MBAs To Watch: Class Of 2026

A look at 117 promising MBA graduates from the world’s top business schools

MBAs To Watch: Class of 2026

MBA Student MBA Program Hometown Pre-MBA Employer Internship Post-MBA Employer
Daniel Martinez Michigan State (Broad) Sacramento, CA Apple Dow Chemical Company Undecided
Sam Borja Truax University of Minnesota (Carlson) Eden Prairie, MN Integrated Staffing Solutions Post Consumer Brands General Mills
Marie T. Johnson University of Minnesota (Carlson) Banjul, Gambia Lenovo Deloitte Deloitte
Patrick Yeung MIT (Sloan) Cupertino, CA Bain & Company EarthSuds Bain & Company
Akira Nagahara Nanyang Business School Osaka Prefecture, Japan National Tax Tribunal of Japan NA Undecided
Khadija Duker-Adam National University of Singapore Accra, Ghana Griot Insights Global Finance & Technology Network, Singapore Global Finance & Technology Network, Singapore
Alisha Agrawal New York University (Stern) Monroe, NY HelloFresh Apple Apple
Suchi Patel New York University (Stern) Leesburg, VA Credera Lynx Collective Early-Stage Startup
Chris Nwosu North Carolina (Kenan-Flagler) Imo, Nigeria Conmotors Limited Delta Air Lines Delta Air Lines
Victoria Leigh Peace North Carolina (Kenan-Flagler) Alexandria, VA RosettiStarr Morgan Stanley Morgan Stanley
Anusha Rahman North Carolina (Kenan-Flagler) Reston, VA Boston University The Chartis Group The Chartis Group
Irune Andres Northwestern University (Kellogg) Neuchatel, Switzerland Stout NA Stout
Anreet Bhamra Northwestern University (Kellogg) Chandigarh, India Purolator Amazon McKinsey & Company
James Smart Notre Dame (Mendoza) Morristown, NJ 84.51° (Retail Data Science Consulting Firm Owned by Kroger) PwC PwC
Daniel Serpa Ohio State (Fisher) Bogotá, Colombia International Finance Corporation (World Bank Group) See 3D Undecided
Kosi Aroh University of Oxford (Saïd) Enugu, Nigeria On Demand Pharmaceuticals NA Undecided
Xingyue Sarah King University of Pittsburgh (Katz) Cary, NC Asymchem, Inc. Wavestone Wavestone
 

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Queen’s University (Smith) Montréal, Québec, Canada Oak View Group Canada NA Bain & Company
Felix Joseph Rice University (Jones) Snellville, GA Ecolab Edwards Lifesciences Undecided
John Weldon Rice University (Jones) Houston, TX ExxonMobil SLB GOOSE Capital
Ligia Fonseca University of Rochester (Simon) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Syngenta CVS Health CVS Health
Chavah Greene University of Rochester (Simon) Aiken, SC Accenture Accenture Strategy Accenture Strategy
Spencer Marshall Rutgers Business School Katonah, NY ClinSearch Resources Bristol Myers Squibb Undecided
Alexander Tager Rutgers Business School Short Hills, NJ Alvarez & Marsal Merck Merck
Sherezade Chipana Alayo SDA Bocconi Lima, Peru Red Fox Coffee Red Fox Coffee Kraft Heinz
Gavin Livingston Southern Methodist University (Cox) Lone Jack, MO San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance JPMorgan Chase JPMorgan Chase
Ella Starr Southern Methodist University (Cox) Almaty, Kazakhstan REB Capital Management Goldman Sachs REB Capital Management
Olga Novoa Cipriani U.C. Davis Lima, Peru Association of Behavior Consultants Salesforce Salesforce
Steven Yang U.C. Irvine (Merage) Anaheim, CA U.S. Army Tesla Tesla
Luis Cortes Dequidt UC San Diego (Rady) Vigo, Spain UBS Wealth Management Beyster Institute Undecided
Jennifer Sigl UC San Diego (Rady) Gilroy, CA Independent Narrative Audio Producer XiFin Undecided
Serena Agrawal UCLA (Anderson) San Antonio, TX Becton Dickinson Boston Consulting Group Boston Consulting Group
Nicole Martin UCLA (Anderson) Houston, TX Accenture Amazon Web Services Citibank
Patrick O’Brien UCLA (Anderson) Redding, CA U.S. Department of the Army UCLA Anderson Venture Accelerator NEXT TFX, Inc.
Sarane Caratan USC (Marshall) Los Angeles, CA Telegraph Morgan Stanley Morgan Stanley
Tessa Vande Creek USC (Marshall) Middletown, NJ Paramount+ Paramount and Fox Entertainment Warner Bros. Discovery
Elizabeth Bradshaw University of Tennessee (Haslam) Oak Ridge, TN Camp Wesley Woods Knoxville Utilities Board The Trust Company of Tennessee
Reginald Garner University of Tennessee (Haslam) Covington, GA University of Tennessee Medical Center Dell Technologies Dell Technologies
Alicia Edith Galicia Rodriguez Texas A&M (Mays) Coatzacoalcos, Mexico Daikin Comfort Technologies Delta Air Lines Delta Air Lines
Caroline Murray University of Texas (McCombs) Dallas, TX World Trade Center San Diego Strategy& Strategy&
Daniel Sewell University of Texas (McCombs) Dallas, ,TX Cadillac of Dallas Rothschild & Co. JP Morgan Chase
Lola Fadiran University of Texas at Dallas (Jindal) Ibadan, Nigeria InvestNFarm Toyota Financial Services Toyota Financial Services
Jonah Raymond University of Texas at Dallas (Jindal) Pittsburgh, PA Dell Technologies JPMorgan Chase Undecided
Mark McGriskin University of Toronto (Rotman) Montreal, Canada Pratt & Whitney Canada Boston Consulting Group RTX
Victoria Sypher University of Toronto (Rotman) Toronto, Canada Entuitive TD Securities TD Securities
Tyler Ingebrigtsen Vanderbilt University (Owen) Elk Grove Village, IL PwC Wells Fargo Securities Wells Fargo Securities
Maree Smith Vanderbilt University (Owen) Monticello, MN Neogen Corporation Nissan Nissan
Elena Céspedes Subirá University of Virginia (Darden) Guaynabo, Puerto Rico Parsley Health Pfizer Pfizer
Carlos Pardal University of Virginia (Darden) Guarulhos, Brazil Unilever Salmos AI Undecided
Charlotte Vance University of Virginia (Darden) Chattanooga, TN Epsilon Washington Nationals Undecided
Megan Dirgins Warwick Business School Avon, CT Imagine Entertainment NA Undecided
Jack Wilkins Warwick Business School Chester, United Kingdom Hexegic Limited NA Undecided
Aarushi Singla University of Washington (Foster) Sunam, India IeImpact Microsystems Private Limited Armada AI McKinsey & Company
Jabari Chiphe Washington University (Olin) Chicago, IL Paragon Marketing Group Encore Management Group / Andiem World Wide Technology
Lily Sugrue Wharton School Fort Bragg, CA Voleon Capital Boston Consulting Group Boston Consulting Group
Sophia DellaMaria University of Wisconsin Madison, WI Baker Tilly Boston Scientific Undecided
Jakob Monroe University of Wisconsin Denver, CO Elite Performance Center American Family Insurance Undecided
Avrey Callis Yale SOM Las Vegas, NV Nevada Governor’s Office of Economic Development Citigroup U.S. Department of War
Karan David Yale SOM Lucknow, India Electronic Arts IBM McKinsey & Company

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