Bulletin for September 15, 2026

Thanks to GNOEA member George Messing, Owner Messina’s Catering, for hosting this week’s networking event for GNOEA members at the Rooftop on Basin St!

Peter Ricchiuti, Tulane University

Peter Ricchiuti (Ri-Chooty) is the business professor you wished you had back in college! His humor and insight have earned him numerous teaching awards at Tulane University, where he created and runs the nationally acclaimed Burkenroad Reports student stock research program. A native of Boston, Peter graduated from Babson College and began his career with the investment firm of Kidder Peabody. He later managed Louisiana’s $3 billion investment portfolio while serving as the assistant state treasurer.

Guest speaker Peter Ricchiuti, shared his insights on investing, inflation, immigration and the economy in a nutshell. Ricchiuti is Founder and Director of Burkenroad Reports, a securities research program in which Freeman students meet top management, visit company sites, publish and distribute investment research reports on 40 small-cap companies in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida and Texas. A nationally recognized speaker, Peter has addressed more than 1,400 groups in 47 states and several countries. He has been featured in Barron’s, Kiplinger’s, The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal. He also hosts a popular weekly business show on National Public Radio in New Orleans called “Out To Lunch.”