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ALUMNI NEWSChapter NotesUnited StatesArizonaPhoenixContact: Shashi Jasthi, ’99 (XP-68)Phone: 602.432.8308E-mail: shashi.jasthi@eumotif.comCaliforniaLos AngelesContact: Michael Scherer, ’01Phone: 301.426.5114E-mail: mjscherer8@yahoo.comFormer chapter president Raul Scheller,’95, writes: “In January, we hosted theseventh annual Business Forecast (seepage 35). Thanks to dean Ted Snyder;Joel Stern, ’64; professor Bob Aliber; andJohn Steinbrun, ’91, for a terrific evening,and thanks to Peter Kuyper, ’66, foragain being our gracious host. Thanksalso to Julie Stewart, Angie Cunningham,Edith Hong, and Martha Contrerasfrom the Steinbrun Group.“Thanks also to our board advisorsand members for their efforts in 2002:Jeff Cohen, ’92; Dave Hemstreet, ’63; PaulNibarger, ’70; Niva Oghigian, ’95; Libby Applebaum,’98; Kathy James, ’98; Audra Lalley,’98; Robert Lord, ’99; David Nufer, ’76; JohnPridjian, ’88; Walter Renwick, ’99; MichaelScherer, ’01; and Bonnie Schindler, ’99.“Also, thanks to sponsors Lisa A.Hughes of Steinbrun, Hughes ExecutiveRecruiting; Peter W. Kuyper, ’66,of Motion Picture Licensing Corporation;Brad Short of the CapitalGroup of Companies; Nicholas H.Stonnington of the StonningtonGroup of Merrill Lynch; Howard S.Marks, ’69, of Oaktree Capital Management;Michael Lubic, ’85, of Sonnenschein,Nath, Rosenthal; MichaelScherer, ’01, and Gino DiGregorio, ’94,of Accenture; Tom Buckley, ’83 (XP-51),of American Appraisal Associates;Philip Swan of Capital GuardianTrust Company; Darya Allen-Attarof City National Bank; Kathy James,’98, of JPMorgan Private Bank;Joseph Lee, ’81, of KPMG; Robert Lindgren,’74, of PIASC; and Brooks DexterJr., ’84, of USBX Advisory Services.”Orange CountyContact: Scott Shea, ’87Phone: 949.723.6495E-mail: scott.shea@attglobal.netSan DiegoContact: John Fischer, ’02Phone: 858.523.2109E-mail: john.fischer@staubach.comSan FranciscoContact: Adam Minow, ’99Phone: 650.225.7579E-mail: minow@gene.comGSB Technology/Venture Capital NetworkContact: Jeff Weinberger, ’86Phone: 650.849.4140E-mail: jweinberger@gsbalum.uchicago.eduConnecticutHartfordContact: Danielle Wu, ’02Phone: 860.233.3062E-mail: dwu@gsb.uchicago.eduColoradoDenverContact: Susan Eslick, ’98Phone: 303.294.2069E-mail: susan.eslick@xcelenergy.comWashington, D.C./BaltimoreContact: Ruwan Salgado, ’94Phone: 202.783.3668E-mail: rsalgado@ncee.orgFloridaMiamiContact: John Trainor, ’79Phone: 305.442.3527E-mail: jtrainor@us.ibm.comTampa/St. PetersburgContact: Jim Morgan, ’93Phone: 813.383.5094E-mail: jim.morgan3@juno.comGeorgiaAtlantaContact: Tripp O’Connor, ’96Phone: 404.541.7107E-mail: tripp.oconnor@us.cgeyc.comIllinoisChicagoGSB ClubContact: Lester Bern, A.B. ’78, M.B.A. ’79Phone: 708.747.0640E-mail: lbern@gsb.uchicago.eduBusiness Book RoundtableContact: Dana Damyen, ’02Phone: 312.286.1079E-mail: mddamyen@gsb.uchicago.eduCEO RoundtableContact: Alexander “Sandy” Weissent, ’76Phone: 312.751.2153E-mail: SandyWeissent@msn.com24 Chicago GSB Summer/Fall 2003

