Chris Doll, MPA ’07

The 10-year job outlook for accounting-related careers is strong. Even in tough economic times, 90% of our MPA students secure employment by the time they graduate. The majority of our students opt for positions with public accounting firms upon graduation. However, our top-ranked program attracts employers from a variety of sectors, such as consulting, finance, industry, and public service.

Several McCombs Today articles highlight the interesting and varied career paths of our MPA alumni:

  • Chris Doll, MPA ’07, worked in corporate real estate development and started his own real estate investment firm before launching a not-for-profit organization called House the World, with a mission to provide innovative housing solutions for people who live in substandard conditions throughout the world.
  • Bonnie Chan, MPA ’94, is currently a director of finance at Sara Lee. Upon graduation, she worked for the City of Austin in performance auditing. She then moved to the Internal Audit Department for Gateway Computers and served as accounting manager for Dean Foods before joining Sara Lee.
  • Don Maranca, BBA, MPA ’93, initially started his career in public accounting with Arthur Andersen and then Maxwell, Locke & Ritter. He subsequently worked as a financial analyst at Dell, started his own event management company, joined Applied Materials, worked in business development, and served as director of operations for two smaller firms.
  • Thomas Garza, BBA, MPA ’09, decided to volunteer for Teach for America prior to attending Harvard law school.

Need more information on career options? I recommend visiting the Start Here, Go Places web site created by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.