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DEAN’S REPORT

SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT YEAR IN REVIEW 2025

FROM THE DEAN

The 2024–25 academic year has been a testament to the School of Management’s continued pursuit of academic excellence, global engagement and forward-thinking leadership. We saw a record number of applicants, welcomed the largest faculty cohort in the school’s history, held our first alumni visit in Asia and deepened our commitment to exceptional research that drives real-world impact.

These successes would not have been possible without the dedication and support of our SOM community. Thank you for your unwavering focus on student success and belief in public education. Together, we will continue cultivating the next generation of business leaders.

Shelley Dionne MBA ’94, PhD ’98 Dean, School of Management

STRONGER GROWING

10,000+ record-breaking undergraduate applications

100 new undergraduate students

8 new full-time, tenure-track faculty

111 alumni helping power student success

1,500+ employer contacts

75+ new employers

100 Career Week events

TOP-TIER PLACEMENTS

SOM students are empowered to shape their career journeys from their first day on campus. Dedicated faculty, staff and alumni help students build the skills and connections needed to lead in today’s business world.

Student-led initiatives — case competitions, career panels, peer-topeer mentorship, skill development bootcamps and more — help launch graduates into top-tier companies worldwide.

100%

job placement

Undergraduate Class of 2025

98%

three months post-graduation for entrepreneurship, leadership and consulting, marketing and quantitative finance job placement for accounting students

2025 Top 10 employers

•Bank of America

•Citi

•Deloitte

•EY

•Goldman Sachs

•JP Morgan

•KPMG

•Protiviti

•PwC

•RSM

$83,500 median starting salary

94% received a full-time job offer or continued education

98% completed an internship

Notable Placements

Emily Milone ’25 (global markets analyst, Bank of America)

Ryan Reilly ’25 (investment banking analyst, Goldman Sachs)

Nicholas Jorge ’25 (oversight service and delivery analyst, JP Morgan)

Benjamin Kiely ’25 (corporate banking analyst, Scotiabank)

Shon Thomas ’25 (business insights analyst, McKinsey & Company)

Maximillian Plati ’25 (financial markets and real estate associate, PwC)

Nicholas Corso ’25 (structured finance analyst, EY)

Christopher Tseng ’25 (strategic corporate tax associate, KPMG)

Nodoka Hiraoka ’25 (cybersecurity analyst, Deloitte)

Anna Piszczatowski ’25 (litigation, forensic and valuation analyst, Anchin)

Kayla Buccellato-Singer ’24, MBA ’25 (integrated marketing specialist, Live Nation Entertainment)

Jared Boder ’25 (business performance improvement consultant, Protiviti)

IDEAS WITH IMPACT

Recent School of Management publications

Brad Cannon, assistant professor of finance

“Return extrapolation and dividends”

Review of Finance, Vol. 29, Issue 4

(with John Lynch)

Rory Eckardt, Dhillon Family Faculty Fellow, professor, associate dean for faculty research

“Managerial Human Capital and External Mobility: A Signaling Perspective”

Journal of Management

(with Muntakim M. Choudhury, Thomas P. Moliterno, Shad S. Morris, Alia Crocker)

“The Role of Time in Strategic Human Resource Management Research: A Review and Research Agenda”

Journal of Management

(with Corine Boon, Kaifeng Jiang)

“A Diversity Set Perspective: Examining the Interactive Effects of Diversity Practices on Women and Minority Non-Leader and Leader Turnover”

Academy of Management Journal

(with Tiffany Trzebiatowski, Kaifeng Jiang, Zhen Zhang, Yeongsu Anthony Kim)

Jinglu Jiang, Dhillon Family Faculty Fellow, associate professor; Surinder Kahai, associate professor of management information systems

“Blooming Through the Cracks: The Effects of Fault Lines in Corporate Boards on Information-Technology Value”

Journal of Management Information Systems

(with Moksh Matta, Rajiv Sabherwal)

Matthew C. B. Lyle, assistant professor of strategy

“‘We can win this fight together’: Memory and cross-occupational coordination”

Journal of Management Studies

“Generation gap? The branching influence of historical myths”

Organization Science

(with Sung-Chul Noh, Boram Do)

Flora Sun, assistant professor of accounting

“Common Media Holding Companies and the Uniqueness of Business Press Content”

The Accounting Review (with Kenneth Merkley, Joseph Pacelli, Brady Twedt)

Shiran Froymovich, assistant professor of accounting

“ESG Rating Competition and Rating Quality”

Journal of Accounting Research

(with Cai Chen, Svenja Dube)

Jason Xiao, assistant professor of accounting

“Earnings per share goals and CEO incentives”

Review of Accounting Studies

(with Chris Armstrong, Jacky Chau, Christopher Ittner)

“The first half-century of empirical capital markets research in accounting in pictures”

Review of Accounting Studies

(with S.P. Kothari, Bryce Schonberger, Charles E. Wasley)

TOP TALENT

This year, we recruited eight faculty members to help enhance the student experience in cutting-edge fields and add to SOM’s growing body of innovative research.

