Goizueta Alumni Board member Ted Kim 97BBA led the May 10 celebration ceremony for Goizueta to recognize the 2022 alumni award recipients. Interim John H. Harland Dean Karen Sedatole noted during the event, “It has been a highlight of my career and honor of a lifetime serving as interim dean for the past two years. One of the best parts of my job has been meeting and working with our outstanding alumni.”

Nominators shared videotaped messages during the awards presentation, and recipients addressed the audience.

You each are an inspiration. It makes me very proud to be an alum of this great school. We received dozens of nominations for these awards, and you all rose to the top representing the very best of our alumni. We are very pleased to be able to recognize you tonight.

Ted Kim 97BBA to the award recipients

Distinguished Alumnus Award goes to Global Leader Colleen Pritchett 02MBA

Beginning in 1984, this award provides recognition to an alumnus/a or friend of the school for lifetime achievement in business and ongoing commitment and service to Goizueta and the community.

Colleen Pritchett 02MBA is a customer-focused growth and innovation leader who motivates teams to deliver significant results. She has led $1.5 billion global businesses and served as strategic planning manager supporting the CEO and Board for a $25 billion chemical and specialty materials firm. She is also a noted speaker at international industrial forums.

Starting in 2018, Pritchett served as Hexcel’s president of Americas Aerospace and has been instrumental in leading efforts to increase customer intimacy and technological collaborations with key customers. Prior to Hexcel, she worked at E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company for 22 years in the aerospace, automotive, electronics, packaging, and printing industries. From 2016-2018, she served as vice president of the company’s Electronics & Imaging Advanced Printing business. She improved profitability in the first year, turned around declining revenues, and launched a market disrupter platform of products leading to record growth, earning her team the 2017 Electronics & Imaging Excellence Award. Prior to 2016, she led multiple business units and took international assignments in Shanghai, China, and Taipei, Taiwan.

Pritchett earned an MBA from Goizueta and a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from Penn State University. She also completed a Harvard Business School Leadership Program and a Women in Governance Program at UCLA. She recently received the 2022 Outstanding Engineering Alumni Award from the Penn State College of Engineering.

She served as the president of Graduate Business Association at Goizueta and vice president of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers at Penn State as well as chair of the Penn State Chemical Engineering Industrial and Professional Advisory Board.

She is a member of the AIA Civil Aviation Leadership Council, as well as former chair of the board for ARC Technologies LLC, a Hexcel company, and former director for Aerospace Composites Malaysia Sdn Bhd. She also served as board chair for DuPont’s Xinda Filaments Company Ltd.

Pritchett lives in the San Francisco Bay area with her husband, Len Pritchett 08EMBA, and their two daughters.

Bilt Technologies’ Senior Director of Finance and Goizueta Alumni Board Member Aaron Weiner 15BBA Named Outstanding Recent Alumnus

Beginning in 1999, this award provides recognition to an alumnus/a who has recently graduated and has demonstrated outstanding service to Goizueta and/or Emory University or success in business or community service.

Aaron Weiner 15BBA is the senior director of finance at Bilt Technologies, a fintech company in New York focused on creating smart financial products for renters on their path toward homeownership. Weiner started his career in investment banking at Centerview Partners, an M&A and strategic advisory firm in New York, where he spent five years.

Weiner came to Emory as a Goizueta Scholar and graduated from the BBA program with highest distinction in 2015. Passionate about the extra-curricular experience, he served as president of the undergraduate student-managed investment fund and was founder and chair of the Goizueta Finance Group. He led an effort to revamp Goizueta’s finance extra-curricular programming, launching new programs to meet unmet interests–including the Goizueta Academies, a peer-to-peer mentorship and internship prep program that has helped create a virtuous cycle for Goizueta BBAs in recruitment for top finance opportunities. Weiner received the John Robson Outstanding Achievement Award and Partnership Award in Finance. He was also named to Emory’s 100 Senior Honorary and Who’s Who Among American Universities and Colleges. Despite his commitments, Weiner still found time to play for Emory’s varsity golf team. 

Weiner was named to the Goizueta Alumni Board in June 2021 and co-chairs the board’s Student-Alumni Mentor Program. He serves on the Alumni Advisory Board of the undergraduate student-managed investment fund. Beyond his formal involvement, he has mentored and recruited dozens of Goizueta BBAs.

Weiner lives in the New York area with his wife Ali Weiner 16BBA, whom he met at Goizueta in 2013.