Consulting RoundtableContact: Dennis Aust, A.B. ’79, M.B.A. ’80Phone: 219.929.1741E-mail: dnaust@virtualstrategist.netContact: Chuck Baley,’84 (XP-52)Phone: 312.957.9400E-mail: cbaley@ipsaintl.comOn January 30, the ConsultingRoundtable hosted a talk by MacBrand of Brand Strategic Sellingon how to sell consulting serviceswhen clients are cutting back.Brand used actual case studies fromattendees to illustrate the importanceof understanding the client’sperspective. On February 27, JimAustin, CEO of MVHealth, andDonna de St. Aubin, principal ofSt. Aubin, Haggerty and Associates,presented “New Approaches toStrategy: Combining Team Buildingand Strategy Development.”E-Business RoundtableContact: Dick Strojinc, ’87 (XP-56)Phone: 847.414.9552E-mail: dickstrojinc@gsb.uchicago.eduEntrepreneurial RoundtableContact: Bill Wentz, ’88 (XP-57)Phone: 630.527.8552E-mail: marybrown@businesslegalexperts.comFinance RoundtableContact: Kathy Graham, ’00Phone: 630.466.7095E-mail: graham@hqsearch.comInternational RoundtableContact: Karl Buschmann, ’85Phone: 847.310.0412E-mail: kbuschma@gsb.uchicago.eduContact: Sophia Kholodenko, ’87Alan Blair, ’75Senatorial Speaker: International Roundtable coordinators Karl L. Buschmann, ’85, (left) and Sophia Kholodenko, ’87,chatted with Adlai E. Stevenson III. The former U.S. senator from Illinois spoke to the roundtable last fall.Phone: 773.702.0783E-mail: s-kholodenko@uchicago.eduIn October 2002, former U.S. senatorAdlai E. Stevenson III spoke onfinancial cooperation and regionalismin East Asia (see photo above).He argued that the initiatives underway to develop a regional economyare positive developments and arenecessary to provide insulation frompolitical externalities.Marketing RoundtableContact: Scott McGarvey, A.B. ’77,A.M. ’78, M.B.A. ’81Phone: 312.648.6275E-mail: smcg@gsbalum.uchicago.eduNetworking GroupContact: Brian J. McGuckin, ’95Phone: 847.359.8550, ext. 12E-mail: brian_mcguckin@crestwoodassociates.comNorthwest Illinois RoundtableContact: Tom Burns, ’74Phone: 815.284.1077E-mail: bburns@gsbalum.uchicago.eduSales Leaders’ RoundtableContact: Ken Nordine, ’97 (XP-66)Phone: 773.770.9339E-mail: ken.nordine@gsb.uchicago.eduUniversity of Chicago Women’sBusiness Group (UCWBG)Contact: Nancy Scott, ’91E-mail: NLScott@aol.comPhone: 312.879.2135UCWBG’s annual High Tea washeld at the Ritz-Carlton on March9. Speakers included Carol LavinBernick, vice chairman of theAlberto-Culver Company andpresident of the company’s consumerproducts unit, and deanEdward A. Snyder.Summer/Fall 2003 Chicago GSB25

ALUMNI NEWSChapter NotesIndianaIndianapolisContact: Rick Hanson, ’86Phone: 317.274.4937E-mail: rhanson@iupui.eduMainePortlandContact: David Carter, ’97Phone: 207.553.7160E-mail: dcarter@spinnakertrust.comMassachusettsBostonContact: Joe Cefalu, ’95Phone: 617.439.8577E-mail: joe.cefalu@ubspw.comMichiganDetroitFor information, contact the alumnioffice at 773.834.0229.MinnesotaMinneapolis/St. PaulContact: Brad Kanter, ’96Phone: 612.304.4083E-mail: brad.kanter@target.comMissouriKansas CityContact: David Brown, ’01 (XP-70)Phone: 816.960.9270E-mail: dbrown@lockton.comSt. LouisContact: Jackie Becker, ’94Phone: 314.725.0845E-mail: beckerjp@msn.comNew YorkNew York CityContact: Mark Shore, ’98Phone: 212.310.6454E-mail: mark.shore@morganstanley.comOn February 6, more than 50 alumniattended the New York chapter’sfourth Distinguished Alumni SpeakerSeries at the headquarters of MorganStanley. The speaker was Mike Klingensmith,’76, executive vice president ofTime Inc., who provided insight onthe AOL–Time Warner merger.North CarolinaCharlotteContact: Bryan Green, ’97Phone: 704.552.3672E-mail: