2023 Best & Brightest Executive MBAs

EMBA Student	EMBA Program	Hometown	Employer
Sean Bowie	Arizona State (W. P. Carey)	Chandler, AZ	Arizona State University
Reem Kidess	Arizona State (W. P. Carey)	Washington, D.C.	Reem Kidess, DDS, PLLC
Amy Jantz	Baylor University (Hankamer)	Double Oak, TX	National Vision, Inc.
Ryan Carter	Brigham Young University (Marriott)	Queen Creek, AZ	VF Law, LLC
Brittany Davies	Brigham Young University (Marriott)	Payson, UT	Purple
Ryan Ebert	University of Cambridge (Judge)	Melbourne, Australia	Physitrack
Erica Maddox	University of Cambridge (Judge)	Denver, CO	McDonald’s Corporation
Andreas Hornfischer	CEIBS	Taicang, China	E.G.O. Components
Anita Jiang	CEIBS	Shanghai, China	Morgan Stanley Securities
Yeonjung Park	University of Chicago (Booth)	Seoul, South Korea	Philips Ventures
Keoki Williams	University of Chicago (Booth)	Ann Arbor, MI	Center for Individualized and Genomic Medicine Research (CIGMA)
Claudia Gernegross	Columbia Business School	New York City, NY	PATRIZIA
Edgar Iván Núñez Loya	Columbia Business School	New York City, NY	General Motors Investment Management Corporation
Corey R. Bailey	Cornell University (Johnson)	Austin, TX	Comerica Bank
Matthew Lobach	Cornell University (Johnson)	Philadelphia, PA	Hersha Hospitality Management
Mike Misch	Cornell University (Johnson)	Rumson, NJ	Sanofi
Matthew Lutch	Duke University (Fuqua)	Milton, MA	U.S. Marine Corps
Sam Spencer	Duke University (Fuqua)	Grand Lake, CO	Oregon State Treasury
Matthew De Geeter	Emory University (Goizueta)	Washington, D.C.	American Society of Interior Designers
Daniel Refai	Emory University (Goizueta)	Los Angeles, CA	Emory University School of Medicine
Kateryna Korbutova	ESADE Business School	Kyiv, Ukraine	SAP
Daniel Yin	ESADE Business School	Kampala, Uganda	SPOUTS International
Ryan Quattlebaum	University of Florida (Warrington)	Tampa Bay, FL	AdventHealth North Pinellas
Robert Griffith	Fordham University (Gabelli)	San Diego, CA	Purple 24 Fund
Adam Lair	Georgetown University (McDonough)	Atlanta, GA	Partners Capital
Pamela Wilson	Georgetown University (McDonough)	Washington, DC	U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation
Joshua Lewis	University of Georgia (Terry)	Atlanta, GA	TeamHealth
James Gregory Gibbs	Georgia Tech (Scheller)	Marietta, GA	Microsoft
Danielle Hall	Georgia Tech (Scheller)	College Park, GA	International Market Centers
EMILIE AFFRE	HEC Paris	Paris, France	Undecided
Birame NDIAYE	HEC Paris	Boston, MA	Littelfuse
Aurora Castillo Magner	IE Brown Executive MBA	Lynnfield, MA	Santander Bank
Wilfredo Giordano-Perez	IE Brown Executive MBA	Providence, RI	Tri-County Health Centers
Joy Araujo	IESE Business School	Mindelo, Republic of Cabo Verde	SLB
Cynthia Obioha Marcus	IESE Business School	Aba, Nigeria	Meta
Thaís Carpenedo	IMD Business School	São Paulo, Brazil	Vicat Group
Taras Panasenko	IMD Business School	Dnipro, Ukraine	Avrora
Satchi Hiremath	Indiana University (Kelley)	River Falls, WI	Advocate Midwest
Catherine Moya Krumenacker	Indiana University (Kelley)	Zionsville, IN	Eskenazi Health Center Grassy Creek
Tapio Kallonen	INSEAD	Helsinki, Finland	Specim (Konica Minolta Company)
Bernice Liu	INSEAD	Hong Kong, China	Winemaven.io & Bellavizio Wines
Olaedo (Ola) Osoka	INSEAD	Lagos, Nigeria	Daystar Power Group
Gina Seung Eun Jung	INSEAD	Seoul, Republic of Korea	Janssen Pharmaceuticals
Ellen Marston-Darwish	London Business School	Dubai, UAE	Liv. Digital Bank by Emirates NBD
Johnny Scarlett	London Business School	London, UK	British Diplomatic Corps
Cietta Kiandoli	University of Maryland (Smith)	Washington, DC	United States Senate (Senator Chuck Schumer)
Glen Martin	University of Maryland (Smith)	Bronx, NY	U.S. Navy
Suzanne Bergeron	McGill-HEC Montréal	Montreal, Quebec	Sodexo
Peter Evans	University of Michigan (Ross)	Bettendorf, IA	Novelis
Alex Fite	University of Michigan (Ross)	Corinth, MS	Northrop Grumman Corporation
Alec DeLange	Michigan State (Broad)	Grand Rapids, MI	Caldwell & Gregory
Prenella Semma	Michigan State (Broad)	Novi, MI	Cisco Systems
Anjali Bhagra, MD	University of Minnesota (Carlson)	Rochester, MN	Mayo Clinic

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