genpact Gordon Adelsberg '90—Adelsberg Consulting Nathan Bryce '06—Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP Giorgio Piccoli '07—American Flat James Alvarez '14—SaferVPN Ali Hamed '14—CoVenture Zach Gilbert '16 —JP Morgan Andrew Joseph '16—AECOM Connor Riser '16—Paul Hastings LLP Fernando Cevallos '17—Morgan Stanley Alumni office hosts: Giorgio Piccoli '07—American Flat Donald Motschwiller '80—First NY Securities Eric Hamburg '85—Entrepreneurship, Manu- facturing, Engineering, Real Estate Development Marc Rothenberg '87—Goldman Sachs Mark Childs '88—Genpact Alan Riffkin '88—Lazard Jason Halio '93—Credit Suisse Ali Hamed '14—CoVenture alUmni and UndergradUate memBers attend the 13th annUal sigma Pi nYc career event