City of Atlanta’s Chief Equity Officer and Executive Director Qaadirah Abdur-Rahim 11EMBA Receives Alumni Service Award

Beginning in 1995, this award provides recognition to an alumnus/a who has demonstrated significant service to Goizueta and/or Emory University.

Qaadirah Abdur-Rahim 11EMBA led the legislative process to establish the City of Atlanta’s first Office of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion. In her role as chief equity officer, a senior level-cabinet position, she works with city leadership to develop social justice policies and programs that confront equity, diversity, and inclusion issues, particularly around the areas of workforce mobility, housing affordability, health, education, youth engagement, and LGBTQ affairs.

Always a trailblazer, she was the first person in her family to graduate college, earning degrees from the University of California at Berkeley, and Goizueta. Abdur-Rahim advises the Goizueta @ Work program and is a frequent guest lecturer in graduate classes. She is also a member of the Goizueta Alumni Board, having joined in the summer of 2021.

A former U.S. Air Force Reservist, she spent 17 years working at the Future Foundation, a nonprofit devoted to disrupting the cycle of poverty by helping students at underinvested-in public schools thrive and pursue higher education. When she left she was CEO, had increased the organization’s revenue by 432 percent, and ensured a 100 percent high school graduation rate among afterschool participants.

As a Black woman in a new leadership role, she remains devoted to her personal mission of dismantling systems of injustice that marginalize people and communities with her lived experience. She believes everyone has a role to play in empowering voices that go unheard, leading with dignity, and uniting with each other to chart the path to a better tomorrow.

Campus Talent Acquisition Leader for American Airlines Grace Hwang 14MBA Earns Alumni Service Award

Beginning in 1995, this award provides recognition to an alumnus/a who has demonstrated significant service to Goizueta and/or Emory University.

Grace Hwang 14MBA leads campus recruiting and recruitment marketing at American Airlines. Currently residing in Dallas, Texas, she has been with American Airlines for nearly six years. Before transitioning into human resources last summer, she worked in loyalty, network planning, internal consulting, and leisure sales.

She received her undergraduate business degree from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania, as well as her MBA from Goizueta. While at Goizueta, she was a Woodruff Scholar, Consortium Fellow, Marketing Analytics Fellow, on the Dean’s List, and the president of the Goizueta Pride Alliance. 

Her nominator, Associate Dean of the Full-Time MBA Program Brian Mitchell 00EvMBA 00MPH notes, “Grace has been a highly engaged alum and recently convinced American Airlines to allow her to recruit and hire Goizueta MBAs. Grace has really gone to bat for us in recent years and has personally spent significant time at Goizueta coaching and recruiting our students.”

Growth Strategist and Consultant Aditya Rao 08MBA Receives Alumni Service Award

Beginning in 1995, this award provides recognition to an alumnus/a who has demonstrated significant service to Goizueta and/or Emory University.

Aditya Rao 08MBA is an entrepreneur and consultant. He is the founder and CEO of Smart Studio, a technology startup in the boutique fitness space. He has more than 20 years of experience managing large cross-functional and international programs in growth strategy, M&A, and operational improvement. He has experience in multiple industries including consumer packaged goods, sporting goods and fitness, healthcare, pharma, biotech, banking, news and media, and industrial equipment and materials.

Rao was a member of the Goizueta Alumni Board for nearly 10 years, serving as president for two of those years. Nominator Julie Barefoot describes Aditya as “an incredible champion of Goizueta and always willing to volunteer.” Rao has been a consistent supporter of a wide variety of school activities including providing entrepreneurial outreach, serving as a mentor to our students, and judging IMPACT presentations. He also serves as a mentor for the START:ME Accelerator at Goizueta, committing significant time, energy, enthusiasm, and business insight into supporting microbusiness owners around Atlanta.

Rao resides in Atlanta with his wife, Anne Marie, and holds an MBA from Goizueta and a Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics degree from the University of Bombay.

Tapping into the Resources of a Global Alumni Network

“Our global alumni network of more than 23,000 individuals is a powerful resource that makes us very proud,” says Lindsay Topping, senior managing director of alumni engagement at Goizueta.

“Our alumni come back to Goizueta and share their time and talents with our students, alumni, academic leaders, and campus partners,” Topping said. “They regularly tap into the power of their network to stay personally connected and build meaningful collaborations long after leaving campus. We are honored to recognize the contributions these outstanding individuals have made to both Goizueta and to society.”

Goizueta Business School alumni are business and community leaders who live and work in 104 countries around the world. Learn about how you can remain connected with your 23,000-strong Goizueta network.

