Putting the business of health front and center

Putting the business of health front and center

Transformative solutions to the deepest societal challenges — that’s what WashU’s strategic plan “Here and Next” aims to advance. As a professor of strategy, I find this vision statement to be a compelling one. It articulates the university’s purpose, identity and portfolio. In other words, this vision tells us who we are, why we’re here […]
Henderson to deliver annual Brauer Lecture

Henderson to deliver annual Brauer Lecture

Rob Henderson, political commentator and bestselling author of “Troubled: A Memoir of Foster Care, Family and Social Class,” will deliver the keynote address for Olin Business School’s Brauer Lecture Series April 16 at Washington University in St. Louis.
What Walgreens’ $10 billion private equity deal means for consumers, pharmacy industry

What Walgreens’ $10 billion private equity deal means for consumers, pharmacy industry

After years of financial turmoil, Walgreens recently announced that it has reached a $10 billion buyout deal with private-equity firm Sycamore — a move that likely will have wide-ranging consequences for how consumers access health care and health-care products, according to Olin Business School experts Patrick Aguilar and Peter Boumgarden.
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