The McCombs School of Business at The University of Texas at Austin announces the appointment of the following members to its MBA Advisory Board and 2022-23 MBA Executive Committee:

John J Britton, BBA ’86, MBA ’89
COO, Grayco Partners, LLC
Houston, TX

Marco D’Amico, MBA ’06
Partner, PwC
Southlake, TX

Bradley Drenon, MBA ’22
2022 MBA Alumni Ambassador Award Recipient, Working Professional Program
Global Lead Development Program Manager, Amazon Web Services
Austin, TX

Dr. Preshit Gawade, MBA ’19
Executive Director, New Energies, Baker Hughes
Houston, TX

Joel D Harper, MBA ’22
2022 MBA Alumni Ambassador Award Recipient, Executive Program
Global Product Leader, Digital Commerce Content Systems, Apple
Austin, TX

Sam Glazer, MBA ’19
Dallas, TX

Michaela Lindsay, MBA ’17
Manager, Technology Partnership Business Development, Vmware
Austin, TX

Wes Little, MBA ’14
Chief Analytics Officer and General Manager, WellSky Home
Austin, TX

David Marrero, MBA ’16
Senior Manager, Corporate Strategy, Splunk
San Jose, CA

J.D. McCulloch, MBA ’02
CFO and Chief Business Development Officer, Dialectic Therapeutics
Dallas, TX

Kalin McKenna, MBA ’11
Director of Cybersecurity Sales, Microsoft
Seattle, WA

John Merris, MBA ’13
President and CEO, Solo Brands
Southlake, TX

Noe Negrete, MBA ’22
2022 MBA Alumni Ambassador Award Recipient, Full-Time Program
Senior Consultant, Cognizant
Houston, TX

Additionally, the board’s executive committee assumed new leadership:

  • Chair: Wendy Wheless, MBA ’08, Founder and Chief Movement Officer, ThruMovement, and current Head of Sports Sponsorship, Still Austin Whiskey, Austin, TX
  • Vice Chair: Kevin Zlotnik, BS ’10, MBA ’15, Chief Investment Officer, BZMZ Interests, Houston, TX
  • Past Chair: Lisa Simon Michaud, MBA ’14, M&A Senior Manager, Deloitte, Dallas, TX

The McCombs School would like to thank our new members and leaders for their service! We would also like to especially recognize outgoing Chair Lisa Simon Michaud for her leadership, and our Past Chair, Carrie Haden, MBA ’05, who has become an emeritus member after having served on the executive committee.

Additionally the following members have been appointed for a second active term:

  • Casey Andrews, MBA ’11
  • Marwin Brown, MBA ’03
  • Varsha Dadlani, MS ’08, MBA ’13
  • Colin Kelly, MBA ’11
  • Jay Kleburg, MBA ’13
  • Sarah Matt, MBA ’15
  • Darren Myers, BA ’00, MBA ’03

 View the full membership.

Lastly, we would like to thank our board members who are rolling off the board this year. Thank you for your time and service to the McCombs School!

  • Frankie Arvelo, MBA ’14
  • Mark Roberts, MBA ’94
  • Scott Rochelli, MBA ’14
  • Naruby Schlenker, MBA ’10
  • Rebekah Shipman, MBA ’16
  • Steve Spies, MBA ’80

About the board:

The McCombs School of Business MBA Advisory Board formed in 1996. Members assist the dean, associate dean of graduate programs, faculty, and staff of the McCombs School of Business in achieving and maintaining “best of class” status for the MBA programs. Members support the MBA program’s strategy planning, curricula, external affairs, alumni engagement, fundraising efforts, and student placement. Member nominations are accepted on a rolling basis. The executive committee considers nominations for membership each spring and new three-year terms begin Sept. 1.