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Our faculty push boundaries – not settling for business as it is but looking at what business could be. Their research tackles the challenges of today and the opportunities of tomorrow.

Interim John H. Harland Dean Karen Sedatole

“That’s why the work we do at Goizueta is vitally important. We are preparing principled leaders to have a positive impact on business and society, equipping students for a data-driven world, and driving entrepreneurship and innovation,” Sedatole notes. “We continue to attract the best and brightest individuals to our school and are committed to building a community full of diverse ideas, perspectives, and lived experiences.” 

Stanford University published an update to the World’s Top 2% Scientists, a prestigious worldwide ranking of researchers for their career-long impact by the number of times their work is cited in other research.

The study, published in the journal PLoS Biology, is based on the bibliometric information contained in Elsevier’s Scopus database that includes more than 160,000 researchers from the more than 8 million scientists considered to be active worldwide, taking into account 22 scientific fields and 176 subfields.

Emory Business is proud to recognize these distinguished Goizueta faculty members among the top two percent of scholars in the world:

Anandhi Bharadwaj, vice dean for faculty and research, Goizueta Endowed Chair in Electronic Commerce, and professor of Information Systems & Operations Management

Tarun Chordia, R. Howard Dobbs, Jr. Chaired Professor of Finance

Ilia Dichev, Goizueta Foundation Chair in Financial Reporting, professor of Accounting

Sandy Jap, Sarah Beth Brown Professor of Marketing

Narasimhan Jegadeesh, Dean’s Distinguished Chair of Finance

Jay Shanken, Goizueta Chaired Professor of Finance

Jagdish Sheth, Charles H. Kellstadt Chaired Professor of Marketing

Goizueta faculty are eminent in their respective fields, advancing global knowledge and inspiring further research.

Learn more about the research projects driven by our esteemed Goizueta faculty.

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Born in Marietta, GA, moving from the University of Miami to Emory in 2020 represented a homecoming for Boggs, the managing director of development for Alumni Advancement and Engagement. His role is to be out in the Atlanta-area and South Florida community meeting with alumni to share the unique engagement opportunities for Goizueta graduates while also advocating for philanthropic support to bolster school strategic priorities.

Boggs was drawn to advancement based on the opportunities he was afforded through athletics and a study abroad trip, both funded by alumni. “So, the light bulb turned on. Why would I not do this for the rest of my life and give future generations the same chances that I had?”

The Purer Form of Philanthropy

After four years as a collegiate basketball athlete, Boggs wanted to work in sports but was unsure if he wanted to pursue a career in coaching. Fortunately, he was exposed to the world of fundraising and development in higher education by Elizabeth Briggs, the spouse of one of his coaches, Chris Briggs, at Georgetown College in Kentucky. This introduction led to an internship at the University of Kentucky.

After a year of athletic development at the University of Virginia under Dirk Katstra, executive director of the Virginia Athletics Foundation, he worked for the University of Miami with the Hurricane Club. It was while working full-time at Miami that Boggs earned his master’s degree in sports administration and then shifted focus from athletics to academic development. “At that point in my career, I had a solid understanding of athletic development, but I wanted to be more well-rounded,” he explains. “I pivoted to gain exposure to the academic side of the house.”

Boggs describes his time in athletics as fast-paced, often in the “limelight” at games and events while supporting student-athletes. Academic fundraising, by contrast, tends to be less transactional and can reflect a purer form of philanthropy.

I am fortunate to work with so many alumni that want to give because of their time on Emory’s campus, the value of their Goizueta degree, the relationships they’ve kept with faculty and classmates, and how the school set them up for success

Dillon Boggs

Boggs is active in sports, playing golf, and practicing yoga, though he doesn’t visit the basketball court as often as he did in college.

As a student, before transferring to Georgetown College, a small private NAIA institution in Kentucky, he played Division I basketball at Gardner-Webb University in North Carolina. In November 2007, Boggs experienced a highlight of his athletic career as a member of the team that knocked off college basketball powerhouse Kentucky in the 2K Sports College Hoops Classic preseason tournament. His team advanced to the semi-finals in New York with Memphis, Connecticut, and Oklahoma, and played two games in Madison Square Garden. Boggs recalled, humorously, that most of the pre-printed marketing and T-shirts for the tournament featured Kentucky, which was expected to appear. “It was the best kind of upset.”

Emory University has launched 2O36, a university-wide giving campaign aligned with strategic priorities. With an eye on Emory’s bicentennial, 2O36 will spearhead a movement to shape the future, providing access to transformative and experiential learning for students across its schools and colleges. Contact Dillon at Dillon.boggs@emory.edu, and learn more about Goizueta’s strategic giving priorities.

