Author: Eric Beato

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Eric Beato

Eric Beato is the Editor of Babson Thought & Action and Babson Magazine. A native of Chicago and a graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism, Eric has worked as an editor and writer at newspapers across the country, including the Chicago Sun-Times and Boston Herald. Eric joined Babson College in 2019 after working as the communications director for a private educational travel company and as the managing editor of six regional sports publications.

Patty Patria poses for a portrait

Babson CIO Patty Patria on Leading in Technology and the AI Transformation As chief information officer since 2022, Patty Patria has led a transformation with the Information Technology Services Department to keep Babson ahead of the technological curve, especially on artificial intelligence.

November 29, 2024

Tagged Tech Entrepreneurship, Technology, Campus

Posted in Community

Colette A.M. Phillips gestures while speaking behind a podium

Babson’s Inclusive Excellence Summit Highlights Expanding Opportunities Serial entrepreneur and author Colette A.M. Phillips delivers the keynote address at Babson’s second annual Inclusive Excellence Summit, which celebrates the College’s diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts.

November 13, 2024

Tagged Campus, Inclusive Excellence, Leadership, Arthur M. Blank School for Entrepreneurial Leadership

Posted in Community

Babson Team Advances to Semifinals of College Fed Challenge For the third time in the past six years, a team of Babson economics students surges at the prestigious competition, hosted by the Federal Reserve.

By Eric Beato, Thought & Action Staff

October 30, 2024

Tagged Class of 2024, Class of 2025, Economics, Faculty, Undergraduate, Class of 2027

Posted in Babson Briefs

Picturesque view of Castelfalfi from above

From Singapore to Tuscany: Shruti Lohia Hora ’98 and BCW Shruti Lohia Hora ’98, who was instrumental in the success of Babson Connect Worldwide in Singapore, will be welcoming the Babson community to Tuscany and her family’s luxury resort, Castelfalfi, for BCW in March.

October 25, 2024

Tagged Alumni, Babson Connect Worldwide, Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurship Ecosystems

Posted in Community

Dhruv Grewal poses for a photo with two other people

‘Truly Gratifying’: Dhruv Grewal Reflects on Impact and Recognitions of His Prolific Research Dhruv Grewal, professor of marketing and the Toyota Chair in Commerce and Electronic Business, has received several major honors, including the Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Marketing Association.

October 22, 2024

Tagged Faculty, Research, Artificial Intelligence

Posted in Community

Young entrepreneurs collaborate as one writes on a white board

Young Entrepreneurs Drive ‘Bright Future,’ GEM U.S. Report Shows For the second consecutive year, 18- to 24-year-old entrepreneurs outpace older generations in starting or intending to start businesses, according to the milestone Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) United States 2023–2024 Report.

September 5, 2024

Tagged Entrepreneurship, Faculty, Research, Sustainability, Arthur M. Blank School for Entrepreneurial Leadership

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership, Insights

An overview of the Foundry as students listen to Donna Levin speak

Bringing Ideas to Life at Babson’s Weissman Foundry In a prototyping and storytelling session at the Weissman Foundry, a group of students from the Dana Hall School experiences an important part of the entrepreneurial process.

July 12, 2024

Tagged Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurship Ecosystems, Entrepreneurship Education, Arthur M. Blank School for Entrepreneurial Leadership

Posted in Community, Entrepreneurial Leadership

Tanisha Sullivan poses for a portrait

‘Thriving Together’: Babson Commemorates Juneteenth Tanisha Sullivan, the president of the NAACP Boston Branch, delivered the keynote address at Babson’s annual celebration with a theme of “Thriving Together.”

June 18, 2024

Tagged Campus, Inclusive Excellence, Entrepreneurial Leadership

Posted in Community

Undergraduate receives degree at Commencement

Commencement Speakers to Class of 2024: Values Are Your Guiding Principles Babson College’s Class of 2024 was sent off into the world at Commencement, exhilarated by the energizing words of Arthur M. Blank ’63, H’98, Trustee Eric Johnson ’72, H’24, P’08 and his daughter, Erin Tolefree H’24.

May 14, 2024

Tagged Class of 2024, Commencement, Graduate, Undergraduate, Campus

Posted in Community, Entrepreneurial Leadership

Arthur Blank poses for a photo in front of the Babson Globe

Arthur M. Blank ’63, H’98: Empowering and Inspiring Entrepreneurial Leaders The Babson alumnus who co-founded The Home Depot and owns the NFL’s Atlanta Falcons returns to campus as the Commencement speaker at the undergraduate ceremony May 11.

May 3, 2024

Tagged Alumni, Class of 2024, Commencement, Entrepreneurial Leadership

Posted in Community, Entrepreneurial Leadership