2025 Best & Brightest Online MBAs

MBA Student	MBA Program	Hometown	Undergraduate Alma Mater	Employer
Ronald O. Samaco, CPA	University of Arizona (Eller)	Fullerton, CA	California State Polytechnic University, Pomona	Startup
Ozzy Ledezma	Arizona State (W. P. Carey)	Phoenix, AZ	Arizona State University	Startup
Rob Crawford	Auburn University (Harbert)	Appleton, WI	University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee	Menasha Corporation
Ashley Spence	Auburn University (Harbert)	Tyler, TX	Auburn University	FedEx
Fily Vidrio	Baylor University (Hankamer)	Corpus Christi, TX	University of the Incarnate Word	HomeWell Care Services of New Braunfels
Desiree Nattell	Boston University (Questrom)	Watertown, NY	Cornell University	NBCUniversal
Christopher Peralta	Boston University (Questrom)	Shamokin, PA	King’s College	SELFINUS
Melissa Calise	Bryant University	Coventry, RI	University of Rhode Island	Fidelity Investments
Juan Andrade-Vera	Carnegie Mellon (Tepper)	Minneapolis, MN	Middlebury College	Klaviyo
Hannah Messinger	Carnegie Mellon (Tepper)	Philadelphia, PA	Syracuse University	Mars
Liz Eckstein	University of Denver (Daniels)	Oak Park, IL	Johns Hopkins University	Boulder County Farmers Markets
Ekaterina Panteleeva	Durham University	Omsk, Russia	Omsk State University	Nicholas Hall Company
Patrick Deubach	ESMT Berlin	Erfurt, Germany	TU Dresden	ZF Friedrichshafen AG
Diego Matayoshi	University of Florida (Warrington)	Miami, FL	University of Florida	Thermo Fisher Scientific
Joseph Thierry Fanfan	University of Florida (Warrington)	Port-au-Prince, Haiti	University of West Florida	Thermo King of the Southeast
Nicole Amendola	Hofstra University (Zarb)	Patchogue, NY	LIU Post	Suffolk County Department of Health Services
Howard Boriskin	Hofstra University (Zarb)	Lawrence, NY	Brandeis University	Northwell Health
Charlie Bloxham	IE Business School	Dubai, UAE	Roehampton University	Freelance Strategy Consulting
Viktoriia Safronova	IE Business School	Prague, the Czech Republic	Donetsk National University	Visa
Christina Reed	University of Illinois (Gies)	Chicago, IL	University of Illinois	SAP
Malcolm Wilson	University of Illinois (Gies)	Chicago, IL	Governors State University	YES Prep Public Schools
Han Wai Khor	Imperial Business School	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	National University of Singapore	ICBC International Holdings Limited
Kristin Brown	Indiana University (Kelley)	Portland, OR	Colgate University	Institute for Clinical Innovation, Providence
Michael Roshon	Indiana University (Kelley)	Colorado Springs, CO	Troy State University	UCHealth / US Cycling
Adam Kurth	University of Iowa (Tippie)	Iowa City, IA	Beloit College	Iowa City Community School District
Dr. Simita Mishra	Jack Welch Management Institute	Charlotte, NC	University of Mumbai	Northwell Health / Hofstra University
Lisa Reavis	Jack Welch Management Institute	Savannah, GA	University of Georgia	Incite Tax
Ian Riccaboni	Lehigh University	Allentown, PA	New York University	All Elite Wrestling / Ascendis Pharma
Joshua Neeriemer	University of Maryland (Smith)	Fuquay-Varina, NC	University of Maryland	Navient
Gillianne Nichole Millette	University of Massachusetts Amherst (Isenberg)	Johns Creek, GA	Ambassador University	Beau Temps Communications
Shari Rajoo	University of Massachusetts Amherst (Isenberg)	Kingsport, TN	University of Southern Mississippi	Ballad Health
Tenzin Dadul	University of Michigan (Ross)	Grosse Pointe, MI	University of North Carolina	Cancer Medical Dental Association
Dan Herzberg	University of Michigan (Ross)	Royal Oak, MI	Western Michigan University	Honor Community Health
Shelly Soupir	University of Minnesota (Carlson)	Omaha, NE	Minnesota State University, Moorhead	AblePay Health
Tiffany Huffman	University of Nebraska-Lincoln	Fort Myers, FL	Penn State University	Naples Comprehensive Health (NCH)
Lisa Park	North Carolina (Kenan-Flagler)	Cupertino, CA	UCLA	Bristol Myers Squibb
Jasmin Randle	North Carolina (Kenan-Flagler)	Dumfries, VA	University of North Carolina	Salesforce Inc.
Matt Conti	North Carolina State University (Jenkins)	Raleigh, NC	University of North Carolina	UNC Physician’s Network
Ramon Marquez	Rice University (Jones)	Houston, TX	University of Texas at El Paso	Sears and KMart
Andria Monique Pourkarimi	Rice University (Jones)	Houston, TX	University of Texas Rio Grande Valley	Pourkarimi & Associates, LLC
Janelle Acevedo Maguire	Santa Clara University (Leavey)	Santa Clara, CA	San Jose State University	Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Sumeet Malik	Santa Clara University (Leavey)	Napa, CA	University of California, San Diego	Meta
Richard McFarlane	University of South Florida (Muma)	St. Andrew, Jamaica	Strayer University	Western Alliance Bank
Brittanny Anderson	Southern Methodist University (Cox)	Dallas, TX	Ferris State University	University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Daniel Martinez	University of California-Davis	La Mirada, CA	California State University, Fullerton	Precision Castparts Corporation
Terrence Bunkley	University of Texas at Dallas (Jindal)	Fort Worth, TX	University of North Texas	Microsoft
Carrie Dembeck	University of Texas at Dallas (Jindal)	Denton, TX	University of Houston	Celanese
Erica Kolsrud	USC (Marshall)	Glendale, CA	University of Iowa	Emily Rice & Co
Alexey Lyutik	USC (Marshall)	Irvine, CA	Moscow Aviation Institute	Abbvie
Ivan Aristondo	University of Utah (Eccles)	Denver, CO	Utah Valley University	Deloitte LLP
Esther Booth	Warwick Business School	Guildford, United Kingdom	Bristol University	The Gap Partnership
Eve Burkhart	University of Washington (Foster)	Brooklyn, NY	Cornell University	Boeing
Joe Martzel	University of Washington (Foster)	Homer Glen, IL	North Central College	Liberty Mutual Insurance
Kelly Rucci	William & Mary (Mason)	Midlothian, VA	Virginia Commonwealth University	Amazon
Brittany Pitlik	University of Wisconsin MBA Consortium	Urbana, IL	Houston Christian University	Gold H2
Ermal Toto	Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI)	Holden, MA	Worcester State University	Worcester Polytechnic Institute