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Class Note: James Schellhase, BBA ’80 and MPA ’81

James Schellhase, BBA ’80 and MPA ’81, has been appointed to Executive Chairman for McCarthyFinch. Schellhase brings extensive executive leadership, corporate strategy, growth planning, and acquisitions experience to the position.  Read more here. 

Class Note: Denis Ignatovich, BBA ’07

Denis Ignatovich, BBA ’07, has hit stride with his startup. Imandra Inc., an Austin-based artificial intelligence firm, has raised $5 million to support the hiring of additional AI, engineering and product workers in Austin, London and Edinburgh, Scotland. Read more about Ignatovich and his company here. 

Class Note: Michael Sarraille, MBA ’17

Michael Sarraille, MBA ’17 alum and former Navy lieutenant commander, is not a stranger to the struggle of finding work in the private sector as a military veteran. This is why he created the VETTED Foundation, an executive education model for veterans, at UT Austin in 2018. VETTED was designed to help veterans learn the business skills needed to scale up their operations and strengthen the private sector with our nation’s military talent. Read more here. 

Class Note: Kevin Pearce, BBA ’04, and Brian White, BBA ’04

          

Kevin Pearce (left) and Brian White (right), BBA ’04 alum and co-founders of Urgent Care for Kids, are expanding their company on the digital front with a new app that allows doctors to digitally diagnose patients. Read more here.

Class Note: Heather Hubbard, MBA ’14

In an effort by McGuireWoods to profile women leaders in private equity, MBA alumna, Heather Hubbard, has been named a Woman in Private Equity to Know. Heather is a Partner at Valesco in which her responsibilities include, but are not limited to, marketing, business development, and investment origination. Read Hubbard’s Q&A and learn more about her here. 

 

 

Class Note: Chris Harte, MBA ’75

Chris Harte, MBA ’75, has been named the Travis Audubon 2019 Victor Emanual Conservation Hero. The honorees are influential leaders who have inspired us to greater community involvement and environmental awareness through their work. Read more here.

Recap: KTG Seminar: “Blockchain Is Not What You Think It Is” with Cesare Fracassi

Blockchain—what exactly is it and what should we expect from it? Cesare Fracassi, associate professor of finance and director of the Blockchain Initiative at Texas McCombs, discusses this emerging technology, including what is real and what is not. Whether you are a skeptic or an enthusiast of blockchain technology, this forum will challenge your views. Watch the webinar here. 

Cesare joined the Finance Faculty at the McCombs School of Business in 2009. His primary research interest is in the area of corporate finance. His research includes work on corporate governance, executive compensation, credit rating agencies, small business financing, and the effects of social networks and cultural preferences on financial policies. His articles have been published in the top Finance journals, such as the Journal of Finance, the Journal of Financial Economics, and the Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis. He teaches corporate finance and valuations in the MBA program. Cesare holds a Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering from the Politecnico di Milano (Italy), and an MBA and PhD in Finance from UCLA Anderson. He was a visiting professor at the Wharton School in 2012/2013. Before his PhD, he worked as strategic management consultant at Booz Allen and Roland Berger in Italy, and as summer intern at the United Nations in New York.

Recap: Career Webinar with Henry Yoshida, CEO of Rocket Dollar

Times are changing, and so is retirement. Rocket Dollar is keeping up with those changes. Henry Yoshida, UT alumnus and CEO of Rocket Dollar, discusses how he founded the company and his vision to free the investment limitations people face as while working toward retirement. With new alternate platforms to invest in, you can take control of your retirement savings. Watch Mr. Yoshida’s Career Webinar here.

Prior to Rocket Dollar, Yoshida was the co-founder of Honest Dollar, a robo-advisor retirement platform that was acquired by Goldman Sachs, as well as a founder of MY Group LLC, a $2.5-billion assets under management investment firm. He is a NextGen Venture and Central Texas Angel Network Partner, as well as a Techstars and Capital Factory mentor. In addition, Yoshida is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ and a former Merrill Lynch Vice President. He was a two time finalist for PLANSPONSOR’s Retirement Plan Advisor of the Year and a 401(k) Leadership finalist for the American Society of Pension Professionals and Actuaries. Yoshida graduated from The University of Texas at Austin and holds an MBA from both the Johnson School of Management at Cornell University and Queen’s University in Canada. He resides in Austin with his wife and two daughters.

Class Note: Tam Le, BBA ’11

BBA ’11 alum, Tam Le, will be a featured speaker later this month at TEDxĐaKao: Quintessential Creations.

Tam Le is the founder and Head Chef of Saigonita, a closed-door restaurant serving Vietnamese-Mexican dishes and Head Chef of Đialect, a soon-to-be-open restaurant in Saigon serving modern Vietnamese cuisine. Read more here.

Class Note: Tyler Bambrick, MBA ’18, and Nick Hermandorfer, MBA ’16

Two McCombs alumni have turned their dreams into a reality. Tyler Bambrick (left) and Nick Hermandorfer (right) have officially opened Home Run Dugout, an entertainment system that allows people to take real-life swings at baseballs, in a setting similar to Top Golf. Read more here.

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