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Born and raised in Los Angeles, Jaenicke hails from an entertainment mecca. During his undergraduate studies, he worked as an intern for the gaming arm of Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment in L.A. and interned in the theater and motion picture departments for William Morris Agency in New York & L.A., respectively. This internship would later become a job post-graduation, leading to acknowledgments in celebrity memoirs, health books, crime novels, and even in a romance novel.

After sensing a shift in the publishing industry, he moved back to L.A. and joined an independent TV and film production company that produced shows for major networks. “While I was there, I applied to business school,” he says.

The entertainment industry, not just publishing, was changing and I felt like I didn’t have the business acumen or skills to articulate what I thought was happening.

Graham Jaenicke 14MBA

Changing Industries Often Demands Honed Skills

Jaenicke came to Goizueta to gain that acumen and used it to change industries. When most of his peers and professors were engaged in consultancy, he took the hint and joined global management firm McKinsey & Company after earning his Two-Year MBA.

Memorable classes that he cites include a blend of creative and strategic thinking, such as financial accounting with Kristy Towry, consumer psychology with Ryan Hamilton, competitive advantage with Kevin Coyne,  and entrepreneurship with Charles Goetz.

Jaenicke’s life influencers are many, what he describes as a “wonderful patchwork quilt.” Many panels of that quilt come from his time at Emory. “When I think about my life and the decisions that I have made, I can’t think of one with a more positive light than my experience at Emory. It opened doors that I didn’t know existed as far as my career. It expanded my network of peers and mentors and relationships in a way that was incredible,” he says.

Enthusiastically giving back to Goizueta, he joined the alumni board and serves as its president, actively participating in the mentoring program. In addition to board service and engaging in Impact and Day 1 Challenges with current students, he has shared professional opportunities for Goizueta students, hosting two interns last summer.

Presently, Jaenicke is the strategy lead and chief of staff to the CEO of Snap One, which manufactures and distributes smart home technology. “Rather than your mass-market solution like a Ring device or a Google thermostat, we sell to professionals who will go into a house and install complex lighting or shades or outdoor audio zones,” he explains.

Jokingly, Jaenicke thinks Goizueta qualifies as one of his hobbies. He enjoys board games, a tradition that began with classmates at Emory, and loves to see what’s happening in the entertainment industry.

Learn more about the Goizueta Alumni Board and the many opportunities by which alumni can engage with Goizueta.

Interested in pursuing your MBA? Learn more about the unique programs Goizueta has to offer, including the Master of Analytical Finance and the MS in Business Analytics.

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“We are focused on increasing the diversity of talent and involvement of the Goizueta Advisory Board,” says Rebecca Ginzburg 94BBA, board chair. “Our new board members bring a wealth of talent, management, perspective, and judgment to drive the future of Goizueta.”

The board’s primary role is to advise Goizueta on educational issues, including curriculum, faculty, student body, admissions, placement, executive education, and the broader competitive environment. The board also acts as a liaison between the school and the business community to help develop closer working relationships.

The new members, appointed at the beginning of this academic year, are:

Laura Balser 94BBA 01MBA, client partner, executive pay and governance for Korn Ferry in Atlanta and Washington, D.C. She is a certified executive compensation professional who works as a consultant for firms on compensation packages for their executives.

Dante Bellizzi 05MBA, sales director, global accounts for The Coca-Cola Company. He leads and grows relationships with large global key accounts in Latin America and large domestic operators.

Jennifer Schultz Cohen 94BBA, managing director at Oak Hill Advisors. Cohen, an experienced portfolio manager and CPA, oversees bank and leveraged loan trading as well as other aspects of managing Oak Hill Advisors products.

Andrew Garcia 16MBA, managing partner of Outdoor Venture Partners LLC. Before the recent change into commercial real estate, he was a vice president of investment banking at J.P. Morgan.

Phillip Jay Han 02BBA, partner at Goldman Sachs. His responsibilities include futures, derivatives clearing services, and clearing sales in the Americas. He is global head of quantitative services sales at Sachs.

George Kushner 06EMBA, CEO of H2CryptO Corp. In addition to operating a cryptocurrency exchange, he is an established financial professional with experience in alternative investments, capital markets, and hedge funds.

Daniel Philips 99BBA, CEO of JDJ Capital Management. The New York company is an investment firm focusing on investing partner capital in private companies, real estate, and alternative assets.

Michael Rempell 95BBA, chief operations officer and executive vice president of American Eagle Outfitters. He joined the company in 2000 and has held his current roles since 2012.

