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Associated Press
5 days ago
- Associated Press
5 suspects in killing of UC Berkeley professor appear in Greek court
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Five suspects implicated in the killing of a University of California, Berkeley professor appeared in court in Athens on Thursday, including his ex-wife, who has denied all charges. Przemyslaw Jeziorski, 43, was shot and killed July 4 in Athens while visiting Greece to see his two young children and finalize legal arrangements for future visitation. Among those who appeared in court was Jeziorski's Greek ex-wife, who remains in police custody on charges of solicitation to commit murder. Her boyfriend, a 35-year-old Greek man, has been charged with murder. Three other men, also charged as alleged accomplices, were present. All five appeared at a central Athens court and were given until Monday to prepare their defense, court officials said. Alexandros Pasiatas, a lawyer for the ex-wife, said she had no role in the crime. 'From the outset, my client has maintained that she is innocent and has no involvement in the crime,' Pasiatas said. 'The evidence is overwhelmingly in her favor.' Jeziorski, who was born in Poland, was an associate professor of marketing at UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business. In a statement this week, the school described him as a 'passionate teacher and leading marketing scholar.'
Yahoo
6 days ago
- Yahoo
California professor shot dead in Greece in apparent plot involving ex-wife
A 43-year-old college professor at the University of California, Berkeley was shot and killed on the outskirts of Athens, Greece earlier this month in what appears to be a targeted hit involving his ex-wife, according to multiple media reports. A tenured professor of marketing at Berkeley's Haas School for 13 years, Przemyslaw Jeziorski was shot five times on July 4 as he was walking to his ex-wife's home in Athen's Agia Paraskevi District to visit his two children, the Los Angeles Times reported. He was declared dead at the scene. On Wednesday, Greece Hellenic Police announced the arrest of Jeziorski's ex-wife, Nadia Michelidaki who is a Greek national, and three additional suspects, including one man described as her new companion. According to police, the former couple were embroiled in a challenging custody dispute regarding their children. The three other suspects were described only as a Bulgarian man and two Albanian nationals. Investigators said two of the suspects gave Michelidaki's companion a handgun and drove him to the neighborhood where he shot and killed Professor Jeziorski, The Times reported. Arrest made in deadly shooting of 'American Idol' executive, her husband in Encino Professor Zsolt Katona helped recruit the 43-year-old Polish native to teach at Berkeley's Haas School in 2012. 'It's hard to come to terms with this senseless tragedy,' he said in a statement issued by the university. 'He was an amazing person, friend, and colleague. He was a loving father of two young children and always there if someone needed help. He had great influence on the marketing field not only through his research but through his energetic presence and optimism combined with a healthy dose of skepticism.' Jeziorski is survived by his two children, a brother and his parents. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
27-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Exclusive Interview: Jenny Chatman Charts A New Course For Berkeley Haas
UC Berkeley Haas School of Business Dean Jenny Chatman: 'How can we help students job craft, advocate for roles that don't exist yet, and help employers understand what Haas graduates bring? That's where I'll be spending more time and effort' Jenny Chatman knows UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business from every angle — as a student, professor, culture-builder, and interim dean. On July 1, she officially takes the helm as the school's 16th dean, armed with a goal to bring structure, visibility, and strategic focus to a business school she calls 'a hidden treasure.' 'My goal is to unhide the treasure,' Chatman tells Poets&Quants in an exclusive interview. 'Haas has had a huge amount of expertise and a wide range of opportunities, but not a structure that assembles the assets in a navigable way for students. That's going to be a lot of what I'm doing.' From advancing AI offerings to strengthening student outcomes and expanding programs like the Flex MBA and Master of Financial Engineering program, Chatman is putting her cultural leadership theory into practice. As she prepares to officially assume the deanship, her agenda reflects both her research and her experience: lead with clarity, empower through collaboration, and scale with purpose. Chatman's relationship with Haas runs deep. She earned her BA in psychology from Berkeley in 1981 and a Ph.D. from the business school in 1988. She returned to join the faculty in 1993, eventually becoming the Paul J. Cortese Distinguished Professor of Management and one of the world's foremost experts on workplace culture and leadership. Her appointment as dean was announced June 16 by UC Berkeley Executive Vice Chancellor Ben Hermalin and Chancellor Rich Lyons, himself a former Haas dean. Lyons called her 'the right leader' for a rapidly evolving educational landscape — someone who understands both innovation and institutional integrity. That mix is reflected in Chatman's approach to the deanship. She plans to conduct a listening tour to inform a more precise school-wide strategy while also accelerating initiatives in four key areas: sustainability, AI, healthcare, and entrepreneurship. 'I want to make sure I really understand where we are in every part of the school,' Chatman says. 