After an unprecedented academic year, the Daniels College of Business is thrilled to welcome new faculty members this fall. They each bring a wealth of expertise and experience to the classroom and the College as a whole, enriching the lives of students and helping to...
Finance Articles
DU: The Rally-Point for Military and Veteran Students
Kevin Rossi is a graduate of the master of science in applied quantitative finance program at the Daniels College of Business. He served in the U.S. Air Force from 2000 to 2009. Rossi shares why he chose to return to seek a graduate degree in finance and what lessons...
A Prospector Hangs Up His Pickaxe … and Calculator
You could say that Gary Farmar (BSBA 1975, MBA 1982) spent his career as a prospector. First, he discovered oil. Then gold. Likely his richest discovery, however, is the motherlode of precious minerals that is the student body at the Daniels College of Business Reiman...
The Math to Finance Pathway
Masters of Science in Applied Quantitative Finance (MSAQF) student Garrett Howhannesian majored in math and added a concentration in finance as an undergraduate at the University of Denver. Howhannesian (BA 2020) says his background in math has given him a boost....
Mentorship Program Builds Skills, Embraces Alumni
The University of Denver had always summoned fond memories for Arjun Murti, but by 2019, the school that gave him his start in the energy sector was also becoming a distant one. Physically, too, Murti (BSBA 1992) was farther away than ever. His career took him to...
From Lacrosse to Finance
Lacrosse brought Samuel Harnisch (BSBA 2020, MS 2021) to the University of Denver. The Daniels College of Business kept him intellectually engaged after ACL injuries ended his career with the men’s lacrosse team. He enrolled in the Reiman School of Finance’s Master of...
Women in Finance Soar at Daniels
Women in the finance sector are sparse—especially at the top. In a field that has been historically dominated by men, the higher up one goes on the leadership ladder, the fewer women there are. In financial services, 46% of employees are women, but women comprise only...
Going the Extra Mile
Mary Rhinehart isn’t someone who takes shortcuts. The chairman of the board of Johns Manville (JM) puts in the hard work in every aspect of life—career, family, health and wellness—and reaps the benefits. For seven years Rhinehart served the global manufacturing...
Different Paths, Both Successful
Rob Smith (BSBA 1992, MBA 1999, MS 2000) is the founder and CEO of the Rocky Mountain Microfinance Institute (RMMFI). Mary Rhinehart (MBA 1998) is the chairman of the board of Johns Manville, serving as president and CEO for more than seven years. The two Daniels’...









