Andy and Marie Unanue
Preparing
tomorrow’s leaders Miami Herbert Business School prepares principled leaders to succeed in a rapidly changing business world. A commitment from the Carmen and Joe Unanue Family Foundation will help strengthen those efforts.
rapidly changing hiring climate fueled by technology and a trend toward work-life integration. For Unanue, who is president of the Carmen and Joe Unanue Foundation, the goals align with his parents’—and now his own— dedication to elevate job opportunities for students. “My parents always wanted to help educate people and prepare them for the real world so that they could get good jobs with which to provide for their families,” he said. “The gift will hopefully help prepare the students to get the jobs that they want and that they will be happy in, whether entering the workforce or creating their own businesses.” The New Jersey native recently established the headquarters of his firm AUA Private Equity Partners in West Palm Beach, bringing him back to South Florida after living in several cities around the country and abroad since graduating from Miami
The business world of the future will be driven by those who
Herbert in 1991. Unanue also serves as a member of the dean’s
excel at innovation, entrepreneurship, sustainability, principled
advisory committee at Miami Herbert and as the Miami Herbert
leadership, and marketing insights. The Miami Herbert Business
chair of the University’s Ever Brighter campaign.
School prepares this next generation of business leaders to succeed in a rapidly changing world. Now, thanks to the generosity of the Carmen and Joe Unanue
Unanue said that he “learned from my parents that we should never forget where we came from, that there are always people who help us along the way, and that we need to help and give back
Family Foundation, Miami Herbert will strengthen the career
in return. The University of Miami helped me with my education,
support it provides its M.B.A. graduates. Led by Andy Unanue,
along with my niece and nephew, and was one of the building
B.B.A. ’91, the Foundation has pledged $3.3 million to Miami
blocks to make me who I am. And I am now in a position to help
Herbert in honor of Unanue’s late parents, who led philanthropic
the students at the University through a helpful hand up, not a
initiatives in education and health care through the foundation that
handout.”
carries their names. The commitment, matched by the Herbert Challenge
Miami Herbert Dean John Quelch acknowledges Unanue’s growing impact on the University and Miami Herbert, especially as
Endowment Gift Match for a total of $5 million, will strengthen the
his pledge to the Ever Brighter campaign will fund an endowment,
school’s capabilities to prepare graduate students to successfully
which enables its charitable objectives in perpetuity.
enter the workforce or advance their careers upon graduation. Funds will be used to increase networking opportunities,
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resources will also enable continued innovative responses to a
“We cherish the generosity of the Unanue family,” Quelch said. “Andy Unanue is continuing his parents’ legacy graciously, and we
specialized training, and participation in more national and
honor his contributions to help develop the next generation of
international case competitions and student conferences. Added
principled leaders.”
UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI
