2021 Best & Brightest Executive MBAs
| EMBA Student | EMBA Program | Hometown | Employer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cara Habegger | Arizona State (W. P. Carey) | Phoenix, AZ | Cara Habegger Consulting |
| Mukund Vasudevan | Arizona State (W. P. Carey) | Phoenix, AZ | Tessenderlo Kerley Inc |
| Pedro Xavier Larreal Noguera | Brigham Young University (Marriott) | Lehi, UT | Nature’s Sunshine Products |
| Stephanie Loud | Brigham Young University (Marriott) | Eden, UT | West Precast and Construction |
| John Lee | University of Cambridge (Judge) | Sydney, Australia | London Stock Exchange Group Accelerator |
| Christie Marr | University of Cambridge (Judge) | Cambridge, UK | Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical Sciences |
| Charles-Henri Sneessens | CEIBS | Namur, Belgium | Capgemini Engineering |
| Jessie Zhang | CEIBS | Shanghai, China | Eaton |
| Adam Hogg | University of Chicago (Booth) | London, UK | OCTO Ventures |
| Mary McKinney Flaherty | University of Chicago (Booth) | Pittsburgh, PA | Frank, Gale, Bails, Murcko & Pocrass, P.C. |
| Ida Posner | Columbia Business School | Pittsburgh, PA | Railroad Development Corp. |
| Philip Zhou | Columbia Business School | Xiamen, China | Capital Group |
| Ari Betof | Cornell University (Johnson) | Philadelphia, PA | Mission & Data, Inc. |
| Claire Peterson | Cornell University (Johnson) | Seattle, WA | Microsoft |
| Tracey Volz | Cornell University (Johnson) | Spring, TX | NYU Langone Health |
| Aatif M. Husain | Duke University (Fuqua) | Chapel Hill, NC | Duke University Medical Center |
| Laura Payne | Duke University (Fuqua) | Philadelphia, PA | MANNA |
| Srinivas Gade | Emory University (Goizueta) | Hyderabad, India | Acuity Brands |
| Sanford Duke | Emory University (Goizueta) | Macon, GA | Atrium Health Navicent |
| Céline Heemskerk | ESADE Business School | Lisbon, Portugal | Microsoft |
| Eddison J. Moreno B. | ESADE Business School | Barcelona, Spain | Hewlett Packard Enterprise |
| Larisa Friesen Hall | Georgetown University (McDonough) | Silver Spring, MD | Bread for the World |
| Marshall C. Macomber | Georgetown University (McDonough) | LaGrange, GA | ThinkP3 |
| Annie Y. Lai | Georgia Tech (Scheller) | Taipei, Taiwan | NA |
| William Todd | Georgia Tech (Scheller) | Mount Dora, FL | JetBlue Airways |
| Dr. David A Brindley | HEC Paris | Boston, MA | Rational Vaccines Inc. |
| Carolina Schmollgruber | HEC Paris | Como, Italy | L’Oréal |
| Nancy-Shira Elizabeth Brown | IE Brown Executive MBA | Buffalo, NY | Niagara Health, Canada |
| Linus Haferkemper | IESE Business School | Zurich, Switzerland | Sherpany |
| Natasha Müller | IESE Business School | Munich, Germany | Microsoft Germany |
| Iris Depaz | IMD Business School | Brisbane, Australia | Sanofi Pasteur |
| Thierry Fumeaux | IMD Business School | Trélex, Switzerland | Kinarus AG |
| Dr. Lori Sieboldt | Indiana University (Kelley) | Bloomington, IN | Deaconess Health Systems |
| Misun Yang | Indiana University (Kelley) / Sungkyunkwan GSB | Kyunggido, South Korea | Gilead Sciences Korea |
| Eunsoo Johanna Jeong | INSEAD | Frankfurt, Germany | La Prairie Group |
| Sunny Kumar | INSEAD | Dublin, Ireland | Carbon27 |
| Adriano Pimentel Machado | INSEAD | Sao Paulo, Brazil | Novartis |
| Omar Zaafrani | INSEAD | Abu Dhabi, UAE | Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) |
| Taiwo Oyewole | London Business School | London, UK | Shell |
| Sarah Page | London Business School | Sydney, Australia | Apax Partners |
| Kabir Mulchandani | University of Maryland (Smith) | Columbia, MD | Synopsys Inc |
| Jessica Zeiser | University of Maryland (Smith) | Baltimore, MD | Selman & Company |
| Kate Arthur | McGill-HEC Montréal | Montreal, Canada | Kids Code Jeunesse |
| Ian Picard | McGill-HEC Montréal | Wendake, Québec | RBA Financial Group |
| Dr. Chiquita Berg | University of Michigan (Ross) | Detroit, MI | St. Mary Mercy Hospital |
| Shakira Kelly | University of Michigan (Ross) | Dublin Ireland | Expedia Group |
| Carla Dey | Michigan State (Broad) | Okemos, MI | Stryker |
| Jim Knapp | Michigan State (Broad) | Shelby Township, MI | Live Sports Radio |
| Sony Malhotra | University of Minnesota (Carlson) | Blaine, MN | Ameriprise Financial |
| Carissa Staples | University of Minnesota (Carlson) | Saint Louis Park, MN | Land O’Lakes |
| Kevin D. Johnson | MIT (Sloan) | Atlanta, GA | Johnson Media Inc. |
| Anne Tsao | MIT (Sloan) | Houston, TX | University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center |
| Broderick Johnson | New York University (Stern) | Fresno, CA | March on Washington Film Festival (MOWFF) |
| Sheila Taylor | New York University (Stern) | Pearl River, NY | Kadmon Corporation |
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