Northeastern University Spring 2012 : Page 16P O V dean of the Robert H. Smith School of Business. During his tenure, the school’s executive MBA program vaulted into the national rankings and garnered global acclaim. Prior to entering academia, Courtney worked at the preeminent management-consulting firm McKin-sey & Company, establishing himself as a leader in strategy practice. He also served as both treasurer and board member for two educational nonprofits in Washington, D.C. “Northeastern’s faculty and staff are innovative educational entrepre-neurs who are helping to redefine the modern university and business education. I am excited and hon-ored to join CBA during this trans-formational period,” says Courtney. He begins his new post on July 1. He succeeds Thomas Moore, CBA’s visionary former dean, who died last year. A NEW DEAN FOR THE BUSINESS SCHOOL The College of Business Administration welcomes a new leader set to build on the school’s tremendous momentum. Hugh G. Courtney, a busi-ness-strategy expert and an accomplished scholar, has been tapped to head the College of Business Administration (CBA). “Hugh’s accomplish-ments in industry and academia bring the ideal combination of experi-ence to foster innovation and advance the frontiers of knowledge in business and leadership,” says Northeastern’s president Joseph Aoun. Courtney joins North-eastern from the University of Maryland, College Park, where he served as vice Hugh G. Courtney succeeds the late Thomas Moore as dean for the College of Business Administration. ALUMS CONNECTING WITH ALUMS NORTHEASTERN TIES Mike Swenson, AS’09, and Matt Herron, AS’92, are now a creative team, thanks to the alumni directory and a little persistence on Swenson’s part. Herron says, “I didn’t have a job to fill at the time, but I liked the fact that Mike had the courage to do that—it showed what kind of employee he would be.” Swenson’s initiative paid off: Herron hired him as a production/executive assistant a few months later. Now the two work together in a studio overlooking Times Square, where they produce videos, graphics, music, and other media for Viacom. The pair also collaborated on an independent film, Audition , that Herron is directing this spring. “We have to know our company really well because we work with so many moving pieces,” Swenson says. “Every day is a different challenge, so it’s always fun to come to work.” Have a story to share about connecting with a fellow alum? Email us at magazine@neu.edu. MIKE SWENSON WAS A PRODUCTION ASSISTANT AT MTV, BUT DEVELOPING reality-TV shows wasn’t exactly his dream career. So he started poking around North-eastern’s online alumni directory, looking for fellow alumni who work at Viacom, which owns MTV. Sure enough, Swenson found Matt Herron, vice president and executive producer at Viacom Creative Services, a department Herron started building from scratch four-teen years ago. Swenson reached out to Herron in May 2010 through Facebook and set up an informational meeting. 16 Northeastern Magazine Spring 2012 Publication List Using a screen reader? Click Here |
