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At Adelphi University’s annual Hagedorn Lecture last spring, Gene McCarthy—a former executive at illustrious brands including Nike, ASICS, Under Armour and Merrell, and known as “The Godfather of Athletic Footwear”—sat down with New York Islanders co-owner Jon Ledecky for a conversation about the importance of intentionally embedding social responsibility into an organization’s DNA, with a specific focus on the world of sports.
Faculty News and Accomplishments
The faculty of the Robert B. Willumstad School of Business are leaders in their fields, bringing their experience to the classroom, publishing scholarly research, and sharing their expertise with the media.
- Eugene McCarthy—Adjunct Professor, Department of Management
- Jason Pomper—Adjunct Professor, Department of Finance and Economics
- Louis Wolfowitz—Adjunct Professor, Department of Finance and Economics
- Marina Ter Sargsyan—Adjunct Professor, Department of Accounting and Law
- Yue Han, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Decision Sciences
- “Tariff Exposure and Liberation Day Reactions: Initial Evidence From Corporate Filings”—Analyzes corporate disclosures to offer initial empirical evidence on how firm valuations and risk profiles respond to trade policy shifts
- Robert Goldberg, James F. Bender Clinical Professor of Finance, Department of Finance and Economics
- “Quantifying the Determinants of the U.S. Treasury Term Premium – Theory and Empirical Results” (The Journal of Fixed Income, forthcoming Fall 2026; co-authored with Ehud Ronn, PhD)—Develops a theoretical framework and empirical models to isolate and quantify key macroeconomic drivers of the U.S. Treasury term premium
- Eunji Lim, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Decision Sciences
- “Boundary Problem and Overfitting Reduction in Convex Regression” (European Journal of Operational Research)—Introduces novel estimators that place bounds on subgradients to eliminate boundary instability and mitigate overfitting in convex regression models
- Raghida Abdallah Yassine, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Management
- “Fostering Resilience: The Impact of Transformational Leadership Development on Organizational Commitment in NGOs Amid Crises” (European Journal of Training and Development)—Investigates how transformational leadership development programs enhance organizational commitment and adaptive resilience in nongovernmental organizations operating during crises
- Yifan Xie, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Decision Sciences
- “Machine Learning for Sensor Analytics: A Comprehensive Review and Benchmark of Boosting Algorithms in Healthcare, Environmental, and Energy Applications” (Sensors)—Provides a systematic review and empirical benchmark evaluating classical and modern gradient boosting algorithms across healthcare, environmental and energy sensor networks
- “Leveraging High-Frequency Intraday Pattern for Improved Deep Temporal Learning of Stock Price Dynamics” (Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence)—Proposes a price-volume functional principal component analysis method to effectively reduce high-dimensional noise in intraday financial trading data
- “Fast Global Sparse Principal Component Analysis for Sensor Reduction in Virtual Metrology” (IEEE Transactions on Semiconductor Manufacturing)—Presents a sparse principal component framework designed to reduce sensor redundancy and lower infrastructure costs in semiconductor manufacturing
- Mariano Torras, PhD, Professor and Chair, Department of Finance and Economics
- “Rent Extraction and Financialization as Causes of Economic Stagnation in the United States”(Journal of Infrastructure Development)—Examines how structural trends toward financialization and rent-seeking activities contribute to long-term economic stagnation in the U.S. economy
- Robert Goldberg, James F. Bender Clinical Professor of Finance, Department of Finance and Economics
- Op-Ed: Published “Tariffs reward inefficiency. Here’s a better way.” in The Hill that recommends offering small and mid-sized businesses subsidies tied to capital reinvestment to drive long-term productivity and innovation.
- Mariano Torras, PhD, Professor and Chair, Department of Finance and Economics
- Op-Ed: Published “Student Debt is Near $2 Trillion. Here’s What It’s Doing to Higher Education” in The EDULedger, analyzing how skyrocketing student debt impacts enrollment and institutional stability
- Opinion Letters: Authored commentary pieces published in the Financial Times on current macroeconomic trends
- Broadcast Commentary: Featured on CNBC and Newsday LIVE TV discussing the impact of global conflicts on fuel prices, travel, credit scores and mortgage rates
- Print and Digital Commentary: Quoted in Bloomberg regarding fuel costs for recreational boating and in Newsday discussing home health aide shortages on Long Island
- Karen Wallace, Assistant Professor, Department of Accounting and Law
- Media Feature: Quoted in Parents article “Filing Taxes in 2026? Here’s Every Credit and Deduction Parents Should Know About,” offering expert analysis on family tax credits, income thresholds and education deductions
- David Machlis, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Finance and Economics
- Documentary Film: Served as executive producer for a Holocaust educational documentary premiering on JBS TV. Filmed during the 2026 March of the Living, the documentary chronicles 98-year-old Auschwitz survivor Nate Leipciger’s return to Poland and highlights his post-war humanitarian legacy
- Jennifer Blandeburgo ’18, MBA ’19—Promoted to deals manager, capital markets and accounting advisory services, at PwC
- Tyler Fielding ’18—Joined BNY as vice president on the client executive team, covering clearance and collateral management
- Stephanie Flaum ’16, MBA ’17—Appointed accountant for the Incorporated Village of Garden City following nearly nine years in public accounting
- Vanessa Harrison ’16, MBA ’17—Hired as international tax manager at CohnReznick
- Asser Ibrahim ’25—Accepted a position as audit associate at KPMG, set to begin in Fall 2027
- Hugh Keenan ’25—Registered wealth management client associate at Merrill Lynch; successfully passed the CFA Level I exam
- Patrick Kern ’20—Promoted to tax manager at PwC
- Teresa Mattei ’20, MBA ’21—Promoted to audit and assurance manager at Deloitte
- Anthony Mongelluzzo ’12, MBA ’13—Named vice president of finance at SUMMIT One Vanderbilt
- Anthony Moneta ’13, MBA ’14—Promoted to partner in the private company services assurance group at PwC, where he has served since 2014
- Ritik Patel ’23, MBA ’24—Promoted to senior tax associate at FLSV
- Angelo Pineda ’18, MS ’19—Promoted to tax manager at KSM
- Katie Rodesk ’19—Promoted to vice president within the Western Long Island leadership team at Merrill Lynch
- Marlene Rodriguez ’17—Joined PwC as a senior tax associate
- Justin Sigismonti ’21—Appointed senior financial operations analyst at Northwell Health
- Maria Conzatti ’88, MBA ’90—Chief administrative officer at Nassau Community College, recognized by Long Island Business News as one of the 2026 Long Island Business Influencers: Women Leaders
- Maria A. Grasso, MBA ’89—Senior executive vice president, former chief operating officer and corporate secretary at Flushing Financial Corporation, recognized by Long Island Business News as one of the 2026 Long Island Business Influencers: Women Leaders
- Jason Reid Saladino ’90—Honored by Long Island Business News as one of the 2026 Influencers in Accounting
- Thomas Shinick ’19—Honored as recipient of the Alumni Lifetime Achievement Award.
- Joyce Streithorst ’93—Principal and wealth advisor at Frisch Financial Group, recognized by Long Island Business News as one of the 2026 Long Island Business Influencers: Women Leaders
- We’re proud to share that three WSB alumni have received Long Island Business News 30 Under 30 awards.
- Bianca Jean Wesnofske ’18, MBA ’19, CFP® (WSB)
- Rachel Foley ’19, MBA ’20, CPA (WSB)
- Zain Rahman ’18 (WSB)
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