Kogod School of Business (American University)

Andrew Ross Sorkin, award-winning journalist for The New York Times and co-anchor of CNBC’s Squawk Box, will deliver the 2026 Kogod commencement address.

Sorkin is the founder and Editor-at-Large of DealBook, a leading daily financial report, and a widely recognized voice on global business and markets. A World Economic Forum Young Global Leader, he is also co-chair of The New York Public Library’s Business Leadership Council and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.

He is the bestselling author of "1929: Inside the Greatest Crash in Wall Street History" and "Too Big to Fail," the definitive account of the 2008 financial crisis, which he also co-produced as an Emmy-nominated film. He is also the co-creator of Showtime’s Billions.

Learn more about American University's commencement speakers ahead of our celebration in May: https://lnkd.in/e2y5atGF

Kogod community — this is our moment.

If we reach 100 donors for Kogod during , we will unlock an $80,000 gift from an American University alumnus and Kogod Advisory Council member.

That transformational gift will support career readiness and real-world learning opportunities for our students — internships, consulting projects, hands-on experiences that launch careers.

This isn’t about the size of your gift. It’s about participation. It's about support. It's about our students.

Let’s show what this community can do.

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is here! For 36 hours, the Kogod community is coming together to invest in what matters most: access, opportunity, and student success.

Support for Kogod during Giving Day allows us to respond to students’ greatest needs — from scholarships to hands-on learning experiences that prepare graduates to lead in a rapidly changing business world.

Every gift strengthens our ability to keep a Kogod education affordable, relevant, and transformational.

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When American University alumni come back to campus, we can't let them leave without a report card.

This weekend, Kogod and AU Athletics welcomed alumni from AU's Alpha Sigma Phi fraternity back to campus for a reunion and meetup with current student athletes.

Here's how the weekend scored:

School spirit: A+
Multi-decade friendship: A+
Opportunities shared: A+++ (we gave them extra credit for flagging 10+ internship opportunities to current students)

A community that lasts a lifetime is the best 💯 we could ask for.

If you’re like most Kogod students, you want your business degree to make an impact.

just gave us the nod we’re on the right track: ranked No. 3 in the US and No. 5 in the world in their ranking for having one of the best sustainability programs in the world.

What does that mean in practice? It means the Kogod MBA has:
• Courses built around sustainability, innovation, and ethics
• Real-world consulting projects solving ESG and climate challenges
• Alumni leading change across industries

Learn more about how is core to the Kogod experience at the link in our bio 🔗

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Simple math? That’s two for the price of one.
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🥓🍳 When your Dean and Associate Dean show up dressed as breakfast… you know it’s Halloween at Kogod! 🎃

Students in Prof. Kelli Frias’ Marketing 421: Brand Strategy class pitched new product ideas for Hormel’s Black Label and Applegate brands — with egg-cellent support from leadership.

From smart branding to AI tools like Packify.ai, Gemini, Perplexity & Adobe, these future marketers are serving strategy with a side of sizzle. 🔥

New data from  shows that young people feel unprepared for an future.  

If you’re one of them…you’ve found the right business school. At Kogod, we’re not just teaching students how to use AI—we’re preparing them to lead with it. 

Dive deeper into Sine’s findings and what they mean for the  at the 🔗 in our bio

Who doesn’t love a ??? 
Thanks, !

It’s Friday and we can’t stop thinking about

co-CEO Mike Cavanagh talked and at yesterday’s event with .

Hearing from some of the world’s biggest business execs is just an average Thursday at Kogod >>>