MBA Alumni

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Welcome home, MBA Alumni!

Message from Assistant Dean and Director Lisa Shatz:

It’s about time the Alumni have their own page on the website. Welcome to our new (and just starting) alumni site which currently will keep you posted on upcoming events, allow you to follow what’s going on at the school, and what you have all been asking for: a place for MBA swag!

As I have said so many times before, thank you for being THE BEST alumni. I am so grateful that we have been able to grow this program with the help of all of you out there selling the program, partnering with us to educate our students and making us look good! Stay posted as we make updates and hope to see you at the next Alumni event!

Alumni Events

See upcoming events for alumni and the JSOM MBA community.

Coming soon!

2022 marked the 25th anniversary of the Full-Time MBA Cohort Program at UT Dallas.

Volunteer Opportunities

Want to Get Involved?

We hope you can participate in one or more of these ways: Click on the form to get more information

  • Topical Podcasts:
    • We will continue to do our MBA GOAT podcast but are changing the format to focus on business topics and are hoping to find experts within our alumni who can speak on specific topics.
  • Consulting Immersion Program:
    • Participate on the Advisory Board, a group of 10-15 consultants who prepare high quality students early in the Full-Time MBA program for the consulting interview process with a focus on mentoring and extensive case interview practice.
  • Mentoring:
    • Be matched with a current FTMBA or PMBA student and serve as their guide as they begin their career search or make a career pivot.
  • Mock Interviews:
    • Be matched with a current student to conduct a mock interview and give feedback on how they can improve.
  • Fall Orientation:
    • Participate or lead a session during our fall orientation sessions for our FTMBA and PMBAE students.
  • Admission Interviews:
    • Be matched with a FTMBA candidate during the admission process and conduct an interview and give feedback on their candidacy to the admissions team.
  • Referring the Program:
    • Our alumni are our best ambassadors. If you have someone in your network who would be a great fit for any of our programs, please send us an email and connect us.
  • Posting on social media:
    • We love bragging about our alumni and all the amazing things you do. Please use the #JSOMMBA when you are posting on LinkedIn or any other social media.
  • Host a Lunch and Learn
  • Hosting a company visit:
    • Hosting students at your company in Dallas, Seattle, Bay Area, and New

      Are you Hiring on your Team?

      Looking for interns or full-time positions?
      We would love to send you a resume book or advertise your job positing with our current students. Upload your job description here and email us at mba@utdallas.edu to request a resume book.

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Make sure the MBA Programs Office has your most up to date information to be sure you receive all the latest news and invites to our events! Please email mba@utdallas.edu with any changes.

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Alumni Spotlights

Read the success stories from MBA Alumni, current professionals sharing insights about their experience and life after getting their MBA at UT Dallas.

Joshua Levy portrait

Joshua Levy, MBA’11

Program Manager, Pearson Education

Joshua Levy combined his lifelong love of teaching with the Jindal School’s project management program to map his future as a leader for Pearson Education, the world’s largest education company and book publisher. A few years into his career there, he noticed that many of his colleagues who were going places had graduate degrees.

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Chris Spartz, MBA’11

Senior Associate – Risk Consulting, Contract Compliance KPMG

At KPMG, Spartz serves in multiple roles including reviewing contracts between his clients and their third party service providers to identify risks within the agreement and help his clients to ensure compliance with contracts, standards, policies and regulatory requirements. “I also collect, manipulate, analyze and interpret large data sets, and use results to develop recommendations for corrective and preventative actions for identified risks,” Spartz says.

Sarah Hagan portrait

Sarah Hagan, EMBA’11

CFO, Omnitracs

Hagan, a Dallas resident, joined Omnitracs, LLC, in April 2016, after a successful 11 years at Sabre Corp., where she held senior leadership positions in accounting and finance.

Tom Ducote portrait

Thomas S. Ducote, Jr. , MBA’96

Vice President – Business Development, City National Capital Finance

Ducote, who lives in Austin, works in the equipment finance group for City National Bank, based in Miami.

Angelica Barriga portrait

Angelica Barriga, BS’03, MBA’08

Director, Global Business Process Management, Adva Optical Networking

Angelica Barriga, an advocate for bold action, believes organizational behavior is an important yet often-overlooked component in developing a business strategy. In her role at ADVA Optical Networking, a telecommunications vendor based in Germany, she oversees the business lifecycle process across global sales, marketing and service organizations.

