Alumnus of the Month

Joe Rosenbaumn

Class of 1982

The Ohio State Unviersity - Max M. Fisher College of Business

MBA, Accounting

Class of 1981

The Ohio State University - Moritz College of Law

Juris Doctor, Law

Class of 1977

The Ohio State University - Max. M. Fisher College of Business

BSBA, Accounting

            Mr. Rosenbaum is has received three degrees from The Ohio State University. He says that the reason he stayed at Ohio State was because he could play on the Rugby team here, which was one of his passions. He was on the Wrestling team as well. Currently, he is the President of Rosenbaum & Co., a Forensic Accounting Firm in San Francisco.

Contributions to AIESEC

Mr. Rosenbaum joined AIESEC originally because one of his rugby teammate was in the chapter while he was an MBA student. AIESEC Ohio State had disappeared, and at the time, a student was trying to rebuild the chapter. He decided to help with the application process. Since Mr. Rosenbaum was in a marketing class at the time, he utilized the opportunity to use the marketing plan as a project for class. That way, he was able to get help from the professor and at the time, AIESEC Ohio State was the first chapter to have ever been accepted by the Member Committee with one attempt. Writing up the marketing plan for AIESEC Ohio State was a significant contribution to AIESEC Ohio State at the time.

How AIESEC Shaped His Career

Mr. Rosenbaum was the first to graduate from the chapter. The chapter at the time was so successful that in the fall of 1981, he was hand selected by the Member Committee to go on a Traineeship in Hague, Netherland for 6 months. His internship was with the then prestigious accounting firm, Arthur Anderson. The partner that Mr. Rosenbaum worked under was transferring to Zurich, Switzerland, so he was able to extend his internship for another two months in Zurich before returning to the States to finish his degree.

Mr. Rosenbaum graduated in the summer of 1982. He returned to Zurich immediately after graduation to work under the same partner at Arthur Anderson. After the internship, he agreed to join Arthur Anderson in their San Francisco office full time in the Forensic Accounting department. He worked for the company for 13 years and became partner. When Arthur Anderson became a part of Ernst & Yong, Mr. Rosenbaum was the legal head for the Technology, Communication & Entertainment Group for the West Coast, and traveled to Asia on numerous occasions for investigations. Mr. Rosenbaum says, “AIESEC has really shaped my career”.

Advice to Current Members
            Think Long-Term
            “You get out what you put into it”, Mr. Rosenbaum says. Everything you put in now will help you in the future. Therefore, be sure to think long-term and plan ahead, so you can put in the necessary preparation for your goal.


Find Mr. Rosenbaum on LinkedIn:

http://www.linkedin.com/in/joerosenbaum9