Class of 2026: Best & Brightest MBAs

MBA Student	MBA Program	Hometown	Pre-MBA Employer	Internship	Post-MBA Employer
Indu Khemchandani	Alliance Manchester Business School	Bilaspur, India	Uplatz	Uplatz	Uplatz
Edith Wang	Arizona State University (W. P. Carey)	Shandong, China	Citibank Canada	Ecolab	Ecolab
Drin Govori	Babson College (Olin)	Prishtina, Kosovo	Kosovo Electricity Distribution Company (KEDS)	Babson College (TA)	Arthur M. Blank Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership, Babson College
Martina Marrali	Babson College (Olin)	Licata, Italy	Gritstone Bio	Ateklo	EliVive
Gabrielle Simmons	Boston University (Questrom)	Cape Town, South Africa	Chemonics International	Merck	Merck
Rebekah Koster	Brigham Young University (Marriott)	Mesa, AZ	Order Protection	McKinsey & Company	McKinsey & Company
Lorenzo Montanari	Brigham Young University (Marriott)	Brescia, Italy	Microsoft	Google	Google
Steven Pillon	Cambridge Judge Business School	Sydney, Australia	Revolut	Cambridge Capital Group	Undecided
Phrare Bhudharhita Teinwan	Carnegie Mellon (Tepper)	Bangkok, Thailand	Airports of Thailand	Boston Consulting Group	Boston Consulting Group
Samuel Lin	Carnegie Mellon (Tepper)	San Jose, CA	UNIQLO	AlixPartners	AlixPartners
Amber Lo	Carnegie Mellon (Tepper)	Singapore	Sotheby’s, New York	Adobe	Adobe
Jincai FAN	CEIBS	Shanghai, China	Mininglamp Technology	Eli Lilly	Eli Lilly
Jingxuan Liu	CEIBS	Zhengzhou, China	Shanghai He Ping Law Firm	Shanghai Complisail Technology Co., Ltd.	Global Law Office, Shanghai, China
Adeola Akeju	University of Chicago (Booth)	Lagos, Nigeria	The Clinton Health Access Initiative	Boston Consulting Group	Boston Consulting Group
Chad Shimozaki	University of Chicago (Booth)	Stockton, CA	Baker Tilly Advisory Group	Amazon	Amazon
Jacqueline Deprey	Columbia Business School	Rockville, MD	Dropbox	Perpetua	Perpetua
Abdul-wahab Alhaji	Cornell University (Johnson)	Kuwait City, Kuwait	Warba Bank of Kuwait	Capital One	Capital One
Laura Rodriguez	Cornell University (Johnson)	El Monte, CA	The GRAMMYS / Recording Academy	TikTok	Undecided
Kayla Hergott Heiny	Dartmouth College (Tuck)	Augusta, GA	NuVasive	Hologic	Undecided
Jack Noble	Dartmouth College (Tuck)	Wake Forest, NC	CVS Health	L.E.K. Consulting	L.E.K. Consulting
Dan Crair	Duke University (Fuqua)	Miami, FL	Duke Human Vaccine Institute	L.E.K. Consulting	L.E.K. Consulting
Gabrielle Sims	Duke University (Fuqua)	Hattiesburg, MS	Guidehouse	Delta Airlines	Undecided
Polina Sarafanova	EDHEC Business School	Moscow, Russia	theDesk	theDesk	Undecided
Jasmine King	Emory University (Goizueta)	Buffalo, NY	Pivot Precision	NA	Pivot Precision
Hala EL SOLH	ESCP Business School	Beirut, Lebanon	Groupe Inter-académique pour le Développement	NA	Undecided
Punit Thakkar	ESMT Berlin	Ahmedabad, India	Nobroker.com	NA	Startup
Emily Storrs	University of Florida (Warrington)	Orlando, FL	Clearwater Marine Aquarium	JPMorgan Chase	JPMorgan Chase
Vicente Aguirre Pischedda	Fordham University (Gabelli)	Santiago, Chile	Falabella	Microsoft	Microsoft
Claire Bohrer	Fordham University (Gabelli)	Basking Ridge, NJ	Michael Kors	JPMorgan Chase	JPMorgan Chase
Lara Kornblut	Georgetown University (McDonough)	Mclean, VA	CEVA Logistics	Kenvue	Kenvue
Calder LaBriola	University of Georgia (Terry)	Griffin, GA	U.S. Army	JPMorgan Chase	JPMorgan Chase
Clayton Marshall	Georgia Tech (Scheller)	Atlanta, GA	U.S. Army	Instawork	Alexander Group
Luis Dominguez Guillot	HEC Paris	Mexico City, Mexico	Ernst & Young	Eli Lilly	Eli Lilly
Lina Guérin	HEC Paris	Paris, France	French National Rugby Sevens Team	Novo Nordisk	Novo Nordisk
Paramvir Singh	University of Hong Kong (HKU)	Pune, India	Acidaes Solutions	NA	Undecided
Federico E. Alatorre	IESE Business School	Monterrey, Mexico	Empowermind and GlutenYES!	Transcend Partners	Empowermind and GlutenYES!
Timothy Hoffmann	IESE Business School	Luzern, Switzerland	NavBio / Actor	ON	Undecided
Abhishek Batra	IIM Ahmedabad	Kashipur, India	Directorate of Revenue Intelligence	NA	Mahindra & Mahindra Group
Agustina Bigatti	IMD Business School	Montevideo, Uruguay	Light-It	NA	Mentiora AI
Alfonso Martínez	IMD Business School	Guadalajara, Mexico	IKEA Mexico	CareerOS	Eagle Strategy
Waras Singh	Indian School of Business	Malout, India	Seven Seas Capital	NA	Alvarez & Marsal
Rayna Strasser-King	Indiana University (Kelley)	Palmdale, CA	McMaster-Carr	Medtronic	Medtronic
Sarah Wales	Indiana University (Kelley)	Virginia Beach, VA	FCI Brands	Deloitte	Deloitte
Amanda Chermont	INSEAD	Belém, Brazil	Nubank	Nubank	Undecided
Julien Trehet	INSEAD	Trouville-sur-mer, France	European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)	European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)	Undecided
Derek Adam	Ivey Business School at Western University	Hamilton, Canada	ArcelorMittal Dofasco	NA	Partners in Performance (Accenture)
Erika Ito	Johns Hopkins Carey Business School	Tsu, Japan	Tohoku University Hospital	Eli Lilly and Company	Eli Lilly and Company
Anika Mistry	Johns Hopkins Carey Business School	Santa Cruz, CA	DevMinds	Ernst & Young	Ernst & Young
Tania F. Davila Masciopinto	London Business School	Caracas, Venezuela	Edwardian Hotels London	Restaurant Brands International	Restaurant Brands International
Max Taylor	London Business School	Nottingham, England	Mansfield Advisors	Amazon UK	Undecided
Maggie McNamara	London Business School	Rumford, RI	Vanguard	Vanguard	Vanguard

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