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Aubrey Meyers, BS’05, MBA’06

SVP and Deputy General Counsel, Caliber Home Loans, Inc

After Meyers received her BSBA and MBA at UT Dallas, she went to University of Illinois College of Law, graduating in 2009 with a law degree. She returned to the North Texas area, working for a couple law firms before moving to Caliber Home Loans.

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Sid Keswani, MBA’09

President, Pandora Americas

As president of the Americas region, Sid Keswani is responsible for PANDORA’s markets in North America, the Caribbean and Latin America.

Abe Turner portrait

Abrahm “Abe” Turner, MBA’08

Performance Improvement Consultant; Insperity

I enjoy being part of the change continuum. I am often the catalyst for change in many of the groups I support.

Craig Weigel portrait

Craig Weigel, MBA’03

Human Resources Director, PepsiCo

Weigel, an HR professional for more than 18 years, has worked for multiple Fortune 100 global companies in various roles, including recruiting, mergers and acquisitions, compensation, and business partnership. He is most proud of his short-term projects in Asia and Europe, which broadened his cultural awareness and global business knowledge.

Charles Gillis portrait

Charles Gillis, MBA’04

Executive Director, Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr, PC

Technology and an evolving mindset about work-life balance is completely changing the legal services profession.

David Wedemeier portrait

David Wedemeier, BS’02, MBA’05

Founder, Sales And Business Development Director, Martin House Brewing Company

David Wedemeier took a risk and left a management position at Nokia to start his own business. He put his own advice into practice, stepping outside his comfort zone and into a business-development role in a brand new venture. Wedemeier, along with two close friends, co-founded Martin House Brewing Company in Fort Worth. As a new-business owner and entrepreneur, he relies upon the skills and knowledge he accrued while pursuing his undergraduate and graduate degrees at the Jindal School.

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Capt. Chris Hampton, USN, Retired , MBA’11

Consultant

Hampton, who by his own account was at the doorstep of international relations and global events as an officer with the U.S.

Tina Hoang portrait

Tina T. Hoang, BS’09

Financial Advisor, Northwestern Mutual

Hoang, who graduated cum laude with a Business Administration degree, says her degree gave her the knowledge, resources and connections to help people with their financial planning needs. “It helped me build character, business acumen and find the passion for what I do now,” she says. She says she is proud her work will impact families and businesses now “and last … on into the following generations.” She was recently selected as one of 60 representatives nationwide to attend a special fast-track program for young advisers in Milwaukee. While there, she took part in the challenge course.

Allen Mueller portrait

Allen Mueller, MBA’15

Senior Analyst, Fuel Strategy, Vistra Energy

Mueller, a recent Jindal School graduate, has spent a decade in mining engineering and operations, most recently at Luminant Energy in Dallas and Martin Marietta Materials in San Antonio. He earned his undergraduate and master’s degree in mining engineering at Southern Illinois University.

David Smithen portrait

David Smithen, MBA’05

Americas Transactions Manager, Cushman & Wakefield

Right after graduating from college, Smithen worked with juvenile delinquents at Texas Youth Commission (now the Texas Juvenile Justice Department).

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Michelle Ketsler, MBA’14

Senior Manager, Vistra Energy

Michelle Ketsler, whose MBA studies included a concentration in finance and strategic management, is the senior manager for demand management and account service management at Vistra Energy. She is responsible for establishing and managing the governance of Vistra Energy’s retail technology investment portfolio and ensuring approved projects are aligned with the company’s strategy.

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Kuntesh Chokshi, MS’01, MBA’04

GM, Sales Director New Business, PepsiCo

Chokshi, a 2017 Minority Business Leader honoree by the Dallas Business Journal, credits his business success to both hunger and curiosity

Will Mcintosh portrait

Will McIntosh, EMBA’06

Senior Manager, Advisory Services, Ernst & Young LLP

McIntosh, a senior manager in Advisory Services at Ernst and Young’s Dallas office, measures his success by the quality relationships he has developed with clients and coworkers throughout his 15 years in the management consulting and financial services industries. He assists leading banks and lenders in solving various management problems and improving their operations in order to better serve customers and meet the demands of other key stakeholders.

Dilon Hanks portrait

Dilon Hanks, MBA’11

Aircraft Captain, Training & Safety Manager; Paypal Aviation Department

Hanks started his education with an undergraduate degree at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and has had a long career path to land his current job.

Frank Martinez Portrait

Frank Martinez, MBA’07, MS’14

Supervisor, Project Management Office; Federal Reserve Bank Of Dallas

Martinez, who started working at The Fed in 2011, keeps returning to UT Dallas and Jindal School to upgrade his skills.

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