
The Achievement Index
Welcome to the School of Management's Achievement Index blog. Email your ideas and questions to us at pchandar@nyit.edu.

Student Profile: Alex Devante Hernandez
Profile | Feb 23, 2023
Alex Devante Hernandez knows first-hand the struggles of underserved communities when it comes to healthcare. As a future physician, he is hoping to change that.
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Turning the Tables on Consumers
Feature | Feb 22, 2023
A study co-authored by marketing researcher Colleen Kirk, D.P.S., explores what happens when sellers review consumers.
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Innovative Customer Experience with Golan Shaked
Blog | Feb 13, 2023
In this episode, we are joined by Golan Shaked (B.S. '97, M.B.A. '00), Chief Commercial Officer of Kiwi.com. Shaked has worked in traditional advertising and build a career working in tech companies from music streaming, booking travel and even venturing into the metaverse.
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Amplify Your Voice with Tricia Richards-Service
Blog | Jan 30, 2023
Clearly communicating our ideas into public setting critical for any leaders or entrepreneurs. Today we welcome Tricia Richards-Service, PhD, a Communication Professional, Author, and Founder and CEO of I Need A Speaker, a platform with a mission to make public speaking more diverse.
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New York Tech and National Supermarket Association Team Up to Support Access to Education
Feature | Jan 30, 2023
Guided by its mission to develop channels and opportunities to provide access to education, New York Tech partnered with the National Supermarket Association to promote information about the university’s undergraduate programs to the association’s members’ approximately 20,000 employees and their families.
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Purpose Driven Entrepreneurship with Ron Montgomery
Blog | Dec 19, 2022
When we first met Montgomery, he shared that he did not know how to run a business or have a roadmap to do so. Nevertheless, he learned to be resourceful and created the roadmap as he went along. He puts the lean operation principles into practice, explains the importance of being purpose-driven, and why failure is the key to success.
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Alumni Profile: Dina Ragab Selcky
Profile | Dec 15, 2022
After receiving her bachelor’s degree in marketing, Dina Ragab Selecky (B.S. ’17, M.B.A. ’18) stayed at New York Tech and earned her M.B.A. She is now vice president for strategy and growth at Health Plus Management, a physician support organization focused on the orthopedic, physical medicine, and rehabilitation markets.
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Forecasting the 2023 Economy
Feature | Dec 13, 2022
Ahead of the new year, Assistant Professor of Accounting and Finance Bisrat Kinfemichael, PhD., offers his 2023 economic forecast.
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Leveraging Competitive Intelligence with Jonah Lopin
Blog | Nov 21, 2022
The content of competitive intelligence has expanded in many organizations to inform strategic decisions such as operational investments and mergers and acquisitions. But what is competitive intelligence (CI) and why it is curial for the success of today’s businesses?
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Faculty Profile: Bisrat Kinfemichael
Profile | Nov 15, 2022
Having worked in the public and private sectors, Assistant Professor Bisrat Kinfemichael, Ph.D., found he was drawn to academic life. In 2016, he joined New York Tech and helped develop the master’s program in risk management.
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