Accounting

Sangwook Nam, assistant professor (Northwestern University)

Finance

Mohit Desai, assistant professor (University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill)

Jinpu Yang, assistant professor (Northwestern University)

Management Analytics

Yidan Sun, assistant professor (Illinois Institute of Technology)

Ajay Somaraju, assistant professor (Michigan State University)

Marketing

Soo Hyung (Ralph) Park, assistant professor (Texas A&M University)

Aman Soni, assistant professor (University of Pittsburgh)

Management Information Systems

Kaige (Mia) Gao, assistant professor (Case Western Reserve University)

LEADERSHIP AND LEGACY

Poets & Quants 2025 Best Undergraduate Business Majors

Adam Bandler ’25 investment banking analyst, Citi (2024-25 co-president, Dean’s Mentoring Program and crew chief, Harpur’s Ferry Ambulance Service)

“From the start, my approach was to immerse myself in as many opportunities as possible. Over time, I focused on the organizations that had the biggest impact on me and ones that I could make an impact on, such as the Dean’s Mentoring Program and Harpur’s Ferry. My goal was always to leave these programs stronger than when I joined, whether by building better structures, improving the student experience or creating lasting opportunities for the next generation of SOM and Binghamton students.”

Chad Burks ’25 advisory associate, PwC (2024-25 lead career assistant for Career Services and coordinator, MGMT 111 mentoring program)

“Getting involved in numerous extracurricular opportunities while consistently seeking out feedback enabled me to maximize my time in SOM. These experiences on campus played a crucial role in developing me into someone who is well-rounded and capable of making a positive impact on others. My time in SOM taught me that who you begin college as isn’t necessarily who you will ﬁnish as.”

2025 New York State Business Plan Competition Winners

Sarah Zarember ’24, MBA ’25, and Adam Zarember ’27

3rd Place, Software and Services Track for LocalLists

“SOM’s diverse curriculum made sure that despite coming to college with no prior business classes or experience, I felt conﬁdent enough to launch my own ventures by the time I graduated. Taking upper-level elective classes in every major business discipline from seasoned industry professionals, and having the opportunity to join student organizations like Entrepreneur Connect, allowed my brother and me to participate in and travel to the NYBPC ﬁnals without ever worrying about how much it would cost. I look forward to pursuing this venture further with my brother and the local Ko man Incubator.” — Sarah Zarember

Bryan Acton, assistant professor

“When people think about AI in the classroom, they usually think of ChatGPT. We’re going way beyond that. In my team leadership class, students build agent-based simulations where AI personalities work together, clash and solve problems in real time. It’s like having a living lab for team dynamics.

What really excites me is seeing students create sophisticated web apps in minutes with almost no coding background. Things like this would have taken weeks before. They’re not just learning about AI. They’re using it to explore real questions about leadership and how people work together.”

AI-POWERED LEARNING

2025 Patty Bloomer SOM Faculty Grant recipients: Innovative use of AI in the classroom

Bryan Acton, assistant professor (AI Enhanced Team Leadership Education Through Agent-Based Simulation)

Shiran Vaknin Froymovich, assistant professor (AI-Driven Cost Accounting Simulations with Rotating Premium Access)

Yidan Sun, assistant professor (From Workflow to Learning: AI-Generated Guides & Interactive Practice)

Jinpu Yang, assistant professor (Undergraduate Finance Course Tailored Toward Application of Machine Learning and AI in Finance)

GROWING GLOBAL CONNECTIONS

Dean Shelley Dionne, MBA ’94, PhD ’98 professor of leadership

“This summer, Associate Professor Chou-Yu (Joey) Tsai and I had the privilege of traveling to Korea and Taiwan to meet with our amazing alumni. Our alumni in both countries are making remarkable contributions in business and society, and it was inspiring to see the impact of their SOM education.

In addition, we met with leading universities to explore opportunities for research collaboration and academic partnerships. The trip was personally eyeopening and further reinforced my commitment to forging new pathways for collaboration that will beneﬁt our students, faculty and international partners alike.”

Minyoung Cheong, PhD ’17 associate professor of management, Kyung Hee University

“It was such a great moment to see Joey, Shelley and other SOM alumni in Seoul. My current role is built on the foundation I received at SOM, and I am deeply grateful for the unwavering support from the faculty, sta and friends throughout my doctoral journey.

The authentic, persistent and humble spirit that deﬁnes the SOM experience at Binghamton University resonated with me and guided me every step of the way.”

INSPIRING LEADERSHIP

Tyrone Muse, LHD ’25

CEO and president, Visions Federal Credit Union 2025 SOM Commencement speaker

“Think of yourself as a company and build your personal brand. Think of that one word you hope others use to deﬁne you. Live that word. Be that word. For me, that word is ‘care.’”

Professor Janaki Gooty University of North Carolina - Charlotte (formerly at Binghamton University)

2025 Bernard M. Bass Lecturer for the Bass Center for Leadership Studies

“The main thesis of my talk, reﬂecting the last two decades of our research program, is simple: there is no magical action, formula or communication that will make someone a universally better leader. Instead, I view leadership as relationships in action at multiple levels, tinged with emotions. Both the uplifting ones and the hard uncomfortable ones.”

Owen Pell ’80, LLD ’11

Retired partner, White and Case LLP

2025 Abraham J. Briloff Lecture Series on Accountability and Society

“What may be the solution to a human rights problem or environmental problem may very well change over time as you learn more about the problem and as the nature of the problem changes. The secret to ﬁnding a solution is pursuing perfection and accepting the idea you may never attain it. But pursue it anyway. The pursuit will make things better over time.”