Best & Brightest MBAs: Class of 2017

Members of Poets&Quants’ Best & Brightest MBA graduates of 2017

CLASS OF 2017 BEST & BRIGHTEST MBAs

Name School Hometown Employer
Ā Sally Lambert Ā MIT (Sloan) Ā Concord, MA Ā Undecided
Ā Lauren Montagne Ā University of North Carolina (Kenan-Flagler) Ā Raleigh, NC Ā Bain & Company
Ā Jamen Kyle Miller Ā University of North Carolina (Kenan-Flagler) Ā Hickory, NC Ā Clark Realty Capital LLC
Ā Adam Maddock Ā Northwestern (Kellogg) Ā Ellicott City, MD Ā T-Mobile
Ā Jared Scharen Ā Northwestern (Kellogg) Ā Ellicott City, MD Ā eRetirements.com
Ā Sylvia Banda Ā Notre Dame (Mendoza) Ā Carmel, IN Ā Dimensional Fund Advisors
Ā Abigail Oduro Ā Notre Dame (Mendoza) Ā Accra, Ghana Ā Corning
Ā Ward Wolff Ā New York University (Stern) Ā San Francisco, CA Ā Undecided
Ā Matthew Nordman Ā Ohio State (Fisher) Ā Columbus OH Ā Nationwide Insurance
Ā Tada Yamamoto Ā Ohio State (Fisher) Ā West Chester, OH Ā McKinsey
Ā Ashley Thomas Ā Oxford (Said) Ā Colorado Springs, CO Ā Undecided
Ā Andrew Brennan Ā University of Pittsburgh (Katz) Ā Pittsburgh, PA Ā Global War on Terror Memorial Foundation
Ā Lamis Sleiman Ā Purdue University (Krannert) Ā Zahle, Lebanon Ā Amazon
Ā Ravi Teja Jagarapu Ā Purdue University (Krannert) Ā Visakhapatnam, India Ā Undecided
Ā Caitlin Crotty Ā Rice University (Jones) Ā McLean, VA Ā Deloitte Consulting
Ā David A. Distant Ā University of Rochester (Simon) Ā Hartsdale, NY Ā Citi
Ā Jorge Rosales Carpio Ā University of Rochester (Simon) Ā Lima, Peru Ā Simon-Kucher & Partners
Ā Michael Jay Orr Ā Southern Methodist University (Cox) Ā Corona, CA Ā Hershey Company
Ā Kate Archibald Ā Stanford GSB Ā Denver, CO Ā Undecided
Ā Federico Mossa Ā Stanford GSB Ā Sardinia, Italy Ā Netflix
Ā Sebastian Serra Ā Stanford GSB Ā Mexico City, Mexico Ā Undecided
Ā Timothy Carreon Ā University of Texas (McCombs) Ā Dallas, TX Ā Amazon
Ā Caitlin Goodrich Ā University of Texas (McCombs) Ā Seattle, WA Ā Deloitte Consulting
Ā Isabel Chirase Ā Texas A&M (Mays) Ā Amarillo, TX Ā Deloitte Consulting
Ā David St. Bernard Ā University of Toronto (Rotman) Ā Scarborough, Ontario Ā Bennett Jones LLP
Ā Alex Walker Turner Ā University of Toronto (Rotman) Ā Burlington, Ontario Ā McKinsey
Ā Hady Barry Ā U.C. Berkeley (Haas) Ā Conakry, Guinea Ā Undecided
Ā Kelly Deutermann Ā U.C. Berkeley (Haas) Ā Healdsburg, CA Ā U.S. Coast Guard
Ā John Moore Ā U.C. Berkeley (Haas) Ā Chino Hills, CA Ā Bain & Company
Ā Grace Guo Ā U.C. Davis Ā Chifeng, China Ā AT&T
Ā Christian Johnson Ā U.C. Irvine (Merage) Ā San Clemente, CA Ā Edwards Lifesciences
Ā Lynn Compton Ā UCLA (Anderson) Ā Boulder City, NV Ā McKinsey
Ā Colleen Thomas Ā UCLA (Anderson) Ā South Holland, IL Ā Accenture Strategy
Ā Helen ā€˜Mollieā€™ Hartung Ā USC (Marshall) Ā Los Angeles, CA Ā Amgen
Ā Laju Obasaju Ā USC (Marshall) Ā Bellmore, NY Ā AT&T
Ā Caroline Collins Ā Vanderbilt University (Owen) Ā Bloomfield Hills, MI Ā Microsoft
Ā Buzz Becker Ā University of Virginia (Darden) Ā Bixby, OK Hexagon Energy
Ā Molly Duncan Ā University of Virginia (Darden) Ā Greensboro, NC Ā McKinsey
Ā Lydia Islan Ā University of Washington (Foster) Ā Riverside, CT Ā Boston Consulting Group
Ā Vanessa Kritzer Ā University of Washington (Foster) Ā Seattle, WA Ā Microsoft
Ā Joshua Rodriguez Ā University of Washington (Foster) Ā Killeen, TX Ā Goldman Sachs
Ā Markey Culver Ā Washington University (Olin) Ā St. Louis, MO Ā The Women’s Bakery
Ā Conn Q. Davis Ā Washington University (Olin) Ā East Prairie, MO Ā Bain & Company
Ā Kyle Brengel Ā Wharton School Ā Richmond, VA Ā McKinsey
Ā Mary Gamber Ā Wharton School Ā New Canaan, CT Ā The Bridgespan Group
Ā Saba Shafi Ā Wharton School Ā London, UK Ā Undecided
Ā Jessie Wright Ā University of Wisconsin Ā Minneapolis, MN Ā New York City Ballet
Ā Kaitlin Koga Ā Yale SOM Ā Pearl City, HI Ā Undecided
Ā Claire Lee Ā Yale SOM Ā Seattle, WA Ā Deloitte Consulting
Ā Katy Mixter Ā Yale SOM Ā Weston, MA Ā Boston Consulting Group

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