What Does Goizueta Advisory Board Service Entail?

Board service might involve being an in-class speaker or arranging for guest lecturers from their industry, using students to complete in-field work projects, involving faculty members in solving practical business problems or recruiting outstanding students and alumni for employment.

Other members of the 26-member board include:

Barry L. Boniface 90MBA, partner at MSouth Equity Partners

Sarah Beth Brown 89MBA, global customer director (retired) at The Coca-Cola Company

Andrew Conway 92MBA, vice chairman of global consumer & retail investment banking, Bank of America

Jeff Denneen 97MBA, leader, Americas Higher Education Practice at Bain & Company, Inc.

Robert Ehudin 86BBA, managing director at Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

Matt Friedman 94BBA, Fidelity Investments

Gardiner W. Garrard III 99 MBA, co-founder, managing partner, and CEO of TTV Capital

Rebecca Morris Ginzburg 94BBA, president and chief operating officer, Junto Capital Management LP

Brian K. Howard MD 15EMBA, vice president of business operations at Proactive Dermatology Group

Omar Johnson 04MBA, founder of Opus United

B. Michael Marino 94MBA, managing director at JP Morgan Chase & Co.

Jonathan Ira Mayblum 84BBA, co-founder & CEO of ARCTURUS

Leslie D. J. Patterson 99MBA, U.S. talent leader for diversity & inclusiveness at EY

Matthew Reilly 99EvMBA, CEO at Mogean, Inc.

Morgan Schuessler 98EvMBA, president & CEO of EVERTEC, Inc.

Anthony E. Tuggle 14EMBA, president of customer operations at Afiniti

James Wetrich 09EMBA, CEO of The Wetrich Group LLC

Karen Wishart 03EMBA, chief administrative officer at Urban One, Inc.

“In conjunction with the announcement of our next Dean Gareth James of Goizueta, the Goizueta Advisory Board will serve and support the dean in his vision and goals,” says Ginzburg. “Additionally, as a board we are focused on fundraising to increase the endowment and scholarship funds available, alumni engagement, and career development for graduating MBAs and BBAs.”

To learn more about the many ways in which you can volunteer your talents for Goizueta and to discover opportunities for engagement with your 23,000-strong network of Goizueta alumni living and working around the world, please visit here.

Learn more about Goizueta’s strategic priorities for 2O36, Emory’s ongoing capital campaign.

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Goizueta@Work, which seeks to expand, operates in nine corporations with on-site alums serving as Goizueta’s ambassadors. Participating companies include AT&T, The Coca-Cola Company, Delta, Ernst & Young Global, now known as EY, Georgia-Pacific, PricewaterhouseCoopers, branded as PwC, Truist, UPS, and WarnerMedia. 

A long-standing program, Goizueta@Work was created in 2007 to actively foster an alumni community within companies where there is a high concentration of graduates. Few programs demonstrate the power of the 23,000 Goizueta alumni network like this one. Common activities at Goizueta@Work partner corporations include Fireside Chats, Meet and Greets, Lunch and Learns, and Happy Hours.

Corporations Unite Goizueta Alumni and Expand Professional Expertise

Max Francis 19MBA serves as the ambassador at UPS, where he works as a product management senior manager. Prior to the pandemic, a favorite activity among Goizueta alums at UPS was an annual gift exchange. Quarterly, the group gathers during a lunch hour for 20-minute presentations from colleagues to learn what is happening across the company.

“The Emory community at UPS is top notch. Year after year, we onboard more alumni from Goizueta than from any other business school. As an alumnus, this equates to an automatic warm introduction whenever I reach out to someone for the first time,” Francis says. “It also gives confidence in others’ work and a shared vocabulary, seeing as we attended the same classes with the same professors. This allows me to quickly understand how my coworkers arrived at recommendations, and it gives me a sense of how to leverage their work to improve my own.”

Max Francis 19MBA

Events since the relaunch have been virtual yet have provided the opportunity to have program-wide engagement. Once past the pandemic, the program’s dividends will increase as faculty and representatives from the school are able to join the events in person, explains Darius Woody, director of corporate relations for Goizueta.

“Once we can visit the corporations, we’ll be able to more meaningfully engage with alumni and be able to partner with other departments within Goizueta, such as the Career Management Center and Executive Education, to network with the alums,” Woody says.

The groups also bring exposure to Goizueta among non-alumni who want to participate, Woody says. This additional touchpoint with the Goizueta alumni network encourages those who might be thinking about continuing their education to further excel at the corporation or change fields.

