About 35 alumni, friends and supporters of Purdue joined together at the World Financial Center (Merrill Lynch office) to meet new Krannert Dean Chris Earley before he starts his tenure this fall. Dean Chris Earley discussed his background, experience and goals for his tenure at the new Dean of the Krannert School of Management. For a copy of Chris Earley’s presentation, please download the following: “Some Thoughts and Background on the [ Read More ]
What is your career progression since graduating from Purdue? In 1975, While completing my dissertation I got a late night telephone call from a friend who had been a graduate student with me at Case Tech. He asked me if I knew anything about Foreign Exchange forecasting. When I assured him that I was clueless, he hired me. At Chase Econometrics in suburban Philadelphia I used my quant skills to [ Read More ]
Like most younger brothers, Jake Fleckenstein had to prove to himself that he could also compete with his older brother, Nathan, currently an elementary school teacher in Indianapolis. Unfortunately, Jake was too small in middle school to play football so he started to join the wrestling team since his older brother also wrestled. Jake’s family moved to Indiana after his mother passed away around three years of age. Their father [ Read More ]
What is your career progression since graduating from Purdue? I graduated from Purdue in 2000 with a Master’s Degree in Chemistry. While at Purdue, I decided I wanted to practice patent law. So, one month after graduation, I entered law school at Rutgers University in Camden, New Jersey. I am now admitted to practice in New York, New Jersey, and before the United States Patent and Trademark Office. I started [ Read More ]
