Stock For Niagara's Garvey Keeps Rising

Pat Garvey (Pinebush, N.Y.) is used to numbers. The standout swimmer was used to spending his days submerged, in hopes of shaving off a few precious seconds from his time. Since earning his bachelor’s and enrolling in the Masters of Business Administration program at Niagara, Garvey has literally seen his stock take off.

Garvey and his two fellow teammates finished first in the world in the “Business Strategy” game for the week ending July 27. The game is a simulation, in which teams worldwide compete against each other, each representing fictitious athletic footwear that is competing in a global market. The game tests knowledge of marketing, production, finance, economics and international business issues. At anytime, 30 to 50 teams are online, playing the game.

“I am speechless to be honest,” Garvey said. “I’m still trying to grasp the fact that we were the best in the world at this game.”

 Stephen Meyer, the assistant professor of management in Niagara’s College of Business is very proud of Garvey and the rest of his pupils in the class. Garvey’s team and another team from Meyer’s class have been selected to take part in the Business Strategy Invitational, where the best of the best compete.

“We should be very proud of the team for what they accomplished,” Meyer said. “Niagara will be well represented with two strong teams.”

The swimmer is used to success while under the purple and white umbrella, as in his senior season he was a double-MAAC champion, in the 100 and 200 freestyle events. Garvey would then go on to become the first-ever Eastern College Athletic Conference champion from Niagara, winning the 100 butterfly.

Now Garvey is successful in the classroom, as his team has been in the top-50 firms in the world during Meyer’s five week class. The six foot swimmer hopes to land a job in finance after he earns his master’s.

“I would like to land a career in finance, as I really want to be a financial analyst,” Garvey said.

Pat Garvey still likes numbers, but now he has a fondness for higher numbers instead of lower numbers.