Business Today (student magazine)
| President | Nicole Zivkovic |
|---|---|
| Former editors | Paul Kigawa |
| Frequency | Bi-Annual |
| Circulation | 250,000 |
| Founded | 1968 |
| Company | Foundation for Student Communications, Inc. |
| Country | United States |
| Based in | Princeton University |
| Language | English |
| Website | businesstoday.org |
Business Today is an American, non-profit student organization that seeks to bridge the communication gap between college students and business executives. The organization publishes a magazine and hosts three national conferences: the International Conference, the Her Ventures Conference and the Designation Conference.
Business Today is headquartered in Princeton, New Jersey, and run by Princeton University undergraduates.[1] The organization has 15 student officers who commit their time to running the logistics, programs and new strategic initiatives. Past Business Today alumni sit on the company's Board of Trustees to provide guidance.
Business Today Magazine
Business Today is an American magazine created by and for college students. It was founded in 1968 by three students at Princeton University—Jonathan Perel, Steve Forbes, and Michael Mims. Currently, Business Today is the largest student-run magazine in the United States. It is published twice a year, and has a distribution base of over 200,000 college students and business executives.[2]
International Conference
Founded in 1974, the Business Today International Conference is the organization's largest and signature event. The conference brings 150 distinguished undergraduate students from around the world together with current business and world leaders to discuss and share perspectives on relevant business issues. Past keynote speakers at the conference have included Gerald Ford, Andrea Jung, and Henry Kissinger.
In 2017, the 43rd Annual International Conference attracted over 2000 applications and the conference itself focused on the theme of Redefining Innovation. Speakers included Brad Smith, President of Microsoft,
It is the largest conference of its kind in the United States.[3]
Aspire Conference For Women in Business
Designation Conference
Former members
- Steve Forbes - Editor-in-Chief of Forbes magazine
- Wendy Kopp - Founder of Teach for America
- Meg Whitman - President and CEO of Hewlett-Packard; formerly Ebay
- Heather Maclean - Author and Founder of Little Laureate
- Michael Kratsios - Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy US Chief Technology Officer
- J. Christopher Donahue - President and CEO of Federated Investors
- A.J. Agarwal - Managing Director at the Blackstone Group