2022 Best & Brightest Executive MBAs
| EMBA Student | EMBA Program | Hometown | Employer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lori Bartlett | Arizona State (W. P. Carey) | Scottsdale, AZ | GeoLogic Associates, Inc. (GLA) |
| Alex Besse | Arizona State (W. P. Carey) | Las Vegas, NV | Norgren Kloehn, Inc |
| Katie Cardon | Brigham Young University (Marriott) | Pleasant Grove, UT | Owlet |
| Muhammed Usman Afzal | Brigham Young University (Marriott) | Faisalabad, Pakistan | ICU Medical, Inc. |
| Max Silin | University of Cambridge (Judge) | Toronto, Canada | |
| Meimei ZHAO | University of Cambridge (Judge) | Hubei, China | Variety Plus PR & Consulting Ltd. |
| Tobias Machus | CEIBS | Braunschweig, Germany | Volkswagen AG |
| Brandy Yu | CEIBS | Shanghai, China | Allbirds China |
| Leslie DeMoss | University of Chicago (Booth) | Chicago, IL | JP Morgan |
| Mairose Doss | University of Chicago (Booth) | Cairo, Egypt | Dawi Clinics |
| George Kang | Columbia Business School | East Lyme, CT | BRS & Co., LLC |
| Maria Villaquiran | Columbia Business School | New York City, NY | Ernst & Young |
| Aranthan “AJ” Jones II | Cornell University (Johnson) | Bethesda, MD | Starbucks |
| Sam Raimist | Cornell University (Johnson) | Las Vegas, NV | Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits |
| Mario Andres D’Amato | Duke University (Fuqua) | Bogota, Colombia | Marsh & McLennan Companies – Mercer |
| Jessica Stark | Duke University (Fuqua) | Dallas, TX | Fossil Group Inc. |
| Kunal Patel | Emory University (Goizueta) | Ahmedabad, India | Emory University Hospital |
| Patricia Díaz-Tendero | ESADE Business School | Madrid, Spain | ActioGlobal |
| Manuel Ormo | ESADE Business School | Maracaibo, Venezuela | Bayer |
| Julia Kim | Georgetown University (McDonough) | McLean, VA | Senator Barbara Favola |
| Peter Leszczynski | Georgetown University (McDonough) | West Point, NY | U.S. Army |
| Adanna Ohaegbulam | Georgia Tech (Scheller) | Tampa, FL | Vanderlande Industries |
| Nini C.Y. Wu | Georgia Tech (Scheller) | Hsin-chu, Taiwan | McKesson |
| Emma Kearney | HEC Paris | Tyrone, Northern Ireland | In Transition (Previously L’Oréal) |
| Toby A. Tiktinsky | HEC Paris | New York City, NY | Convergent Energy and Power |
| Emanuel Cheszes | IE Brown Executive MBA | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Red Bull |
| Eugenie Teasley | IE Brown Executive MBA | Brighton, UK | Amazon |
| Jennifer Chung | IESE Business School | New York City, NY | Verizon |
| Beda Merkelbach | IESE Business School | Antwerp, Belgium | Yara |
| Amira El Ebrashy | IMD Business School | Cairo, Egypt | Raya Holding |
| David Ramirez | IMD Business School | Geneva, Switzerland | IntellSol |
| DJ Lakkireddy | Indiana University (Kelley) | Kansas City, MO | Kansas City Heart Rhythm Institute |
| Chris Strachan | Indiana University (Kelley) | Chicago, IL | Indiana University School of Medicine |
| Karim Awad | INSEAD | London, United Kingdom | Baring Private Equity Asia |
| Rena Dharmawan | INSEAD | Jakarta, Indonesia | National Cancer Centre Singapore |
| Petra Haddad | INSEAD | Lahr, Germany | Orange |
| Amit Tyagi | INSEAD | Meerut, India | Mastercard |
| Dr. Amine Arezki | London Business School | Stuttgart, Germany | Thales Group |
| Chinmayee Prasad | London Business School | New Delhi, India | Intercontinental Hotel Group |
| Sira Duson, M.D. | University of Maryland (Smith) | Silver Spring, MD | WakeMed Health |
| Aimee Smart | University of Maryland (Smith) | Charlotte, NC | Lung Biotechnology PBC |
| Carlos Andrade | McGill-HEC Montréal | Montreal, Québec | Electric Buses |
| Jean-Pierre Michael | McGill-HEC Montréal | Montreal, Québec | Sublime Desserts |
| Ramsey Aljahmi | University of Michigan (Ross) | Dearborn, MI | Whirlpool Corporation – North America |
| Kathleen C. Kobashi, MD | University of Michigan (Ross) | Villa Park, CA | Houston Methodist Hospital |
| Dana Drouillard | Michigan State (Broad) | Birmingham, MI | General Motors |
| Al Makke | Michigan State (Broad) | Farmington Hills, MI | Schaeffler Group USA Inc. |
| Samuel R. Andrews | University of Minnesota (Carlson) | Ham Lake, MN | Retired (U.S. Military) |
| Alysa Ulstad | University of Minnesota (Carlson) | Cuyahoga Falls, OH | Marani Health |
| Rhamey Elhosseiny | MIT (Sloan) | Yorktown Heights, NY | Stanley Security North America |
| Christian Blanchet | New York University (Stern) | Gainesville, FL | Mackage |
| Janet Cao | New York University (Stern) | Birmingham, AL | Medenos |
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