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MAY-JUNE 2009 |
Mu Sigma Consulting Adds Pazzaz to Their Community Service SDSU Grad and First American Financial CEO, Gilmore, Visits Campus U.S. News & World Report Ranks SDSU IB Program Top 20 Accounting Students Honored SDSU Team Takes First Place at Business Strategy Competition SDSU Accounting Students Operate Free Tax Clinic SDSU’s CGI Hosts Corporate Governance Symposium Stephen Coslik Wins 2009 Monty Award SDSU Finance Major and Compact Scholar, Lauren Zimmerman CBA Announces 2009 Lamden Rising Stars Award Winners Varaiya Discusses Economic Climate SDSU SIFE Team Wins Regional Competition SDSU Accounting Students Lobby Sacramento Naughton Participates In AACSB Peer Review 2009 Undergraduate Career Fair SDSU Students Compete in Nissan Cube Collegiate Challenge Future Rising Business Leader Awards Accounting Students to Participate in KPMG Programs Dr. Richard Dalbey Bequests Estate to SDSU 2009 Student Research Symposium |
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First American Financial Corporation CEO, Dennis Gilmore (marketing, ’81), paid a visit to the SDSU campus on April 23, 2009. During the visit, Gilmore spoke to members of the Finance & Investment Society (FIS) and well over 100 real estate and finance students and CBA professors regarding his formula for success and his views on the U.S. economy.
During his speech, Gilmore admitted that the past year has been the toughest year that First American had ever faced, primarily due to the struggling real estate market. He now feels that the economy has hit bottom and is now on the rebound. Gilmore also discussed how global outsourcing has helped the company to be able to run 24 hours a day, making it far more productive.
Gilmore said that his SDSU experience provided him with the people skills he needed to navigate his success in the business world.