FIU Business Now Magazine Spring 2025
 
THE MAGAZINE OF FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY'S COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
 

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Aleck Estrada with his family at the undergraduate fall commencement ceremony on December 16, 2024.
 

Aleck Estrada (BBA '24) with his family at the undergraduate fall commencement ceremony on December 16, 2024.


Frank Luis Acosta at the graduate fall commencement ceremony on December 16, 2024.
 

Frank Luis Acosta (MSIS '24) at the graduate fall commencement ceremony on December 16, 2024.


Claudia Romo Edelman, founder, We Are All Human and co-host, A LA Latina podcast, who shared her career advice and vision for the future with FIU Business social media marketing students on November 21, 2024
 

Claudia Romo Edelman, founder, We Are All Human and co-host, "A LA Latina" podcast, who shared her career advice and vision for the future with FIU Business social media marketing students on November 21, 2024.


Karlene C. Cousins, Philip Rothaus, and Ramon Baez, at the 2025 ATOM x AIS Technology Innovation Challenge held February 10, 2025.
 

(L to R) Karlene C. Cousins, professor, information systems and business analytics; Philip Rothaus, managing director, corporate performance improvement, Alvarez & Marsal; and Ramon Baez, vice president, generative AI, Southern Glazers Wine and Spirits, at the 2025 ATOM x AIS Technology Innovation Challenge held February 10, 2025.


William Hardin, Ivan Garces, Kenneth A. Jessell, and Marcos Kerbel, at the Financial & International Banking Association (FIBA) luncheon, where they signed an agreement renewing FIBA's commitment to the Dr. Felix H. Reyler Memorial Scholarship for $75,000 on October 24, 2024.
 

(L to R) William Hardin, dean, FIU Business; Ivan Garces, (BBA '90, MST '95) chair, FIBA executive committee; Kenneth A. Jessell, then-president, Florida International University; and Marcos Kerbel, assistant teaching professor, finance, FIU Business at the Financial & International Banking Association (FIBA) luncheon, where they signed an agreement renewing FIBA's commitment to the Dr. Felix H. Reyler Memorial Scholarship for $75,000 on October 24, 2024.


Zeynep Talu-Balci, and William Hardin, at the 2024 REact Real Estate Conference on November 8, 2024.
 

(L to R) Zeynep Talu-Balci, (MSIRE '22) and William Hardin, dean, FIU Business at the 2024 REact Real Estate Conference on November 8, 2024.


Faiyaz Hack, Belkys Hack, Francis Hondal and Alan Gonzalez, at the Wertheim Lecture Series, where Hondal spoke on February 19, 2025.
 

(L to R) Faiyaz Hack (BBA '04), director, strategic operations and technology, NextEra Energy; Belkys Hack (BBA '07), human resources director, Lennar; Francis Hondal (MBA '94, BBA '88) board member, Bath & Body Works and Equitable; and Alan Gonzalez (MBA '01, BA '97) IT director, NextEra Energy, at the Wertheim Lecture Series, where Hondal spoke on February 19, 2025.


Lauren Solomon, national sales director, Stanley 1913,
who met with students, faculty and alumni of the
Master of Science in Marketing program at the
Frost Art Museum on March 6, 2025.
 

Lauren Solomon, national sales director, Stanley 1913, who met with students, faculty and alumni of the Master of Science in Marketing program at the Frost Art Museum on March 6, 2025.


Kevin Plotkin and Eli Beracha at the REact 2024 VIP Dinner, held on November 7, 2024, the night
before the real estate conference.
 

(L to R) Kevin Plotkin, founder and managing attorney, Plotkin Law Firm, and Eli Beracha, director, Hollo School of Real Estate at FIU Business, at the REact 2024 VIP Dinner, held on November 7, 2024, the night before the real estate conference.