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The Power of Information

February 5, 2013 by Niklas Myhr

Reggie Gilyard introduces the Janes Financial Center
Dean Reggie Gilyard introduces the Janes Financial Center

Had a very pleasant evening at the inauguration of the impressive Janes Financial Center at the Argyros School of Business and Economics. The Center is equipped with twelve Bloomberg terminals providing state-of-the-art, real-time, financial data and business research information to students. So now the score is that Chapman University has twelve Bloomberg terminals while USC has two, or was it one?

Bill Thompson Niklas Myhr
William “Bill” Thompson and Niklas Myhr

Bloomberg terminals don't come cheaply and the center would not have been made possible without the contribution of the main donors, Donna and David Janes, long-time Chapman supporters. Many guests in attendance at the dinner and the keynote speaker was William “Bill” Thompson, ex-CEO of PIMCO, who shared some anecdotes from his long tenure at Salomon Brothers with a particular focus on his colleague Michael Bloomberg, a very timely topic for the night. Michael Bloomberg, Thompson said, was relegated to the “Systems Division” in the late 1970s, then a fate equal to being sent to the basement. Later, when Bloomberg emerged to propose an focus on information research and analysis, he was turned down and he soon thereafter parted ways with Salomon Brothers. Then, he started his success story Innovative Market Systems and the rest is history. The power of information Michael Bloomberg saw earlier than most and now Chapman University has twelve Bloomberg terminals, not bad!

Main Donor David Janes thanked by Dean Reggie Gilyard
Main Donor David Janes thanked by Dean Reggie Gilyard
Janes Center Dinner Group
Michelle Bleckley, Mark Simmons, Colin Kapp, Bob Waltos, Mary Miller, Niklas Myhr
William "Bill" Thompson, ex-CEO PIMCO
William “Bill” Thompson, ex-CEO PIMCO
Dinner for the night!
Dinner for the night!

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About Niklas Myhr

Niklas Myhr, PhD, CSP, The Social Media Professor, is an international TEDx and keynote speaker serving as an advisor to HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco. Dr. Myhr is a CSP® (Certified Speaking Professional™) and a Certified Virtual Presenter offering keynote presentations, talks, workshops, and executive education programs at conferences, businesses, public sector organizations, and universities. Dr. Myhr has spoken in Europe, in the United States, and in Asia, and his expertise on social media and digital marketing has been featured in BBC, The Washington Post, ABC, CBS, and NBC. Dr. Myhr is Google’s #1-ranked “Social Media Professor," and he teaches at Chapman University in California. Niklas Myhr holds a Ph.D. in Marketing from the University of Virginia, and an MS from Linköping University in Sweden.

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