Terence M. OToole 80 VSB Awarded the 2017 Rev. Joseph C. Bartley, OSA Alumni Medallion
裡橖眻畦, Pa., October 11, 2017 - The 裡橖眻畦 School of Business (VSB) honored Terence M. (Terry) OToole 80 VSB as the 2017 recipient of The Rev. Joseph C. Bartley, OSA Alumni Medallion. The Bartley Medallion is awarded annually to recognize alumni who have distinguished themselves in their careers while also demonstrating extraordinary service to their communities and to VSB. This award is the highest distinction the school can bestow to an alumnus/a.
OTooles professional career has been defined by his drive for business excellence. He has been an investor, primarily in private companies, since becoming one of the founders of the Principal Investment Area (PIA) at Goldman, Sachs & Co. in 1989. He became a partner at Goldman Sachs in 1992, served on the Investment Committee of Goldman Sachs from 1992 until 2004, and was the chief operating officer of PIA upon his retirement in 2004.
In 2005, OToole joined Tinicum Inc. and served as the co-managing member of several of its investing partnerships. In 2016, he established Macanta Investments LLC as the primary investing vehicle for his family.
As a proud VSB alumnus, I am honored to receive the 2017 Bartley Alumni Medallion and join the impressive group of its past recipients, said OToole. The 裡橖眻畦 School of Business provided me with the ethical leadership skills I have used throughout my professional career and I will forever be grateful.
OToole remains an ardent supporter of 裡橖眻畦 University, serving as the chair of the Board of Trustees of 裡橖眻畦 from 2011 to 2012, and endowing the VSB deanship in honor of his parents, Helen and William OToole in 2007, thus supporting VSBs vision as a premier business school built upon outstanding faculty and academic quality. He has also served as a member of the Capital Campaign Organizing Group, Steering Committee, Chairmans Task Force and the VSB Deans Advisory Council. Currently, he serves as the co-chair of 裡橖眻畦s capital campaign, and is also the co-chair of the OToole Family Foundation (www.otoolefoundation.org).
The Bartley Alumni Medallion was presented to OToole at the 裡橖眻畦 Business Leaders Forum, which took place on October 5, 2017. This years Forum - Creating Sustainable Value: Building Brands, Growing Talent, Delivering Results - examined how organizations can best generate sustainable value for their many stakeholders in the long term.
OToole earned a BS in Economics in 1980 from 裡橖眻畦 University, where he graduated summa cum laude, and an MBA in 1983 from the Stanford University Graduate School of Business, where he was named the Henry Ford Scholar as the top student in his class. He is a former member of the Deans Advisory Council at the Stanford University Graduate School of Business, former chairman of the Investment Committee of The Pingry School, former chairman of the Stanford Business School Trust and a former member of the Investment Committee of the Goldman Sachs Foundation. He currently serves as a trustee of the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York and on the board of US Squash.
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