James Prokopanko, president and CEO of The Mosaic Company, was the February featured speaker for the 1st Tuesday Speaker Series at the McNamara Alumni Center. The long-standing 1st Tuesday program attracts alumni and business leaders from throughout the corporate community, and is an attractive networking venue for professionals in the metro area.

“If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again” may be more than a cliché when it comes to venture capital firms spurring greater innovation, according to a study by Tracy Y. Wang, assistant professor of finance at the Carlson School.