Alumni in the News - August 20
Vasant Prabhu ('81), Vice Chairman and CFO of Starwood Hotels and Resorts was interviewed on CNBC and rang the NYSE Closing Bell | Viral Acharya ('95), Professor of Finance of NYU's Stern School of Business talks about Derivative dilemmas in the Financial Times | Ritesh Samadhiya ('05) in Deutsche Bank's new Asian equity strategy team.
Vasant Prabhu ('81), Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer of Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, visited the NYSE to celebrate the opening of their newest hotel, W New York and rang the Closing Bell. He was interviewed on CNBC where he said that business travel was making a comeback ... more.
Viral Acharya ('95), Professor of Finance of NYU's Stern School of Business talks about Derivative dilemmas in the Financial Times ... “Look at the way futures have traded on exchanges,” says Viral Acharya ('95), professor of finance at NYU’s Stern business school. “Similar practices, in one way or another, will be applied to OTC derivatives under new regulations. There will be more capital required, less leverage and less opacity” ... more.
Deutsche Bank announced that it has established an Asian equity strategy team ... Ritesh Samadhiya ('95) joined from Mirae Asset Securities, where he was an Asian equity strategist. He is a CFA charter holder and has a Bachelor and Master of Technology from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, India ... more.

