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Levin Hosts Prestigious FastTrac Program

The Levin Institute will be administering the FastTrac Program. FastTrac helps entrepreneurs hone the skills needed to start, manage and grow a successful business. The Levin Institute will be working with the City of New York and the Kauffman Foundation to provide two, no-cost FastTrac programs to New Yorkers: FastTrac NewVenture and FastTrac GrowthVenture. We are accepting applications for the FastTrac NewVenture starting on July 21st and for the FastTrac GrowthVenture starting on July 14th.
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Levin Hosts Paul Volcker, Austan Goolsbee, and CEOs for dialogue on the State of the Economy and Financial Recovery in New YorkOn May 28th, The Levin Institute together with the Partnership for New York City hosted a private breakfast session bringing together Washington policymakers and approximately 100 New York CEOs to discuss the State of the Economy and Financial Recovery in New York.
Paul Volcker, Chairman of the Economic Recovery Advisory Board of President Obama, along with Austan Goolsbee, a member of the Council of Economic Advisors and Chief Economist of the Economic Recovery Advisory Board listened to the concerns of the business leaders who represented key sectors of the New York economy. The meeting was highly interactive and was moderated by Garrick Utley, President of the The Levin Institute.
Study Global Banking and Financial Management this Fall
The Levin Graduate Institute offers a semester long, 15-credit intensive learning experience in International Finance and Global Banking. The program is for individuals seeking to deepen their knowledge of global capital markets and cross-border financial management. Taught by industry experts, the program draws on the unique access and resources of The Levin Institute and New York's international finance and investment community. Students complete a real world project for a major multinational corporation or bank.
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MEDIA NYC 2020:
NYC as a Global Media Center
On June 3rd, Levin hosted the event Media NYC 2020: NYC as a Global Media Center. Panelists include Seth Pinsky, President & CEO NYCEDC; Martin Kon, Head of the Media Practice, Oliver Wyman; Peter Price, President, National Academy of Television Arts & Science Foundation; and, Jon Klein, President, CNN/US.
This event is part of MediaNYC 2020, a scenario series commissioned by Mayor Bloomberg and NYCEDC, aimed at creating a better understanding of what the media industry will look like in 2020 and finding ways the City and private sector can work together to maintain and enhance the position of New York City as a global leader.
Placement of 50 JumpStart NYC Participants in Innovative New York Firms

Fifty participants were placed in innovative New York firms, as part of the JumpStart NYC program, conceived by the NYC Economic Development Corporation. JumpStart NYC includes a 5-day boot camp at Levin to re-orient to succeed in small companies, a 10-week action learning project at a firm, and bi-weekly evening seminars at Levin.
Click here to read press coverage of JumpStart NYC in the New York Times, BBC, New York Daily News, NY1, and more.