McCombs Alumni Network News

From McCombs Director of Communications David Wenger and ID University
Tim Washer, MBA ’96, describes himself as a host, comedian, writer and Presbyterian. He has appeared on Saturday Night Live and Late Night with Conan O’Brien, and that is all the more interesting to me because he is also the social media communications manager at IBM. What first [...]

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From Advertising Age
It’s certainly not unusual that a stand up comedian like Tim Washer would be producing absurdist viral videos. What is surprising is that the IBM communications executive is doing so for his straight-laced corporate employer. He appeared at a Business Development Institute seminar on corporate social media practices last week. There, he championed [...]

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From Jeff Linder, MBA ‘92
One great thing about going to McCombs alumni functions, especially MBA functions, is that I generally get into conversations with people that I believe are smarter than me.  That could give a person feelings of inferiority, or a lift.  I choose a lift.
A lot was going on during the “meltdown” earlier this [...]

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From McCombs TODAY
Rose Nunez completed her MBA degree requirements in December to accept a mega-promotion at IBM in Slovakia, managing its Power Systems hardware and services brand across three global regions. But next week, she will return to Austin to walk the commencement stage with her MBA classmates—a team she says has been integral in [...]

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