Partners in Business

3520 Old Main Hill
Logan, UT 84322-3520

Phone: 435.797.2279
Fax: 435.797.3440
Email: partners@usu.edu

Finance Speakers

Gary Crittenden

Former, CFO, Citigroup
Managing Director, Huntsman Gay Global Capital

Update on the Global Economic Environment

Mr. Crittenden will provide an update on the global business environment and  the prospects for economic recovery. He will draw on his experience at Citi over the last two years, and focus on some of the positive contributions made by individuals in government and industry to work through the current market difficulties. ( More...)

Mike Mower

State Planning Coordinator, Office of Governor Gary R. Herbert

A Stimulating Discussion: The Federal Stimulus Package, Utah's State Budget and the Future of the Beehive State

Mike Mower is Utah’s State Planning Coordinator. Prior to this assignment, he served as Deputy Chief of Staff and Communications Director for Governor Jon Huntsman. As the State Planning Coordinator, Mower serves as a senior policy advisor to Utah Governor Gary Herbert and coordinates state planning and public lands initiatives and serves as Utah’s American Reinvestment Act and Recovery Act lead. (More...)

 
 

Dennis Child

CEO USU Charter Credit Union

He Who Fails to Learn from History Is Doomed to Relive It.

This presentation will explore the characteristics of past recessions, and then contrast them with our present situation. In this context we will then examine strategies both individuals and businesses may implement to successfully navigate the economic waves that are coming our way. (More...)

 

Alan Stephens

Associate Professor, Utah State University

A Systematic Approach to Finance

Alan A. Stephens is an associate professor of finance in the Jon M. Huntsman School at Utah State University. He just finished a stint as the Department Head of the Business Administration Department prior to the reorganization of the Huntsman School. Dr. Stephens’ primary areas of expertise are in corporate finance, and investments. He is currently participating in research concerning systemic thinking, systems thinking in finance, as well as other financial markets research. (More... )

 
 

George Tribble

CEO, Tribble Mortgage Company

The American Dream, Can We Get It Back? I Believe We Can.

George Tribble was president and broker of record for Tribble Mortgage Company, Inc and Jetstream Mortgage Company, Inc from September 1985 until July 2009. Both companies specialized in residential mortgage originations in the San Francisco east bay area. George Tribble has received several awards and recognitions for his work in the mortgage industry and the east bay community. The latest award presented to George was in August 2009 by the California Association of Mortgage Brokers entitled the “Mortgage Industry Life Time Achievement Award”.(More...)

 
 

Dean R. Cottle

Senior Vice President-Investments/ Utah Complex Manager,
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney

A Discussion about the Markets and Economy

Dean graduated from Bonneville High School in Ogden, Utah. He received his BS at Weber State University and his MBA at Utah State University. Dean began his financial career in 1977 with Merrill Lynch. In 1979, Dean joined EF Hutton and became Branch Manager in 1982 for EF Hutton in Ogden, Utah. (More...)

 

James Jenkins

Chairman and Founder, Cherokee & Walker

Cheers for the Grasshopper

Jim earned a BS and an MS in Economics from Brigham Young University and an MS and PhD in Finance from Purdue University. He has taught at Purdue University, the University of Utah, and Brigham Young University, and has published books and articles on various financial topics.(More...)