KENT, Ohio – Mario J. Gabelli, Chairman and CEO of GAMCO Investors, Inc. (NYSE: GBL). and LICT Corp., as well as Executive Chairman of Associated Capital Group, Inc., is the featured speaker for the Kent State Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship’s Spring 2023 ASPIRE Entrepreneurial Workshop Series.
During the event, Gabelli and radio personality Thomas Kelly will engage in a moderated discussion with an introduction by Ambassador Edward F. Crawford. The event will take place at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, April 12 in the Kent State Student Center KIVA. The event is free and open to the public, however RSVP is required.
Gabelli is a member of the Board of Overseers of Columbia University Graduate School of Business and the Board of Trustees of Roger Williams University and is a Trustee Associate of Boston College. Additionally, Gabelli is a member of the Board of Directors of the Foreign Policy Association, American-Italian Cancer Foundation and the Foundation for Italian Art & Culture. He is also a Trustee of the Winston Churchill Foundation of the United States and the E. L. Wiegand Foundation.
Gabelli was a Summa Cum Laude graduate of Fordham University, MBA recipient from Columbia University School of Business and earned Honorary Doctorate Degrees from Roger Williams University and Fordham University.
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About the ASPIRE Entrepreneurial Workshop Series
The ASPIRE Entrepreneurial Workshop Series features notable speakers who share their experiences in business. The ASPIRE Entrepreneurial Workshop Series was launched by Ambassador Edward F. Crawfordwhile posted in Ireland as he served as the U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Ireland from 2019-2021. The first ASPIRE event at Kent State was held in Fall 2021.
About Kent State University’s Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship
Kent State University’s Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship is among the fewer than 1% of business schools worldwide to obtain dual accreditation from the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) in both business and accounting. The college offers 11 undergraduate majors, 14 minors, an undergraduate Professional Sales Certificate; master’s degrees in accounting, MBA, business analytics and economics; four graduate certificates and a Ph.D. program. For more information about Kent State’s Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship, visit www.kent.edu/crawford.
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