tusc@att.netOhioNorthern OhioContact: Paul Sears, ’73Phone: 419.289.5212E-mail: psears@ashland.eduPaul Sears, ’73, writes: “We had oursecond informal get-together on February13 at Lucinda’s House of Cuesin Cleveland. Twelve alums attendedthe gathering: event co-chairs BarbaraBlake, ’81, and Jay Greyson, ’90; Mike Santelli,’91; Paul Gierosky, ’75; Manoj Mehta,’02; Jonathan Ungerleider, ’94; J. LennardBarker, ’79 (XP-43); John Sauerland, ’91;Bill Ross, ’92; Thomas Hahm, ’02; and MarvinCohen, ’98 (XP-67), from the Clevelandarea, as well as Todd Hickman, ’00,from Columbus. The purpose of themeeting was to assist two alums inexploring new career opportunitiesand to share information withprospective GSB students KristinKahn and Lora Wisenberger, whowere seniors at Ashland University.”OregonPortlandContact: Steve Hays, ’99Phone: 503.819.2767E-mail: SteveHays@Freightliner.comSteve Hays, ’99, reports that the firstmeeting of the Portland chapter inSeptember 2002 was a success. “Allattendees had a great time at theBridgeport Brewery, socializing andnetworking.” The group was scheduledto host its second meeting onMay 15.PennsylvaniaPhiladelphiaContact: Benjamin Bader, ’98Phone: 215.988.5557E-mail: benjamin.bader@am.joneslanglasalle.comTennesseeNashvilleContact: Laura Kanov, ’98Phone: 615.860.6430E-mail: LKanov@ahss.orgTexasDallasContact: James Dworkin, ’98Phone: 972.818.6712E-mail: JDworkin@gsbalum.uchicago.edu26 Chicago GSB Summer/Fall 2003

Scheller Named Alumni Club Volunteer of the YearDean Edward A. Snyder presented Raul Scheller, ’95, with the 2002 AlumniClub Volunteer of the Year award at the Business Forecast Dinner inLos Angeles last January. The award, established in 2001, honors a graduatefor service to the Chicago GSB alumni community. In his remarks,Snyder said Scheller “embodies alumni involvement.”Scheller, who became president of the Los Angeles alumni chapter inJanuary 2001, worked with the presidents of other business school alumnichapters in the area to provide a broader spectrum of opportunities toChicago GSB graduates. In 2001, he initiated the first meeting of what wasto become the M.B.A. Alumni Alliance of Southern California. The groupnow has 15 council members and reaches at least 20,000 business schoolalumni in Los Angeles. In May 2002, he co-chaired an alumni leadershipsummit in Chicago that was attended by alumni chapter presidents fromaround the world. The summit focused on strengthening GSB alumnileadership and exchanging best ideas and practices.Scheller now lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico, where he works forSüd-Chemie Performance Packaging. — I.K.B.InternationalArgentinaBuenos AiresFor information, contact the alumnioffice at 773.834.0229.AustraliaMelbourneContact: Joseph Giblin, ’95Phone: 61.408.885.377E-mail: jgiblin@gsbalum.uchicago.eduSydney/New South WalesContact: Linda Mead, ’91Phone: 61.29.551.6200E-mail: mead_linda@jpmorgan.comAustriaContact: Kurt Blecha, ’02 (EXP-7)Phone: 43.1.512.70.80.120E-mail: kblecha@dc.comThe Dallas chapter is organizingsmall breakfast gatherings of fiveto seven alums throughout the year.All alumni are welcome to attend.For more information or to join themailing list, contact John Keohane, ’73,at keohane@prodigy.net or972.690.8092.HoustonContact: Vince Vizachero, ’01Phone: 713.438.4421E-mail: mvvizach@gsb.uchicago.eduWashingtonSeattleContact: Raj Biyani, ’99Phone: 425.703.6551E-mail: rajb@microsoft.comWisconsinMilwaukeeContact: Tammie Miller, ’94Phone: 262.646.8149E-mail: tsmiller7@yahoo.comBelgiumBrusselsContact: Benoit Tas, ’95Phone: 32.475.283711E-mail: benoit.tas@levantas.beCaroline Karr, ’88, associate dean ofalumni affairs and special events,announced that the Brussels chaptermade a $2,500 gift to the Chicago GSBFund, the school’s annual fund. Thegroup is the first alumni organizationto make such a donation to the school.Summer/Fall 2003 Chicago GSB27

ALUMNI NEWSChapter NotesBrazilSão PauloContact: Janet Ortega, ’81Phone: 55.11.3061.0975E-mail: jano@silber.com.brCanadaToronto/OntarioFor more information, contact thealumni office at 773.834.0229.ChileSantiagoContact: José R. Valente Vias, ’88Phone: 56.2.278.5233E-mail: jvalente@econsult.clChinaBeijingContact: Tim Zhang, ’02Phone: 86.139.1108.3660E-mail: tzhang2@gsb.uchicago.eduShanghaiContact: Jim Li, ’99Phone: 86.1360.185.0948E-mail: james.li@ejmckay.comJim Li, ’99, reports: “In February,dean Ted Snyder was welcomed atthe Shanghai American Club bymore than 50 alumni and friends,including professor Yang Dongshengof the Chinese Academy ofScience. The next day, the dean metwith senior administrators of FudanUniversity and Jiaotong University,the mayor of Shanghai Pudong,and the chairman of the ShanghaiStock Exchange. His visit was coveredin several publications, includingShanghai Daily, Shanghai EconomicNews, and Guangzhou Daily.”CyprusContact: John Harvey, Ph.D. ’49Phone: 357.266.4286E-mail: john.f.harvey@usa.netEnglandLondonContact: Robert Healy, ’96Phone: 44.20.7736.1325E-mail: rhealy@gsbalum.uchicago.eduThe London chapter held its firstevent of 2003 at the Cittie of Yorkepub in January. Robert Healy, ’96,reports, “It was a great success despitethe 5 inches of snow that Londonreceived that night. We had morethan 30 people attend. Everyone hadsuch a great time that they were askingwhen the next event would be!”FranceParisContact: Pierre Grand-Dewyse, ’69Phone: 33.01.4218.8671E-mail: pg-dewyse@psinet.frGermanyBerlinContact: Katharina Esterházy, ’97 (IXP-2)Phone: 49.8133.907803E-mail: katharina.esterhazy@gsb.uchicago.eduContact: Peter F. Landolt, ’97 (IXP-2)Phone: 41.79.616.88.66E-mail: plandolt@hotmail.comFrankfurtContact: Katharina Esterházy, ’97 (IXP-2)Phone: 49.8133.907803E-mail: katharina.esterhazy@gsb.uchicago.eduGreeceContact: Nikos Pappayliou, ’02 (EXP-7)E-mail: npappayl@gsb.uchicago.eduContact: Andreas Angelopoulos, ’02 (EXP-7)Phone: 0044.7811.388.336E-mail: aangelop@gsb.uchicago.eduHong KongContact: Elsie Yiu, A.B. ’98Phone: 852.2918.8436E-mail: elsie_yiu@hkbarrister.com.hkIndiaBombayContact: Pritam Doshi, ’00Phone: 91.22.363.6916E-mail: pritamdoshi@hotmail.comItalyRomeContact: Massimo Capocasa, ’97Phone: 39.2762951E-mail: massimo.capocasa@atkearney.comJapanTokyoContact: Nobu Nagata, ’93E-mail: n.nagata@intellasset.co.jpKoreaContact: Edward “Ted” Kim, ’82Phone: 82.17.321.3772E-mail: etedkim@unitel.co.kr28 Chicago GSB Summer/Fall 2003

