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Mission Meets the Market Week 2025

This year's slate of events for Saint Louis University's Mission Meets the Market Week will take place Feb. 24-28, featuring a keynote address from Tom Vezzo, CEO of Homeboy Industries.

Each spring, Mission Meets the Market Week brings SLU's Chaifetz School of Business community together for a weeklong celebration of what makes the business school a truly special place — its focus on positive impact and the commitment of SLU students, alumni, faculty and staff to leverage business as a force for good.

Tom Vozzo
 

This year's keynote address, "The Homeboy Way: Delivering Mission And Market Results As A Way To Build Thriving Communities," will be delivered by Tom Vozzo, CEO of Homeboy Industries, at 6 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 24 in the Anheuser Busch Auditorium.100 free copies of Tom's book, "The Homeboy Way," will be distributed. After his talk, a book signing and reception with appetizers will follow in the Cook Hall Atrium.

Schedule of Mission Meets the Market Week

ABOUT THE RICHARD A. CHAIFETZ SCHOOL OF BUSINESS

Founded in 1910, the Richard A. Chaifetz School of Business at Saint Louis University has shaped the future of industry for more than a century. As one of the oldest business schools west of the Mississippi, the Chaifetz School has built a reputation as a leader in business education with eight undergraduate and graduate programs nationally ranked by U.S. News & World Report.