Careers

Monarchs are always making great moves, and 2000 graduate Laura Deaner is no exception! Deaner has accepted the role of Chief Information Security Officer at Northwestern Mutual, leading the Information Security and IT Risk Management program. She was kind enough to share some thoughts about her Old Dominion University experience, her fascinating career path, and some advice for Monarchs who want to follow in her footsteps.

In the last few years, supply chain job listings in areas such as manufacturing, warehousing, and transportation, spanning nearly every industry sector, have spiked. And the opportunities for being your own boss are never better.

The face of business is changing all over the country. A 2017 Gallup Student Poll found that 40% of school age students aspire to run their own business. That drive and aspiration is giving Generation Z the title of most entrepreneurial generation to date.

With more and more of the world digitizing every day and threats growing more and more sophisticated, cybersecurity and indeed all computer science and computer engineering jobs are on the rise.