The Business Council was formed in 1985 by businesspeople to assist the School of Business Administration maintain its sense of relativity within the business community. The Council in turn provides business with a voice in the activities of the school resulting in better-prepared graduates and future employees. In short, the mission is to stimulate an ongoing relationship between faculty and business, thereby maximizing the utilization of both as a resource to assist the other. Founding members were Arthur F. Kelly Jr., Charles W. Ritscher, and Paul W. Corliss.
Past Chairs:
- Arthur F. Kelly Jr. 1988- 1992
- Sheldon Drucker 1992 – 1994
- Paul Corliss 1994 – 1998
- Charles Ritscher 1998 – 2000
- Gloria Nilson 2000 – 2002
- Karl Gordinier 2003 – 2005
- James S. Vaccaro III 2005 – 2007
- James Ferris 2007 – 2009
- Joseph Adelhardt 2009 – 2010
- Jeana Piscatelli 2010 – 2013
- Richard L. Ricciardi 2013 – 2015
- Deb Mannix 2015 – 2017
- William MacDonald 2017 – 2019
- General John DiNapoli 2019 -2022
- Deb Clay 2022 – 2024
- Ken Young 2024 – Present