McCombs TODAY

On Oct. 19 it was announced that MagnaQuest, a Hyderabad, India, company had acquired eVapt, an Austin company which has its roots with the Texas Evening MBA program (TEMBA). Both companies are involved in providing cloud computing solutions.
Shortly after the acquistion, TEMBA Director Trent Thurman interviewed Ranjit Nayak, MBA ‘07, who founded the company along [...]

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After earning her MBA from McCombs in 1997, Rainey Knudson founded Glasstire, a non-profit online journal about the Texas visual arts scene. Not exactly the traditional MBA career path, but Knudson says her decision to follow her passions of art and writing is what has made her a successful entrepreneur.
McCombs Communications Director Dave Wenger spoke with [...]

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Eric Hirst, associate dean of the MBA program, launched the VIP Distinguished Speaker Series Sept. 29 in an interview with Stacy Smith, CFO, Intel. Smith has been with Intel since he earned his MBA from McCombs in 1988. Below are a few highlights from the interview.

Smith on Leadership.mp3 (1m24s, 1.4MB)
Smith recommends taking on the tough tasks to stand [...]

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Who: Stacy Smith, CFO, Intel
Host:  Eric Hirst, associate dean, MBA Program
When: Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2009  5:30-6:30 p.m.
Where: Will C. Hogg 1.120
Stacy J. Smith is vice president of finance and enterprise services and the chief financial officer (CFO) for Intel Corporation. In this role, he is responsible for leading the worldwide finance organization and overseeing operational finance, [...]

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With the Start Up Meet Up conference happening in the alumni center today, it’s only fitting that we share an entreprepreneur’s story, courtesy of Texas Evening MBA Director director Trent Thurman. Trent interviewed Keith Young (right), an MBA alumnus who started a successful business in one of the most unstable markets of our time. Trent’s interview [...]

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Hot off the presses, (so to speak) it’s the Spring/Summer 2009 issue of Texas, the McCombs School magazine.
That’s Assistant Professor of Management Ethan Burris on the cover. In the story “Missing Voices,” you’ll read about his research on employee voice and learn why people are afraid to speak up at work and how bosses can [...]

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We spotted a gem in this week’s Texas Evening MBA (TEMBA) student newsletter, and thought it deserved its own blog post. TEMBA Director Trent Thurman interviewed McCombs alum and AVAI Mobile Solutions Program Manager Eric Mills about his experience developing the iPhone app Pace Race. Trent’s interview below:
I have recently been following the work of [...]

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We’re working hard to wrap up the spring/summer 2009 issue of Texas, the McCombs School alumni magazine. Here’s a little sneak preview of the cover - keep an eye on your mailbox, on the McCombs Web site and the magazine racks around the building for the full issue!

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The Executive MBA program’s Class of 1999 held their 10-year reunion on Saturday, June 13 at Perry’s Steakhouse in downtown Austin. Court Huber, the former director of the program, came back to catch up with alumni, and current director, John Burrows, gave an update on the program.
The alumni shared stories about their time in Option [...]

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Gov. Rick Perry appointed McCombs alumnus Karim A. Meijer, BBA ‘06, to The University of Texas System Board of Regents. Meijer is a fourth-year medical student at The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, and will serve as a student regent on the Board.
He is vice president of the class of 2010, director [...]

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