Charles V. Clarke ’16 Ph.D. has successfully defended his dissertation titled, “The Level, Slope and Curve Factor Model For Stocks.” Dr. Clarke has been hired as an Assistant Professor of Finance at the Gatton School of Business at the University of Kentucky.
John Y. Kim ’87 MBA, ’16 HON
John Y. Kim ’87 MBA, ’16 HON has generously donated $1 million to help local students from Hartford attend UConn School of Business, where he received his MBA in 1987. Mr. Kim is president of New York Life Insurance Co., and former chair of the UConn Foundation Board of Directors.
Christina M. Mastropietro McKirryher ’07
Christina M. Mastropietro McKirryher ’07 has been honored as Southington’s Teacher of the Year. Ms. Mastropietro McKirryher has been teaching for the past six years and currently teaches first grade at Plantsville Elementary School.
Robert J. Dombi ’77, ’84 MBA
Robert J. Dombi ’77, ’84 MBA is a partner of the private equity and real estate company, Landmark Partners. His company recently agreed to sell a majority stake in its company to a London asset manager for $240 million.
David L. Albrycht ’89 MBA
David L. Albrycht ’89 MBA is the president and CIO of Newfleet Asset Management, which manages $10.9 billion of fixed income assets. His company recently announced the closing of a $356.3 million collateralized loan obligations.
Matthew R. Rossi ’90, ’94 MBA
Matthew R. Rossi ’90, ’94 MBA is the general and managing partner for SJL Capital LLC, a registered investment advisory firm. His company has launched its maiden hedge fund, SJL MarketDNA Hedge Fund LP, with the objective of providing above average returns with low volatility.
Jean M. LaVecchia ’81MBA
Jean M. LaVecchia ’81 MBA has been elected chair of the board of directors for St. Vincent’s Medical Center. Ms. LaVecchia served as the vice president of human resources at Northeast Utilities system, now Eversource. She is also the former chair of the boards for the Achievement First Hartford Academy charter school system and the United Way of Greater New Haven.
Michael D. McFarland ’14 MSA
Michael D. McFarland ’14 MSA has been promoted to assistant controller at Global Retail. Mr. McFarland was most recently the North America accounting manager.
Neil B. Glassman ’78 MBA
Neil B. Glassman ’78 MBA was ranked as a leading individual for his work in bankruptcy/restructuring by Chambers and Partners in Chambers USA 2016. Mr. Glassman is the chairman of Bayard, P.A.’s Board of Directors and heads the firm’s bankruptcy group. He has been recognized as a leading lawyer in bankruptcy/restructuring by Chambers USA each year since 2006.
Matt Fleury ’07 EMBA
Matt Fleury ’07 EMBA has been named the new chairman of the Board of Regents for Higher Education. Mr. Fleury is currently the president and CEO of the Connecticut Science Center. He also serves as a board and executive committee member of the international Association of Science and Technology Centers and as a board member of the MetroHartford Alliance.