Andrew Hersom ’99 MBA joined Eastern Bank as senior vice president, head of investor relations. Prior to joining Eastern Bank, Hersom worked for Argo Group International Holdings as head of investor relations, responsible for interfacing with the investment community.

Michael Derrig ’04, ’13 MBA has been appointed vice president, chief underwriter for the Individual Life Division for Symetra Life Insurance Company. Prior to this role, Derrig served as director and chief underwriter at Equitable.

Michael O’Connor ’12 MBA has been named executive director of the Connecticut Port Authority. Prior to this role, O’Connor had recently retired as vice president of Dominion Energy’s Millstone Power Station in Waterford, CT.

Robert Silverman ’05 MBA has been promoted to regional vice president for the Westchester region at Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices. Silverman will continue overseeing the Rye, NY office while driving the company’s growth and influence throughout the area.

Morgan Tuck ’16 has been promoted to general manager of the Connecticut Sun. While at UConn, Tuck led the huskies to four consecutive NCAA championships and was drafted third overall by the Sun in the 2016 WNBA Draft. After retiring from the WNBA professionally, Tuck rejoined Connecticut Sun in 2021 as director of franchise development and was quickly promoted to assistant general manager in 2022.

Mary Jane Fortin ’96 has been appointed chief financial officer at MassMutual, effective January 1, 2025. Prior to this role, Fortin served as president and chief commercial officer at Thrivent Financial. Fortin is also a member of the UConn School of Business Dean’s Advisory Cabinet, as well as a member of the School’s Alumni Hall of Fame.

Rick Goldberg ’05 has been appointed chief financial officer for S&P Global Commodity Insights, a division of S&P Global. Goldberg also serves as the CFO for the company’s newly created Chief Client Office.

Vy Ho ’96 has been appointed MassMutual’s chief actuary. Prior to his promotion, Ho served as head of valuation and appointed actuary for MassMutual.

Ritu Chaudhri ’90 has been honored as The Sumati Morarjee Women Personality of the Year at The Shipping Tribune – Sagar Gaurav Puraskar 2024. Chaudhri is currently serving in the role of director of Enmarol Petroleum in India.

Beatrice Fevry ’08 MBA has been named the inaugural vice president of business and finance at Hartford International University for Religion and Peace (HIU). Prior to joining HIU, Fevry served as vice president and chief financial officer at Western Connecticut State University.