“We provide access to Goizueta in a way that alumni can continue their education and learn from the meaningful conversations we have. From a corporate standpoint, Goizueta@Work allows our alumni to reach back to Goizueta and be able to promote these corporations in a way that is mutually beneficial,” Woody says.

Woody is actively seeking alums to become ambassadors to organize on-site programs and more corporations to participate.

Would you like to participate in Goizueta@Work as an alumnus or as a sponsoring organization? For more information, please contact Darius Woody at darius.woody@emory.edu. Learn more about the myriad ways alumni can remain connected with Goizueta.

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Here’s a look at the new Spring 2022 course offerings in Goizueta’s Full-Time MBA programs: 

• Entertainment, Culture, and Media: Georgia is the fourth largest center for film and television production in North America and the Entertainment, Culture, Media (ECM) industry represents more than 6 percent of U.S. gross domestic product. Professor of Organization & Management Giacomo Negro will teach Strategies for Entertainment/Media, focusing on the framework for analyzing ECM industries with experiential learning bridging theory and business. 
• Philanthropy: Brian Goebel, managing director of The Roberto C. Goizueta Business & Society Institute, and Tene Traylor, instructor of Philanthropy Lab, will conduct an experiential learning course introducing business school students to the role of philanthropy in solving public problems with a focus on addressing inequality in Atlanta. The special topics lab will feature guest lectures from philanthropic leaders in the field. The course will lead to student grantmaking of approximately $60,000 to local nonprofit organizations. 
• Bias at Work: During this course, students explore the science of bias in the workplace and use that knowledge as a foundation for designing and assessing effective policies and interventions within organizations.  Instructed by Associate Professor of Organization & Management Erika Hall, students will also learn how disadvantage accumulates through policies and institutions, best practices for serving as an ally, how to conduct bystander intervention, tips for feeling included in the workplace, and best practices for navigating thorny issues. 
• Negotiation: Live training in negotiation is a component of Professor in the Practice of Organization & Management Michael Sacks’ experiential learning course. Students build a theoretical understanding of interpersonal and group negotiations. Being able to negotiate constructively is key to enhance leadership and craft the highest value agreements for a company. This practical knowledge also applies to negotiating job offers and home purchases. 
• Innovation: Managing Innovation teaches concepts and practical approaches to innovation management within established companies. The topics include managing and funding a robust pipeline of innovative ideas from inception to launch, understanding the essential concepts and economic models, and building an organizational model for innovation management. “Our students are excited about the innovation strategy course because it gives them state-of-the-art, highly practical training in how to manage innovation inside large, incumbent businesses. Most MBAs go to work for large corporations, not start companies as entrepreneurs, yet business programs tend to focus largely on entrepreneurship,” says Associate Professor in the Practice of Organization & Management Renee Dye. 
• Corporate Strategy: Dye will also instruct Corporate Strategy on the concepts and practical skills in corporate portfolio management. The course will introduce students to the basics of corporate financial structure and governance, restructuring and bankruptcy, and how to apply the core principles of U.S. antitrust legislation. 
• Emotional Intelligence: Leading with Emotional Intelligence, a January accelerated “ACE” course, allows students to delve into the topic as a method of leadership development by focusing on self-awareness, self-regulation, empathy, and organizational networking. Professor in the Practice of Organization & Management Karl Kuhnert will focus on the principles of effective interpersonal communication to address conflict in professional settings. 
• Entrepreneurship: Charlie Goetz, senior lecturer of Organization & Management, will instruct Introduction to Entrepreneurship, covering all essential steps in building a new venture prior to its launch in the market. The follow-up course Applied Entrepreneurship focuses on the process of managing, growing, and handling issues related to implementing an entrepreneurial venture after the launch of the business in the market. 

Learn more about Goizueta’s Full-Time MBA programs.  

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Oddman, an assistant director of training and development at Emory University, says she was initially nervous about networking with leaders in the private sector, but her mentor last year, Graham Jaenicke 14MBA, provided her with the tools and coaching necessary to grow and successfully expand her network.

“One of the impactful things that Graham helped me with was career exploration. So, I shared with him my strengths, things I like doing, and projects that I find most fulfilling at work. He found people for me to speak with,” Oddman says. “He connected me with his network, to build beyond my immediate job and MBA world.”

Two Decades of Student-Alumni Mentorship Tradition

Co-chaired by Paul Towne 07EvMBA and Aaron Weiner 15BBA, the Goizueta Student-Alumni Mentor Program is a mainstay and two-decade tradition of the Goizueta Alumni Board to bridge the gap for students between the academic and professional world by sharing the insight, coaching, and experience of the business school’s alumni network. Alumni can participate from anywhere in the world.

