The 100 Best & Brightest MBAs: Class Of 2025

Class of 2025: Best & Brightest MBAs

MBA Student MBA Program Hometown Pre-MBA Employer Internship Post-MBA Employer
Brysan Porterfield University of Michigan (Ross) Branchburg, NJ Rakuten Advertising Mars Wrigley Mars Wrigley
Emily Oates University of Minnesota (Carlson) Milwaukee, WI Milwaukee Public Schools Deloitte Deloitte
Via Rao University of Minnesota (Carlson) Indianapolis, IN University of Minnesota Medical School Deloitte Deloitte
Blake Blaze MIT (Sloan) Barnstable, MA DataClassroom Tyton Partners Front Row Fantasy
Toritse David Maroh MIT (Sloan) Delta, Nigeria Standard Bank Group JPMorgan Chase Bain & Company
Lizzy Salata MIT (Sloan) Winchester, VA Metron, Inc. Rivian Nike
Ashwin Charles Nanyang Business School Neyveli, India Valeo NA Undecided
Pham Tan Vuong Nanyang Business School Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Vietcap Securities JSC NA Undecided
Min Kyung LEE National University of Singapore Seoul, South Korea GlaxoSmithKline Korea BillDetail and Kinder BoostDraft
Julian Sutton New York University (Stern) New Orleans, LA Deloitte Consulting National Basketball Association (NBA) Deloitte Consulting
Margaret Zhang New York University (Stern) Luoyang, China Google Nvidia Nvidia
Bhumika Agarwal North Carolina (Kenan-Flagler) Ghaziabad, India JPMorgan Chase L.E.K. Consulting L.E.K. Consulting
Ashley Sperry North Carolina (Kenan-Flagler) Springfield, OH U.S. Army U.S. Army U.S. Army
Jibikeoluwa Faborode Northwestern University (Kellogg) Ile-Ife, Nigeria African Development Bank EY-Parthenon EY-Parthenon
Ilana Solomon Northwestern University (Kellogg) Stony Brook, NY Accenture DaVita DaVita
Will Tan Northwestern University (Kellogg) Manila, Philippines Meta TikTok (ByteDance) Amazon
Mark Giesey Notre Dame (Mendoza) Crystal Lake, IL College of American Pathologists Pella Pella
Kyle Schembechler Ohio State (Fisher) Dunstable, MA U.S. Army Scotts Miracle Gro Cognizant
Surayyah Ahmad University of Oxford (Saïd) Katsina State, Nigeria Sabou Capital NA Sabou Capital
Blessing Unwana Umoh University of Pittsburgh (Katz) Akwa-Ibom, Nigeria First Bank Plc University of Pittsburgh Amazon
Sydney McLennan Queen’s University (Smith) Grimsby, Canada ArcelorMittal Dofasco NA Boston Consulting Group
Angelica Janette Amaya Zendejas Rice University (Jones) Morelia, Mexico Hewlett Packard Institute of Hispanic Culture of Houston Amazon
Rocio Julissa Garcia Quinteros University of Rochester (Simon) Santa Ana, El Salvador Banco Agricola, S.A. El Salvador ServiceNow, Inc. ServiceNow, Inc.
Maitri Taneja Rutgers Business School Pune, India StreamzAI NVIDIA NVIDIA
Jack Reagor Southern Methodist University (Cox) Frisco, TX Amazon Kearney Kearney
Savannah Brown University of Tennessee (Haslam) Mckinney, TX Shora Foundation Shora Foundation Undecided
Hiro Yoguchi University of Texas (McCombs) Tokyo, Japan Hitachi Hitachi Ventures Hitachi
Jordan Work Texas A&M (Mays) Houston, TX OxyChem ExxonMobil ExxonMobil
Sanchaita Kohli University of Toronto (Rotman) New Delhi, India Face Surgery Delhi Boston Consulting Group Boston Consulting Group
Katherine Kiang U.C. Berkeley (Haas) Willowbrook, IL Eli Lilly Pfizer Dual Degree (December Graduation)
Ann C. Ukadike U.C. Berkeley (Haas) Lagos, Nigeria Terragon Limited Amazon Web Services Amazon Web Services
Julian Watson U.C. Berkeley (Haas) Lindenhurst, NY U.S. Army Nike Undecided
Jack Schaufler U.C. Davis Chapel Hill, NC Skyline Renewables Echo River Capital Undecided
Skyler Meador U.C. Irvine (Merage) Orange, CA Brillstein Creative Partners Mattel Mattel
Sebastian Esselens UCLA (Anderson) Antwerp, Belgium Live Nation Entertainment Apple Apple
Jae Hyoung Kim UCLA (Anderson) Seoul, South Korea Samsung Electronics Analysis Group Analysis Group
Patrick Li USC (Marshall) Hong Kong Novaria Group Deloitte Consulting Deloitte Consulting
Raghav Mahajan USC (Marshall) Punjab, India Ultimate Kronos Group Paramount Pictures Undecided
Robert Rickard Vanderbilt University (Owen) Austin, TX Emerson McKinsey & Company McKinsey & Company
Amanda Golden University of Virginia (Darden) San Francisco, CA Google Sands Capital Sands Capital
Jill Howland University of Virginia (Darden) Buffalo, NY Baltimore City Public Schools Bain & Company Bain & Company
Arpit Arya Washington University (Olin) Khemkaran, India Alstom Transport Tesla Undecided
Danielle Sarraf Washington University (Olin) Los Angeles, CA Brown School at Washington University Brown School at Washington University Dual Degree (December Graduation)
Aarati Cohly Wharton School New York City, NY NYC Mayor’s Office of Engagement DemocracyWorks Undecided
Mallika Patkar Wharton School Fairfax, VA AXA Circle Undecided
Simi Shah Wharton School Atlanta, GA Indra Nooyi (Chief of Staff) South Asian Trailblazers South Asian Trailblazers
Aaron St. John Kindle University of Wisconsin West De Pere, WI U.S. Army Hendricks Commercial Properties Undecided
Austin Cai Yale School of Management Fremont, CA Scandit 53 Stations Morphic
Nico Pedreira Yale School of Management Buenos Aires, Argentina Hilltop Public Solutions Boston Consulting Group Boston Consulting Group
Ioana Solomon Yale School of Management Bacau, Romania Morgan Stanley Closed Loop Partners Undecided