MBAs To Watch: Class of 2026

MBA Student	MBA Program	Hometown	Pre-MBA Employer	Internship	Post-MBA Employer
Jean Remy Mizero	American University (Kogod)	Silver Spring, MD	Arthur Gallagher &Co.	BNP Paribas	AON
Zach Harris	Arizona State (W. P. Carey)	Cary, NC	L3monade	Bayer	Bayer
Jewell Wilson	Arizona State (W. P. Carey)	Little Rock, AR	Acertus	Lucid Motors	Lucid Motors
Tyler Farrar	Boston College (Carroll)	Weymouth, MA	U.S. Marine Corps	American Express	American Express
Hyemin Lee	Boston College (Carroll)	Seoul, South Korea	Golfzon, South Korea	Adobe	Adobe
Alexander Orta	Boston University (Questrom)	Ocala, FL	State Farm	GE Vernova	GE Vernova
Melissa Akita	University of Cambridge (Judge)	Accra, Ghana	KPMG Ghana	KPMG Ghana	Undecided
Tevarus Naicker	University of Cambridge (Judge)	Cape Town, South Africa	DG Murray Trust	Undecided	Undecided
Olivia Ahearn	Carnegie Mellon (Tepper)	Plymouth, MI	Deloitte Consulting	Molson Coors Beverage Company	Deloitte Consulting
William Dougherty	University of Chicago (Booth)	Pottstown, PA	U.S. Marine Corps	Boston Consulting Group	Boston Consulting Group
Prabha Upreti	University of Chicago (Booth)	Kathmandu, Nepal	AES Corporation	Palisades Growth Capital	Undecided
Joe Mozden	Columbia Business School	Chicago, IL	Deloitte Consulting	Microsoft	Deloitte Consulting
Tyler Bryant	Cornell University (Johnson)	Houston, TX	Booz Allen Hamilton	Mars Wrigley	General Mills
Ty Millward	Cornell University (Johnson)	State College, PA	U.S. Army	Wells Fargo’s Power	Wells Fargo’s Power
Peatros Haile	Dartmouth College (Tuck)	Albany, NY	City of Albany	Amazon	UnitedHealth Group
Alex Xue	Dartmouth College (Tuck)	Portland, OR	IQVIA	Boston Consulting Group	Boston Consulting Group
April Gibbs	Duke University (Fuqua)	Chapel Hill, NC	HelloFresh	NextEra Energy	NextEra Energy
Benjamin Peace	Duke University (Fuqua)	Pembroke Pines, FL	Gensler	Boston Consulting Group	Boston Consulting Group
Jared Caine	EDHEC Business School	Tamarin, Mauritius	Artemis Power	NA	Undecided
Michael Coyne	Emory University (Goizueta)	Golden, CO	DAI Global	Bain & Company	Bain & Company
Ginger (Abblitt) Rondinelli	Emory University (Goizueta)	Atlanta, GA	Oldcastle APG, a CRH Company	NA	Undecided
Sean Titus	Emory University (Goizueta)	Washington, DC	Home Depot	Boston Consulting Group	Boston Consulting Group
Maximilian Amend	ESADE	Heidelberg, Germany	Chemische Werke Kluthe GmbH	Roland Berger	Roland Berger
Riccardo Branchi	ESADE	Verona, Italy	Accenture	Amazon	Family Business
Alessia Sofia Cueva Alva	ESADE	Piura, Perú	Falabella Peru	Norrsken	Undecided
Leonardo Maresi	ESCP Business School	Bologna, Italy	Philip Morris International	Philip Morris International	Philip Morris International
Olga Melekhina	ESMT Berlin	Moscow, Russia	Ozon	Sustainability in Practice Project	Responsible Leadership Fellowship (ESMT Berlin)
Anish Ranjan Jal	ESSEC Business School	Khariar, India	Deloitte	Deloitte	Undecided
Gisèle Urujeni	ESSEC Business School	Kigali, Rwanda	AXIONE, Lille	NA	Undecided