Pairs are matched based on interests and meet in the Fall after the kickoff. The program concludes in April at the close of the spring semester. Participation is rising, with more than 160 student-alumni pairings this academic year, according to Jaenicke, president of the alumni board.

The couple hours a month that it takes to be a mentor is a small contribution that yields large results for Goizueta students, Jaenicke explains. “Continuing to drive the mentor program is always going to be a priority because it is a great way for alumni to give back to the school and build relationships for current students to expand their networks.”

Virtual Mentoring, Too, Offers Great Value to Participants

Tate Stevenson 22BBA met his mentor Bill Brosius 85BBA over coffee in February 2020 and has chatted virtually since because of COVID-19 precautions. The two are set to have dinner in person at graduation in May. Brosius will travel for the occasion from Dallas, TX, to Atlanta to also perform his duties as a university trustee.

This program has taken me outside my comfort zone, built my confidence in networking, and has been one of the best parts of my MBA experience thus far.

Courtnay Oddman 23EvMBA

Stevenson says the mentor meetings are not scripted or transactional. He cites Brosius’ stature as a health system’s vice president of finance, several years removed from the college experience, as offering great professional perspective. “Bill has had a lot of life and business experience. As I was recruited for my consulting position, I got advice,” Stevenson says. “Him acting as a sounding board has made my Emory experience a lot better.”

A Robert W. Woodruff Scholar, Stevenson is pursuing dual concentrations of finance and consulting for his degree and plans to stay in Atlanta after graduation in May to enter the consulting field.

Through the mentorship, Brosius introduced Stevenson to new professional opportunities, recommended course selections, and suggested the most beneficial club involvement for Stevenson’s skills enhancement.

As in the mentoring relationship shared by Stevenson and Brosius, Oddman and Jaenicke have also shared successes. “Participating in the Student-Alumni Mentoring Program is something I would recommend to anyone looking to boost their confidence and boost their network,” Oddman says. “The program has taken me outside my comfort zone, built my confidence in networking, and has been one of the best parts of my MBA experience thus far.”

Goizueta students benefit from the professional advice and life experiences of their network of 23,000 alumni worldwide. For more information on how you can participate as a student or an alumni volunteer, please contact gbsalumni@emory.edu.

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Joining the board this year are Qaadirah Abdur-Rahim 11EMBA, Lauren McGlory 16MBA, Paul Towne 07EvMBA, and Aaron Weiner 15BBA.

“There is a strong passion for Emory. Even before the official start date, Paul and Aaron took the reins and jumped right into the mentor program, which is a big program for us,” said board president Graham Jaenicke 14MBA. “Qaadirah leaped into helping the Goizueta@Work program, which looks to hold and establish relationships with companies and drive engagement activities. And lastly, Lauren dove into helping guide us through a strategic vision process.”

What Does the Goizueta Alumni Board Do?

The board’s purpose is to advise and work with the Goizueta Advancement and Alumni Engagement Office to promote close ties among alumni. The board is made up of alumni representatives from all the degree programs, representing a variety of class years, geographic regions, as well as a broad range of professional experience.

Abdur-Rahim is the chief equity officer for the City of Atlanta. McGlory is the senior marketing manager and senior associate account director for PepsiCo in Dallas. Towne, senior director of institutional partnerships for Resilia, resides in northern California and once worked for Emory University and spent three years in alumni relations with Goizueta. Weiner, who is senior director of finance for Bilt, lives in New York and brings perspectives of investment banking and financial technology to the board.

Looking at the new additions to the board, Jaenicke sees a wealth of diversity on the board from degree program to geography to industry perspective. “For us to be an impactful board requires that breadth given what we want to accomplish.”

Lindsay Topping, managing senior director of alumni engagement, notes the board’s priorities for the year include strengthening the Goizueta Student-Alumni Mentor Program, revamping the Goizueta@Work program, and creating a strategic plan covering the next three to five years. Another priority is heightening diversity and representation on the board.

The Value of Your Goizueta Network

“We’re always looking for someone to raise their hand. It is important and key to who we are as an alumni network,” Jaenicke says. “Continuing to drive the mentor program is always going to be a priority because it is a great way for alumni to give back to the school and build relationships for current students to expand their networks.”

“While the board’s strategic plan covers a long-term vision, the short-term need focuses on defining the makeup of the board, selecting and driving initiatives, and measuring success to assure we reach our goals,” Jaenicke says. “The alumni office supports the board to both execute on those near-term initiatives and define long-term direction.”