Chapters Host Record-Breaking Regional Business ForecastsAlumni chapters worldwide drewrecord crowds to their 2003 BusinessForecast events during the winter.From Boston to Brussels, the 10forecasts gave alumni a chance tohear economic predictions fromRobert Z. Aliber, professor of internationaleconomics and finance, orMarvin Zonis, professor emeritus ofbusiness administration, along withexperts from specific regions. “Theuncertain state of the economy andthe possibility of war sparked a lot ofinterest in hearing the grounded predictionsof GSB professors and associates,”said Cindy Zinn, director ofalumni organizations.BostonOn February 18, 40 alumni braveda fierce snowstorm to attend thechapter’s first Business Forecast atthe Boston College Club, whichfeatured predictions from Aliber.BrusselsMore than 150 alumni gathered atthe Hilton Brussels on February 27to hear predictions by Zonis and PeterPraet, director of the National Bankof Belgium.DallasOn February 7, more than 70 Dallasareaalumni met at the Mansion onTurtle Creek to hear the predictionsof Aliber and Harvey Rosenblum,senior vice president and director ofresearch at the Federal Reserve Bankof Dallas.DenverThe Colorado alumni chapter hostedits most successful Business ForecastLuncheon yet on February 11, with135 alumni meeting at the Top of theRockies for drinks and networkingbefore hearing Aliber’s forecast for theupcoming year.HoustonOn February 6, a record-breaking328 alumni came to the HoustonClub to hear forecasts from EdwardF. McKelvey, Barton Smith, andAliber. McKelvey is a senior economistat Goldman Sachs and Smith is adirector of regional forecasting at theUniversity of Houston Center forPublic Policy. The event was moderatedby Edgar M. Larsen Jr., ’68, presidentand chief investment officer atAIM Capital Management.LondonA near-capacity crowd of 104attended the first annual BusinessForecast Luncheon in London onMarch 3. The featured speakers wereZonis; Paul Donovan, executive directorand senior global economist atUBS; and John Micklethwait, UnitedStates editor at The Economist. Theevent was sponsored by UBS andheld in its London offices.Los AngelesOn January 22, the Los Angeles chapterdrew a record crowd of 280 peopleto the California Club for its seventhannual Business Forecast event. Aliberwas joined by Joel M. Stern, ’64, andfirst-time forecaster John Steinbrun, ’91.Stern is CEO of Stern Stewart & Co;Steinbrun is founder and CEO of theSteinbrun Group.MiamiA record-breaking 45 alumni gatheredat the Biltmore Hotel in CoralGables, Florida, on January 28 for theMiami chapter’s Business Forecast.Aliber was the featured speaker.San FranciscoOn January 21, 150 alumni came tothe City Club for the seventh annualBusiness Forecast in San Francisco.Guy Nohra, ’89, greeted the crowd, whichwas the second-largest ever for the SanFrancisco event. After dinner, attendeeslistened to the predictions ofAliber, Stern, and John S. Wadsworth, ’63.Wadsworth, a first-time forecaster, ishonorary chairman of Morgan StanleyAsia Limited.Tampa/St. PetersburgThe Tampa/St. Petersburg chapterhosted its first business forecast onJanuary 29. More than 30 alumniattended, including many who drovein from Orlando. The event, whichfeatured Aliber, was sponsored by BobRothman, ’77, and held at the TampaBay Club.—I.K.B.Summer/Fall 2003 Chicago GSB29

