Yusuf Abugideiri Named Co-Chair of the Recent Alumni Board of the Pamplin College of Business
VIENNA, Va, June 23, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — The Pamplin College of Business at Virginia Tech, ranked in the top 10% of accredited business schools, has named Yusuf Abugideiri, CFP® as co-chair of its inaugural Recent Alumni Board effective June 22, 2015. The Recent Alumni Board of the Pamplin College of Business is a diverse group of young professionals whose work is aimed at advancing the present and future community of Pamplin College. The Board is composed of twenty-five professionals who have graduated from the Pamplin College in the last two to ten years with careers as CEOs, entrepreneurs, managers, and consultants. Members hail from companies across the country including NBC Universal, BB&T, IBM, General Electric, and Boeing. Potential candidates for the board were nominated by staff within the Pamplin College; the Pamplin Advisory Council then selected candidates for the Board based on the candidates’ leadership roles, engagement with the college, professional goals, and community involvement. Only one-third of the nominees were named to the Board.
Yusuf will serve a three year term as co-chair with the Board and will have responsibilities including supporting current students in finding post-undergraduate careers, developing and strengthening relationships with recent alumni, and advocating for the Pamplin College to increase awareness with employers and potential students. He will do this by participating in speaking engagements in various business courses at Virginia Tech and by designing initiatives to be launched in the coming months as the Board devises a plan of action for the coming years.
Yusuf graduated in 2009 after earning a Bachelor’s of Science in Finance from Virginia Tech’s CFP® Certification Education Track, a CFP® Board-Registered Program. Yusuf has been invited back as an alumnus to speak at Virginia Tech on several occasions: he has talked to prospective students at Hokie Focus, to accepted students at Orientation, and to incoming freshmen at Hokie Camp. He has also been a guest speaker in several financial planning courses and information sessions where he meets with students to answer questions and provide advice on effectively using their time in college as a launching point for their careers. “I am most looking forward to being able to give back in a bigger way to the university that gave me so much,” said Yusuf Abugideiri, CFP®. “So much of my success can be attributed to people seeking me out, giving me advice, and being a mentor to me and for that I am very grateful. Now, I want to be that person for someone, or ten people, or one hundred people and being on the Recent Alumni Board gives me the platform to do that.”
Yusuf has been a Financial Planner at Yeske Buie for six years and is a member of the Financial Planning Association® (FPA®). He served on the Financial Planning Day and Career Day committees through FPA’s National Capital Area chapter and is a member of FPA’s NexGen community. He is also a graduate of FPA’s Residency Program. Yusuf is currently pursuing a Master of Arts in Economics at George Mason University. In addition to his visits to Virginia Tech, he also makes regular visits to The Washington Center to speak about financial planning and assist students with their career development.
Learn more about Yusuf and Yeske Buie at www.YeBu.com.
SOURCE: Yeske Buie