David Pyke's Blog

I think a lot about risk management, and especially integrated risk management, or put another way, the ways that risk management decisions in one functional area of a company impact other areas.  For instance, if supply chain managers make a decision regarding a global supplier, what effect does that have on the Treasury department, which is responsible for hedging currencies, or the Marketing department, which manages the brand?

So, here is a recent article from the New York Times online.

These excerpts …Read Full Article

I have watched the news the past two days with sadness and horror. Having lived in New Hampshire for many years, our family traveled to Boston regularly to shop, visit museums, attend shows and sporting events, and just walk the city. We loved it. So to see the senseless destruction at the finish line of the Boston Marathon was doubly hard. I was inspired by the immediate, capable and caring response of many people. We are praying for the victims …Read Full Article

Sheena Iyengar, author of The Art of Choice

I am writing this post on the plane from Chicago to Houston, leaving the annual AACSB International Conference and Meeting (ICAM) and heading to meet with some great alumni in Texas.  In addition to stimulating conversations with other deans and directors of business schools, we were energized and challenged by some excellent panels and speakers.

One amazing speaker was Sheena Iyengar, the author of The Art of Choice, a 2010 book about choices …Read Full Article

Pope Francis

This has been a historic week, with the election of the first pope from the Americas, and I want to join in with the many people who are expressing joy over the election of Pope Francis as the 266th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church.

Msgr. Daniel Dillabough, Vice President for Mission and Ministry at USD, had these words to say in a message about the new pope to the USD campus and alumni community:

“With eager anticipation and great …Read Full Article

Dean Pyke’s dog, Bunter, is a Toreros baseball fan

Take me out to the ballgame; take me out to the new Fowler Park!

Buy me some peanuts and Cracker Jack; I’ll stay in the (state-of-the-art) clubhouse and not even bark!

I’m ready for Grand Opening Weekend. Maybe they’ll even interview me on the pre-game show tonight on Fox Sports San Diego.

And, the tryouts for Fowler Park mascot are when? (Click on this post for a few more fan photos.)

The game is …Read Full Article