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Ann Owen, the Henry Platt Bristol Professor of Economics and economics department chair, published “Gender and Professional Networks on Bank Boards” in the Journal of Financial Services Research on May 23.

The annual Hamilton Pitch Competition, which is open to Hamilton students and graduates of the last decade, is an involved process from September through April. Eight start-ups participated this year, attending conferences on the ins and outs of entrepreneurship hosted by a variety of alumni.

For Rashveena Rajaram ’16, the world is indeed her oyster. Born and raised in the island nation of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean, the Harvard Business School M.B.A. student and women’s financial podcast co-founder discovered her life’s work when she first ventured to Hamilton in 2012.

When Stacey Boyd visited a refugee camp in Kenya, she met a group of girls who were educated through a program sponsored by a telecommunications company. That achievement inspired her to create an online retailer that combined business and philanthropy.

She’s become adept at whipping up a delicious breakfast for 12, and she’s proud of that, but Jana Prudhomme ’19 is also gaining ground on her future. She’s the new manager of the Arbor Inn, a B&B recently purchased by the College.

It’s reasonable to assume that an internship at a company called Embark Veterinary might appeal mostly to would-be veterinarians. But for Jason Healy ’22, the position has provided him the opportunity to dive headfirst into the financial and logistical aspects of running a business.

For many Hamilton students, a trip to the Howard Diner delivers little more than a late-night meal. But for Yenesis Alvarez ’22, it provided an unexpected academic opportunity. “I remember [during] my freshman year,” she recalled, “this random guy at the diner came up to me and was like, ‘Hey, do you want to learn about our business program?’”

With a semester to go before she graduates, public policy major Shadae Tingman ’20 has already landed a job as Consumer and Investment Management Operations Analyst at Goldman Sachs.

Nell Goddard graduated in 2014 with a major in world politics and Spanish. During her time at Hamilton, she was a member of the Phi Beta Chi sorority and spent time studying abroad in both London and Argentina. She previously was an assistant media planner at Merkley + Partners and currently works as a senior account manager at Fohr.

A business on the rocks isn’t always a bad thing. “I love seeing our cocktails in consumers’ hands — the Aperol Spritz (orange) and Negroni (red) are very distinctive and very visible,” says Bob Kunze-Concewitz ’88, CEO of the Campari Group.