The board’s executive committee for 2021-2022 is Jaenicke, president; Jason Payton 12EvMBA, vice president; and Deborah Perantoni 00EvMBA, past president. Other members include:

•            Rashida Burnham 14MBA

•            Edward Dearborn 16EMBA

•            Kelly Fierro 07MBA

•            Eric Freedman 00BBA

•            Jason Harlow 10BBA 14MBA

•            Jodi Harvey 03MBA

•            Ted Kim 97BBA

•            Max Mayblum 16BBA

•            Patrick McBride 14BBA

•            Carey Moede 16EvMBA

•            Brian Moore 07EvMBA

•            Ainsley TeGrotenhuis 05MBA

Did you know that your Goizueta alumni network is 23,000 global members strong? Find out more about how you can volunteer with Goizueta, engage with fellow alumni, access career resources, and invest in the future of Goizueta. Reach out to one of the advancement and alumni engagement team members at gbsalumni@emory.edu.

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Since 2013, hackATL has attracted thousands of students from top undergraduate programs across the United States to build a business in 48 hours and pitch it to judges, angel investors, and venture capitalists. The student-led Emory Entrepreneurship & Venture Management (EEVM) runs the event of more than 300 participants, some of them international. In all, 24 teams registered and 13 teams competed.

Winners were named and awards were given:

• 1st place $5000 award – Team Clip – Devan Patel 20Ox 23BBA and Amaan Sayed
• 2nd Place $3000 award – Team Trident – Artem Linde 25C, Silvia Lee, and Sungho Kim 25C
• 3rd Place $2000 award – Team Eco Friends – Katrina Libera and Alex Diamantis

Marawan Elgohry 23B 23C, co-director of hackATL, says the best business comes from ideas that solve societal problems. He sees the competition as incentivizing the creation of products that solve a social issue and innovation aimed at real-world problems. 

The 2021 theme was The Great Hacksby, drawing on the similarities between the 1920s and the 2020s, Elgohry explains, such as a global pandemic and economic challenges.  

View the Zoom presentation of the competition finals here. Learn more about Emory Entrepreneurship & Venture Management, an organization of The Roberto C. Goizueta Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation.  

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The Alpharetta, GA-born Saladna chose Goizueta for his Evening MBA based on the experience of friends who attended Emory and the program’s focus on business. Saladna admits he did not know much about the time value of money. “I really liked how the Goizueta MBA focused on financing and consulting.” 

For his undergraduate degree, Saladna crossed the country to attend Southern Methodist University. While studying computer engineering, he completed two internships with Citigroup and later joined Splunk, a San Francisco-based data analytic firm traded on NASDAQ. In four years, he advanced from sales engineer into a leadership role. 

“I had the chance to start a global team with my company, make a huge impact, and hire talented people from different backgrounds,” Saladna recalls. “Tech is very open to talent as opposed to background.”  

With nothing but good things to say about Splunk, Saladna left the firm in late October to begin conceptualizing and strategizing for a yet-unnamed fintech company with two partners. 

Experiencing the Power of Positive Role Models Who Share Advice 

Saladna’s mother was in sales and was one of his most influential mentors. “I never realized it growing up, but the good business habits I have today were imprinted from her.” For his career move, though, he credits skills learned in Center for Alternative Investment courses like entrepreneurial private equity taught by Klaas Baks, professor of finance, and the Center for Alternative Investments executive director. 

Absorbing the wisdom from former student guest lecturers who have bought their own businesses or started their own funds, Saladna realized the value of getting more involved with the center’s executive management team. “I respect the real-world aspect of the experience and engaging with the former students who attest to the center’s value-add to their careers,” Saladna says. 

“I was working a full-time job and doing my MBA at the same time, but I will soon be diving into a startup and will have the chance to leverage my education, experience, and network to build a software company,” he says. 

Juggling his future startup, master’s level classwork, and still finding the time to assist the center takes a big commitment, Saladna admits, especially when he forgets to eat dinner on class nights. For motivation, he turns to the famous idiom of author Simon Sinek, “Find your why.” 

“By understanding that value driver, you gain a bigger appreciation for what you’re doing. Working, studying, and volunteering are big commitments, but if you know why you’re making them, the time invested is worthwhile.” 

Alex Saladna 23EvMBA

The Center for Alternative Investments actively engages professionals in the private equity, hedge fund, and real estate communities. Learn more about this thought leadership and research hub for students and practitioners interested in alternative investments.  

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