Schreyer Honors College, Penn State

There is a LOT going on around campus this weekend with the Blue-White football scrimmage and all that. This weekend is now our official Scholar reunion weekend. I am very, very pleased that we have over 150(!) Scholar alumni signed up to attend our various events. The schedule can be found on our site here.

While visiting several alumni are also meeting with our students and I wanted to share the event with you here.

Join us for a reception and roundtable with PSU alumni, Edward Flaherty ’79 (Bus), President and CEO of Tren Star, and Joseph Versaggi ’83 (Bus), founding member of Great Point Investors.  Thursday, April 24 Grandfather Clock Lounge 5:30 – 7:30 pm.

Please RSVP by April 23 to Lisa Kerchinski, esk10@psu.edu.

Edward R. Flaherty – President and CEO.  Prior to TrenStar, Ed specialized in providing strategic and management support to high-growth, mid-stage technology companies and professional services firms to improve their operations and business development strategies.  He has served as CEO and in advisory roles for these companies and his experience includes strategy development, capitalization, mergers, acquisitions and turn-around situations.  Prior to that, Ed held senior executive positions at both EDS and Citibank.  He graduated from Penn State University with a B.S. in Business Administration and started his career at PricewaterhouseCoopers in New York where he served as an auditor and consultant for four years.

TrenStar  Consistently ranked as one of the top software developers in the Denver area and named to the 2006 Deloitte Technology Fast 500 in North America, TrenStar has offices in Denver, CO, and Frankfurt, Germany.   http://www.trenstar.com/

Joseph A. Versaggi- Joe is a founding member of Great Point. With his partner Gary Schwandt, he created the firms business strategy. Joe manages asset-related activities including research, investment strategy and actively oversees all acquisitions for Great Point. He leads the firms annual investment strategy reviews. Joe also serves as a member of the investment committee, and is the portfolio manager for the largest separate account client.  Joe has over twenty years of experience in the areas of acquisitions, finance, dispositions, portfolio management and financial reporting, having managed the Portfolio and Asset Management Group at both Amresco and Barings, as well as the financial reporting group at Landauer Advisors. Before entering the investment advisory field, Joe was a member of the audit group in the New York office of Price Waterhouse. Joe holds a BS degree from the Pennsylvania State University and a Masters degree from New York University.

Great Point Investors LLC Great Point Investors LLC
originates and manages private market real estate investments for institutional investors.  Principals participate in acquisition, portfolio management and client communications, plus both principals manage key business functions (acquisitions, asset management, and client services). http://www.gpinvestors.com/