Tim Federov, MBA ’18, has been welcomed as the new Vice President of Corporate Development at Abracon. Tim has over 20 years of tech and strategy experience spanning bio-medicals, semiconductors, telecoms, and industrial tech. Congratulations to Tim!
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Bill Floyd, MBA ’15 has recently been appointed as the Managing Director at DalFort Capital. Prior to accepting his new position, Bill spent ten years at ORIX Private Equity Solutions where he analyzed and oversaw potential and active portfolios. Congratulations to Bill!
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JeAnna Parker, MPA ’93, has recently accepted a position as Managing Director at Andersen. Prior to accepting her new position, JeAnna has garnered more than 28 successful years of public accounting and tax consulting. Congratulations to JeAnna!
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Gay Gaddis, Dean’s Advisory Council Member, has recently been nominated for the 2022 Best CEO Awards, and has been named this year’s Legacy Award recipient. Gay founded and formerly acted as the head of the advertising agency T3 before stepping down in 2019. Now Gay supports the her alma mater by acting on the Texas Exes Board of Alumni , as well as acting on the Dean’s Advisory Council. Congratulations to Gay!
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Samar Kamadar, MBA ’07, has recently accepted the position of Chief Financial Officer at Biote Corp in their Irving office. Samar previously was the CFO of TaxAct.
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McCombs Alumnus and Texas running back Roschon Johnson was recently named to the Paul Hornung Award Honor Roll announced by the Louisville Sports Commission. The selection committee is comprised of 17 sports journalists and former NFL stars, who look to shine light on otherwise unrecognized talent. Congratulations to Roschon!
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Knowledge To Go: Work Relationships and the Post-COVID Workplace with Art Markman (Oct. 14, 2022)
The effects of the COVID pandemic are still being felt in the way we work. Many organizations have adopted flexible work arrangements in which many employees are working from home a significant amount of the time. These arrangements influence the nature of people’s workplace relationships. Professor Art Markman discusses the three key types of relationships people engage in, as well as the nature of social connections, and then explores how the current workplace environment affects these aspects of our social world.
You can view the webinar recording here.
Art Markman is the Annabel Irion Worsham Centennial Professor of Psychology, Human Dimensions of Organizations and Marketing, and Vice Provost for Academic Affairs at The University of Texas at Austin. He has written over 150 papers on topics including reasoning, decision making, and motivation. Art brings insights from cognitive science to a broader audience through his blogs at Psychology Today and Fast Company and his radio show/podcast Two Guys on Your Head. He is the author of several books including Smart Thinking, Smart Change, Brain Briefs, and Bring Your Brain to Work.
Please note: Alumni Network webinars must be viewed live to receive CPE credit. Watching the recording does not qualify for CPE credit.
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Robin Gordon, Chie
f Data and Analytics Officer at MetLife, and McCombs MBA ’06, was recently recognized for her transformative leadership and contributions to the insurance industry and the Research Triangle.
As one of only six women to hold the title of Chief Data Officer in the Fortune 50, Robin manages MetLife’s enterprise data priorities across strategy, service and operations, business analytics, and governance. She has helped MetLife build a dynamic and diverse team and improve digital experiences for its customers and made meaningful connections and a positive impact on the local Research Triangle community.
She was recently awarded with:
Previously, Gordon was the chief data officer for CoreLogic where she developed its first data strategy and delivered high quality data assets and insights that fueled $2 billion in annual revenue. She joined CoreLogic to lead the application development and solutions management function.
At Dun & Bradstreet, Gordon led customer and strategic analytics, data technology, application development and solutions management. She defined a comprehensive product and technology architecture and transformed the data sourcing process. She also executed a successful data integration strategy delivering insights leading to 100 percent improvement in customer engagement and 7 percent revenue growth. Gordon began her career working as a programmer at multiple companies in South Africa.
An advocate for diversity and women in technology throughout her nearly 30-year career, Gordon holds an MBA from The University of Texas at Austin, McCombs School of Business and a bachelor’s degree in commerce, economics and information systems from the University of South Africa.
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