Poster for Fertitta and Breitling presentation at USD School of Business
Yesterday I saw what could be the future for some of our current USD School of Business students. I wasn’t looking into a crystal ball; I was looking at a friendship formed 25 years ago at USD that crystallized into an extremely successful business relationship.
Lorenzo Fertitta (BBA ’91) and Tom Breitling (BA ’91) were roommates at USD; today, Lorenzo is Chairman and CEO of Zuffa, LLC (which owns and …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
Over the river and through the woods to Grandpa’s house in Warren, NH
For many years, nothing said Thanksgiving like Interstate 95 between Washington, DC and New Hampshire.
I lived in Philadelphia, and some years I made the short drive south to be with my family in Washington. Those times brought back memories of childhood Thanksgivings — my uncle who always sat with us at the kids’ table; our yellow Lab, Sunny, and my grandmother who believed dogs belonged outside, so, …Read Full Article
Winning horse, Ambitoness, pulling ahead in the USD Alumni Race at Del Mar and a high stakes bet.
Speaking of horses, I joined a sellout group of 120 USD School of Business and USD alumni at the Del Mar races last weekend. It was wonderful to see some old friends and meet many alumni.
Race #5 for the afternoon was named for the USD Alumni Association. Two of our alums won the opportunity to be in the Winner’s Circle after “our” race: …Read Full Article
Padres play the Cubs, August 6, the night before the Padres purchase is announced
The news this morning included a front page story on the sale of the Padres to a group of investors, including the O’Malley family, which has a long baseball history; Ron Fowler, chair of the University of San Diego Board of Trustees; and Phil Mickelson, the great San Diego golfer. This is very exciting news because these owners will work to see a winning team play at …Read Full Article
David Pyke, Ph.D., has been dean of the School of Business Administration (SBA) at the University of San Diego since 2008.
Formerly, he was professor of Operations Management, and associate dean at the Amos Tuck School of Business Administration at Dartmouth College.
He obtained his BA from Haverford College, MBA from Drexel University, and his M.A. and Ph.D. from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