Jonny Amon	University of Florida (Warrington)	Daytona Beach, FL	Tetra Tech	NA	NextEra Energy
Folahan Akinyemi	Georgetown University (McDonough)	Woodbridge, VA	CohnReznick LLP	Halcyon Venture Partners	Akin Accounting
Katarina Montague	Georgetown University (McDonough)	Dallas, TX	Capitalize Analytics	Distilled Spirits Council of the United States (via Pronghorn)	Undecided
Enrique Pinon	Georgetown University (McDonough)	Santa Maria, CA	JPMorgan Chase	Boston Consulting Group	Boston Consulting Group
Funmi Ashore	University of Georgia (Terry)	Lagos, Nigeria	KPMG Nigeria	Google	Google
Jose Antonio Visintini Podio	Georgia Tech (Scheller)	Santa Fe, Argentina	Mercado Libre	PayPal	Undecided
Kathryn Kochevar	HEC Paris	Sarasota, FL	Bain & Company	International Finance Corporation (IFC)	Bain & Company
Antonis Lalazisis	HEC Paris	Thessaloniki, Greece	Kaiser Associates	Bain & Company	Bain & Company
Julia Aabjerg Bratland	Hong Kong University Business School	Copenhagen, Denmark	Who Run the World Records, Sony Music Denmark / Track That	NA	Undecided
Sahana Adeline K	IE Business School	Chennai, India	PwC	Independent Tax Consultant	Undecided
Erin McShea	IE Business School	Washington, DC	Toast	NA	Undecided
Daniel Zapata Toro	IE Business School	Medellin, Colombia	Cementos Argos	NA	Cementos Argos
Emma Barbian	IESE Business School	Plainview, TX	Meta	Bain & Company	Undecided
Rolayo Lasebikan	IESE Business School	Ibadan, Nigeria	Nitro 121	KLARO Impact	Undecided
Nihitha Alicherry	IIM Ahmedabad	Kochi, India	82°E	NA	IIMAvericks Fellowship
Oliver Zeidler	IMD Business School	Lucerne, Switzerland	Deloitte	NA	Deloitte
Diego Ignacio Cáceres Saldaña	Imperial Business School	Piura, Peru	Mastercard	NA	Undecided
Melody Yau	Imperial Business School	Hong Kong, China	Lovemark Diamond	NA	Undecided
Olayimika Ajibola	Indiana University (Kelley)	Ekiti, Nigeria	AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals Ltd	Amgen	Amgen
Nick Zumwalde	Indiana University (Kelley)	Minneapolis, MN	U.S. Bank	Post Consumer Brands	General Mills
Oluwatoyosi Onabanjo	INSEAD	Ijebu-Ife, Nigeria	Seplat Energy	NA	McKinsey & Company
June Pan	INSEAD	Taipei, Taiwan	Yuanta Financial Holdings	NA	Undecided
May El Damatty	Ivey Business School	London, Canada	GHD Engineers	NA	Undecided
Bayo Adelaja	London Business School	Ikoyi, Lagos	Do it Now Now	Access – The Social Investment Foundation’s Investment Committee	Do It Now Now
Seldon Warner	University of Maryland (Smith)	Miles City, MT	U.S. Army	Quantum Catalyzer	Quantum Catalyzer
Brandon Greenall	McGill University (Desautels)	Hazelton, Canada	Bird Construction	Bombardier Aerospace	Undecided
Jude Mabone	University of Michigan (Ross)	Southampton, PA	Seward & Kissel, LLP	Nike, Inc.	Nike, Inc.
Jack May	University of Michigan (Ross)	St. Louis, MO	Learfield	PepsiCo	PepsiCo
Nthanda Manduwi	Michigan State (Broad)	Mangochi, Malawi	United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)	Microsoft	Q2 Systems

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