ALUMNI NEWSChapter NotesLebanonBeirutContact: Bassam Yammine, ’94Phone: 961.1.340812E-mail: byammine@lebinvest.com.lbMexicoMexico CityContact: Alberto Usobiaga Suinaga, ’79Phone: 52.5.518.8409E-mail: ausobiaga@agbar.com.mxNetherlandsContact: L. Martijn van der Mandele, ’75Phone: 31.71.513.2456E-mail: m-vm@m-vm.demon.nlNew ZealandAucklandFor information, contact the alumnioffice at 773.834.0229.PhilippinesManilaContact: Teresita Manapat Yujuico, ’02E-mail: tyujuico@gsb.uchicago.eduContact: Arturo Magbanua Milan, ’02E-mail: amilan@gsb.uchicago.eduRussiaMoscowContact: Mikhail Potapov, ’02 (EXP-7)Phone: 7.095.929.4410E-mail: mikhail.potapov@imbera.ruSince the first meeting of the Moscowchapter in January 2002, the grouphas held several events. Over thewinter, two deputy ministers in theEconomic Development and TradeMinistry addressed the chapter.Dvorkovich Arkady spoke to 29attendees at the Hotel Savoy, whileTsikanov Mukhamed spoke to 18people at the Hotel Metropol.SingaporeContact: Arun Kumar, ’03 (AXP-2)Phone: 65.348.6040E-mail: akumar@gsb.uchicago.eduSpainBarcelonaContact: Peter Simons, ’98 (IXP-3)Phone: 34.93.636.6823E-mail: peter.simons0@gsb.uchicago.eduMadridContact: Santiago Ruiz-Morales,’98 (IXP-3)Phone: 34.91.432.7421E-mail: morales28023@yahoo.comSwitzerlandGenevaContact: Jonathon Whatley, ’96Phone: 41.22.747.7891E-mail: JWhatley@MiResearch.comZurichContact: Rolf Friedli, ’96 (IXP-1)Phone: 41.01.239.8499E-mail: rolf.friedli@capvis.comTaiwanTaipeiContact: Johnny Lo, ’94Phone: 886.2.2935.7018E-mail: jlo@ms33.hinet.netThailandBangkokContact: Chali Sophonpanich, ’85Phone: 66.2.231.5800E-mail: sophonpanich@hotmail.comContact: Burin Kantabutra, ’68E-mail: burin@saa-thai.orgSpecial InterestAfrican American Virtual ClubContact: Richard Osei, ’97Phone: 916.569.0985, ext. 419E-mail: rosei@gsb.uchicago.eduGSB Technology/Venture Capital NetworkContact: Jeff Weinberger, ’86Phone: 650.849.4140E-mail: jweinberger@gsbalum.uchicago.eduUniversity of ChicagoWomen’s Business Group (UCWBG)Contact: Nancy Scott, ’91Phone: 312.879.2135E-mail: NLScott@aol.comXP ClubFor information, contact the alumnioffice at 773.834.0229.30 Chicago GSB Summer/Fall 2003

Dean’s Trip to Europe, Asia Raises Chicago GSB’s International Profile1900-1900Enric Borrás CampsGlenn Sykes Jacky HoIn a trip to Europe and Asia early this year, dean Edward A.Snyder had a chance to meet with dozens of students atthe GSB’s European and Asian campuses, as well as businessexecutives and public officials in the internationalcommunity. He and Caroline Karr, ’88, associate dean ofalumni affairs and special events, attended graduationceremonies both in Barcelona and Singapore. Above,members of EXP-8 gathered at the prestigious Barcelonabusiness club Círculo de Ecuestre for a group graduationshot on March 1. At top right, Snyder addressed the thirdsession of the CEO Academy Series, an event organized byDevelopment Dimensions International, the EconomicDevelopment Board, Mercer HR Consulting, the SingaporeBusiness Federation, the Singapore National EmployersFederation, and the GSB, in February. At bottom right,near Gaudí’s famous Casa Batlló, Snyder spoke with EXP-9student Franco Masciovecchio (right) and Giacomo Balzarini,’02 (EXP-7). The two executives from Swiss ReinsuranceCompany in Zurich joined the dean and several othersfrom the Catalan business community for a golf outing ata course near Barcelona in March. While in Spain, Snyderand Glenn Sykes, managing director of the Barcelona campus,met with Jordi Pujol, president of the Geralitat ofCataluña, an autonomous government.—P.B.Summer/Fall 2003 Chicago GSB 31