School Notes: School of Management
July/August 2016

Acclaimed finance scholar joins faculty

Finance scholar Tobias J. Moskowitz is joining the Yale School of Management faculty this month as the inaugural Dean Takahashi ’80, ’83MPPM, Professor of Finance. Moskowitz taught previously at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. He spent the past academic year as a visiting professor at Yale SOM, teaching Applied Quantitative Finance.

Moskowitz’s research has explored a wide range of capital markets, investigating factors that drive returns in many asset classes and geographies. In 2007, he was recognized by the American Finance Association with its Fischer Black Prize, which is awarded biennially to the top finance scholar in the world under the age of 40. “Toby brings additional strength, particularly in his rigorous and empirical approach to understanding asset prices, to our exceptional finance group,” said Edward A. Snyder, SOM’s Indra K. Nooyi Dean and William S. Beinecke Professor of Economics and Management.

SOM celebrates 39th commencement

SOM hosted its 39th commencement on May 23, awarding diplomas to 415 members of the Class of 2016 during a ceremony in the courtyard of Edward P. Evans Hall. The graduating class included 301 students in the MBA program, 63 in the Master of Advanced Management program, and 51 in the MBA for Executives program.

Startups win entrepreneurship awards

Two ventures launched by Yale SOM students took home prizes during Entrepreneurship Across Yale on April 14 and 15.

Renewal Mill, founded by Sumit Kadakia ’16MEM/MBA and Claire Schlemme, won the $25,000 Sabin Sustainable Venture Prize, presented by the Center for Business and the Environment at Yale. Appalachian Roots—Hemp 2.0, launched by Nathan Hall ’16MEM, ’17MBA, won the Sabin Audience Prize. Renewal Mill harnesses undervalued waste streams from current food production processes to create nutritious and wholesome products. Appalachian Roots—Hemp 2.0 aims to reintroduce hemp as a viable crop to Eastern Kentucky.

Five other Yale SOM ventures competed for more than $90,000 in prize money during the two-day event.