The McCombs School of Business at The University of Texas at Austin announces the appointment of the following members to its MBA Advisory Board.

  • Carl Loredo, Full-time MBA ’03, CMO North America, Wendy’s
  • Anthony Luu, Dallas MBA ’08, Associate Partner, McKinsey & Company
  • Larry Patrick, Full-time MBA ’98, Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers
  • Barry Epstein, Full-time MBA ’85, President, Vertex Capital
  • Raul Rodriguez, Evening MBA ’13, Managing Director, Charles Schwab

Additionally, the board’s executive committee assumed new leadership:

  • Chair: Carrie Haden, MBA ’05, Principal, Microsoft
  • Vice Chair: Lisa Simon, MBA ’14, M&A Manager, Deloitte
  • Past Chair: Arthur Mills, MBA ’04, Chief Operating Officer, New Teacher Center

The McCombs School would like to thank our new members and leaders and also thank Nick Vaughn, MBA ’09, and Dan Carter, MBA ’95, who will be rolling off of the board and our outgoing leader, Ken Parekh, MBA ’87, who has become an emeritus member having served as past chair.

Additionally, Peter Almond, MBA ’03, Matt Altenau, MBA ’06, Stacy Hock, MBA ’05, Todd Parsapour, MBA ’04, Doug Swanson, Jr., MBA ’99, and Wendy Wheless, MBA ’08, have been reappointed for a second active term. View the full membership.

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.