What We Can Learn From the Current Financial Crisis

—Discussion By Babson College Graduate School Dean Raghu Tadepalli — Babson College Speaker Series

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 20 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Raghu Tadepalli, Murata Dean, F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business at Babson College, will discuss "What We Can Learn From The Current Financial Crisis" on Thursday, January 21, 2010 beginning at 6:30 p.m. at the Mission Bay Conference Center, 1675 Owens Street, San Francisco, CA.

The financial crisis of 2007–2010 has been called by leading economists the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression of the 1930s.  Economist Peter Morici has termed it "The Great Recession."  Many people are searching for the reasons why we are in this situation and more importantly, what lessons are to be learned to prevent this from happening again.

Tadepalli provides insight on this topic in an interactive discussion that centers on the causes of the current financial crisis and key takeaways from organizational, policy, financial, and personal perspectives.

Tadepalli has been an admired educator and administrator for many years, most recently serving as Xavier University's Dean of the Graduate School of Business, and Associate Dean and Professor of Marketing at the University's Williams College of Business.  Tadepalli earned his bachelor's and master's degrees in commerce with a major in accounting from Andhra University, India, his MBA with a concentration in marketing from Arizona State University, and his PhD from Virginia Tech. He has been honored with numerous awards for his teaching, research, and service. In 2003, he was named Teacher of the Year by the students of the Williams College of Business.

Babson's Fast Track MBA Comes to San Francisco

Dean Tadepalli's discussion is an introductory event for the formal launch of Babson's Fast Track MBA in San Francisco in March, 2010.   Fast Track is an accelerated, part-time, two-year program designed for experience professionals who want to advance their careers while earning their degree.  It blends periodic, on-site meetings at Mission Bay Conference Center with distance learning to accommodate the busiest of work schedules.

Babson College in Wellesley, Mass., is recognized internationally as a leader in entrepreneurial management education. Babson grants BS degrees through its innovative undergraduate program, and grants MBA and custom MS and MBA degrees through the F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business at Babson College. Babson Executive Education offers executive development programs to experienced managers worldwide. For information, visit www.babson.edu.

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