Finding a true north
With his company HundredX, Rob Pace ‘84, might have cracked a difficult code: how to make sure a business does well while it does good in the world.
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With his company HundredX, Rob Pace ‘84, might have cracked a difficult code: how to make sure a business does well while it does good in the world.
OSU alumnus Bernard A. Newcomb, ’65, created a pioneering legacy of technological ingenuity and philanthropic impact at Oregon State and beyond. He died on January 29 at age 79. Newcomb made a monumental difference to the College of Business and the university. He will be missed.
A story with a familiar ring – Tom Toomey ’82 came from a humble household in Oregon, putting himself through college by working full-time.
Act-On Software CEO Kate Johnson, a 1998 graduate from the College of Business accounting program, has spent roughly equal parts of her professional career in the Silicon Valley and the Silicon Forest.
When E-Trade became – as Newcomb jokingly describes it – “the 14-year overnight success” with consecutive public offering in 1996 and 1997, Newcomb took his winnings and invested heavily in the places that shaped his life.