'But I also feel ready to hit the ground running.' Jennifer Chatman welcoming the crowd to the 2025 MBA Commencement at the Greek Theatre. The Haas School of Business removed the 'interim' tag from Chatman's deanship on Monday (June 16). Photo by Brittany Hosea-Small AI will, of course, be an area of significant focus. Haas already offers nearly 40 courses with AI content. Under Chatman, the school is fast-tracking approval of a formal AI certificate, with plans to launch a concentration for full-time MBA students by fall 2025 and later expand the offering to Evening & Weekend MBA students. Students could list the credential on their resumes before graduation. The effort is supported by a deep faculty bench working across marketing, healthcare, innovation, and more. Among them: Zsolt Katona, an early adopter of AI tools in marketing; Jonathan Kolstad, whose Center for Healthcare Marketplace Innovation explores AI's medical applications; and Toby Stuart, who leads the school's Entrepreneurship & Innovation faculty group and Silicon Valley immersion programs. 'We want our students to shine, and we want our brand to reflect the incredible work happening here,' Chatman says. 'We're not just teaching AI — we're helping students understand where it adds value and where it falls short.' She'll take the same approach to sustainability, healthcare, and entrepreneurship: aligning curriculum, research, and extracurricular resources in a more integrated way to help students navigate opportunities and develop market-ready skills. A longtime advocate of student-centered leadership, Chatman has already led significant investments in the student experience — especially in the full-time and Evening & Weekend MBA programs. 'We looked at our MBA program three years ago and asked: What needs to change?' she says. 'We've been working on every juncture to make the experience more timely and more relevant.' Career outcomes are a top priority — especially as students pursue less traditional paths. From climate leadership to startup ventures, Haas graduates are forging new roles in evolving markets. Chatman says career services must adapt accordingly. 'How can we help students job craft, advocate for roles that don't exist yet, and help employers understand what Haas graduates bring?' she asks. 'That's where I'll be spending more time and effort.' She's also led the launch of the school's dual MBA/Master of Climate Solutions program and helped Haas graduate its first Flex MBA cohort this spring — a program already in high demand and targeted for expansion, especially in underrepresented regions like Asia. 'This is a daunting job. What comforts me is the incredible people around me — people who are smart, expert, and deeply committed to our public mission' Chatman is equally enthusiastic about the Spieker Undergraduate Business Program, which transitioned Haas from a two-year to a four-year undergraduate model. By 2027, it will double in size to more than 1,100 students. 'These students are like a shot in the arm of sheer goodness,' she says. 'They're getting summer internships, thriving in class, and engaging in rich, rigorous learning experiences.' Still, with an ultra-competitive 4% acceptance rate, Chatman is working to ensure that top talent isn't lost due to space constraints. She's in conversations with campus leadership to expand access and visibility. Another of Chatman's early contributions is the creation of a Strategy and Growth Committee within the Haas Advisory Board — a rotating, high-impact group of members who meet more frequently to help refine major initiatives. 'They help uncover weaknesses in ideas and make them bulletproof,' she says. 'If they said thumbs down, I would take that very seriously.' Among the first initiatives: Haas Ventures, a fund still in the planning stages that will back startups founded by Haas and Berkeley-affiliated entrepreneurs. She's also asked Berkeley Executive Education CEO Mike Rielly to double its annual revenue from $40 million to $80 million in five years — a target she says the board is helping pursue. Until now, Chatman was perhaps best known at Haas as co-creator of the school's Defining Leadership Principles, or DLPs: Question the Status Quo, Confidence Without Attitude, Students Always, and Beyond Yourself. She calls them the 'glue' of Haas culture — and under her deanship, they're back in full force. 'There are over 180 processes tied to the DLPs,' she says. 'We're leaning back in, because they're distinctive for the school and incredibly useful for our students.' As interim dean, Chatman visited every first-year class to share the DLPs' history and invite students to define what they mean to them personally. They're used in admissions, faculty evaluations, classroom decision-making, and alumni engagement — and Chatman wants them even more deeply embedded in the coming years. Asked to reflect on her leadership style, Chatman returns to her research. Narcissistic leadership, she says, threatens organizations by isolating decision-making and failing to bring others along. If the school is an orchestra, she sees herself as a conductor — not a soloist — and credits her management team, faculty, students, and alumni with helping shape every major decision. 'This is a daunting job,' she says. 'What comforts me is the incredible people around me — people who are smart, expert, and deeply committed to our public mission.' That mission is also at the heart of her message to future applicants. 'If you want to help define what's next — and you want to do it in a collaborative, ethical way — then Berkeley Haas is the place for you,' Chatman says. 'This is the human edge of innovation. And it's what makes us different.' DON'T MISS and The post Exclusive Interview: Jenny Chatman Charts A New Course For Berkeley Haas appeared first on Poets&Quants. 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