An esteemed group of McCombs students and high-ranking professionals gathered to network during the school’s 9th Annual Executive Mentorship Dinner
In an increasingly digital world, McCombs understands the importance of teaching students how to personally engage with the world. That is just one reason its mentorship dinner is such an important tool to introduce in-person networking to tomorrow’s world changers.
Held on Thursday, February 17, 2022, students and high-ranking professionals poured into the McCombs Hall of Honors for the first time in two years to dine and connect during the Ninth Annual Executive Mentorship Dinner. This highly anticipated annual event is made possible through an endowment by Ed Tonkin and his family. Thanks to them, this event will continue for years to come.
Jordon Ambrose, a junior McCombs Success Scholar studying supply chain management, was energized by his mentor interaction.
“I met an amazing person with a lot of experience,” Jordon said. “I learned a lot about how to make relationships and connections with people.”
Another student, junior Andrew Goldberg, enjoyed the group interactions as much as anything else.
“I enjoyed the opportunity to ask my mentor engaging questions and to learn from them through a thoughtful discussion,” he said. “Additionally, it was interesting to hear the diverse questions asked by my peers.”
Junior finance major Nibel Mirzaei agreed, saying he enjoyed, “being able to learn from the mentor’s valued experience as well as having specific conversations on different levels of topics.”
McCombs continues to provide tomorrow’s trailblazers with partnerships to fuel their futures. We are grateful to the following executive mentors for attending this year’s event:
Cameron Arrington, Managing Director, Goldman Sachs
Yasmin Bhatia, CEO, Uplift Education
Jennifer Chandler, Managing Director, Bank of America
Scott Chandler, Vice President of Revenue, American Airlines
William Cunningham, Former President, University of Texas Austin
Suzy Felfeli, Executive Director, Lionsgate Corporate Development Group
Tejas Gohokar, Sales Programs Lead, Amazon Web Services
John Hollister, CFO, Silicon Labs
Kathryn McKeon, VP Marketing, Vital Farms
Giovanni Pacelli, Senior Director, Finance, Silicon Labs
Erin Patten, Metaphysical Master, Erin Patten & Associates
Sam Susser, Chairman & CEO, Susser Bank
Rex Tillerson, Former United States Secretary of State
Ed Tonkon, President, Zebra Retail Solutions
Cris Zertuche Wong, Managing Director, Goldman Sachs
Yareli Estaban, President & CEO, Strategar
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