Mark Goldston (KSM78)

In this edition of 'Cat Tales, Mark Goldston (KSM78) reflects upon his time in the MBA program at the Kellogg School of Management, where he discovered a little success outside the classroom: on the Evanston-area flag football fields.

Goldston knows a little about what it takes to succeed. At the age of 31, he became the youngest president ever of a Fortune 500 consumer products company when he took over the post at Faberge, Inc. He oversaw the cosmetic company’s acquisition of major competitor Elizabeth Arden before leaving for Reebok, where he developed and patented the extraordinarily successful Reebok Pump shoe. A host of other career achievements followed, not the least of which was the navigation of NetZero’s merger with Juno Online Services -- after which the groups reemerged as United Online, Inc., now one of the most profitable Internet companies in the country.

In recognition of his distinguished career, Goldston received an Alumni Merit Award from the NAA at the 2008 Alumni Awards in Chicago.

'Cat Tales is a production of the Northwestern Alumni Association. If you would like to share your Northwestern story, please email cattracks@northwestern.edu.

Posted: March 25, 2009