The McCombs School of Business at The University of Texas at Austin is pleased to announce the appointment of the following members to its MBA Advisory Board and 2023-24 BBA Executive Committee.

New MBA Advisory Board Members:

Mark Allen, MBA ’22
Director, USAA
Austin, TX

Launa Bilal, MBA ’17
Associate Director of Change Management, Illumina
Dallas, TX

Roland Grant Jr., MBA ’23
2023 Alumni Ambassador Award Recipient – Full-Time Program
Associate, Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.
Houston, TX

Jacob Hall, MBA ’22
CEO, Speedworks Investments LLC
Cypress, TX

Jenny Hunt, MBA ’19
Vice President, J.P. Morgan Private Bank
Dallas, TX

Gbenoba Idah, MBA ’20
Strategy Lead, Enterprise, Nike
Portland, OR

Julie Marco, MBA ’23
2023 Alumni Ambassador Award Recipient – Working Professional Program
Engagement Manager, ZoomRx
Austin, TX

Matthew Parson, MBA ’20
Assistant Commissioner, Workforce Innovation, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
Austin, TX

Chris Starr, BBA/MPA ’11, MBA ’16
Director, Piper Sandler
Houston, TX

Jeff Talmadge, MBA ’23
2023 MBA Alumni Ambassador Award Recipient – Executive Program
Senior Account Manager, ARMS Reliability
Austin, TX

The 2023-24 MBA Executive Committee:

Chair: Kevin Zlotnik, BS ’10, MBA ’15 | Chief Investment Officer, BZMZ Interests, Houston, TX

Vice Chair: Natalie Barnard, MBA ’12 | Vice President, Chief of Staff, Amherst, Austin, TX

Past Chair: Wendy Wheless, BS ’04, MBA ’08 | CEO, Marathon Kids / Austin Runners Club, Austin, TX

The McCombs School would like to thank our new members and leaders for their service! We would like to especially recognize outgoing Chair Wendy Wheless, BS ’04, MBA ’08, for her leadership, and our former Past Chair Lisa Simon Michaud, MBA ’14, for serving on the executive committee.

Additionally, the following members have been appointed for a second, active three-year term:

  • Anthony Luu, MBA ’08
  • Raul Rodriguez, MBA ’13

MBA ’22 graduates, Noe Negrete, JD Harper, and Bradley Drenon have also been appointed to their first three-year board term having served the previous year as the 2022 Alumni Ambassadors for the Full-Time, Executive, and Working Professional programs, respectively.

View 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!

  • Peter Almond, MBA ’03
  • Matt Altenau, MBA ’06
  • Stacy Hock, MBA ’05
  • Carl Loredo, BA ’98, MBA ’03
  • Todd Parsapour, MBA ’98
  • Larry Patrick, MBA ’98
  • Doug Swanson, Jr., BA ’94, MBA ’99

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.