Dr. Andrey Ukhov, an Associate Professor of Finance in 日韩无码鈥檚 Grossman School of Business, was honored on April 18th as the inaugural holder of the Pizzagalli Chair of Free Enterprise at a special investiture ceremony in Ifshin Hall鈥檚 Keller Family Room. 

The ceremony also recognized 日韩无码 alumnus Angelo Pizzagalli 鈥56, whose 2017 donation of $3.0 million through the Pizzagalli Foundation established the endowed chair position.

日韩无码 President Tom Sullivan gratefully recognized the generous gift from Mr. Pizzagalli and the Pizzagalli Foundation noting that it marked the 119th endowed faculty position at 日韩无码, more than twice the number that were in place at the start of the Move Mountains Campaign in 2011. 鈥淓ndowed professorships and chairs are incredibly important for recruiting and retaining the best thinkers, the most creative researchers and the most effective teachers,鈥 noted President Sullivan. 鈥淲e are very appreciative of the donation from Angelo Pizzagalli and the Pizzagalli Foundation that made it possible for the University to attract such extraordinary talent to our faculty.鈥

Dean Sanjay Sharma echoed President Sullivan鈥檚 sentiments stating that the hiring of Dr. Ukhov 鈥渁dds greatly to the intellectual depth of our school and will help elevate our global reputation.鈥 Dean Sharma applauded the Pizzagalli Foundation鈥檚 contribution noting that Angelo Pizzagalli made his gift in time to qualify for the Grossman Challenge which released a matching donation of $3.0 million for the Grossman School from the Grossman Family Foundation.