Lionel Foster was recently interviewed by Fortune regarding how to get a job in venture capital.
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Month: March 2023
Mike Collier has recently been welcomed as Partner for Transaction Advisory Services at Weaver. Mike accepts his role with more than 25 years of experience, including previously leading the transaction services practice for a “Big Four” accounting firm in Houston. Congratulations to Mike!
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Stephen Jaquess, MPA ’14, was announced earlier this year as a new Partner at BVA Group. Stephen oversees a wide range of engagements relating to economic damages, securities analyses, antitrust, restructuring, insolvency, financial markets, and valuation disputes. Stephen is a trusted advisor to clients and his leadership and contributions towards the firm’s recruiting efforts and analyst program have been instrumental in the continued growth of the firm.
Congratulations to Stephen!
Stephen Jaquess was recently announced as a new Partner at BVA Group. Stephen oversees a wide range of engagements relating to economic damages, securities analyses, antitrust, restructuring, insolvency, financial markets, and valuation disputes. Stephen is a trusted advisor to clients and his leadership and contributions towards the firm’s recruiting efforts and analyst program have been instrumental in the continued growth of the firm.
We are deeply saddened to share the news that Jacob Mayfield, BBA ’18, passed away suddenly on October 10, 2022. He was 27 years old and he will be terribly missed.
Jacob attended Kingwood High School, where became the president of the speech and debate team. He and his debate partner were second in the state of Texas and Jacob was named a National Speech and Debate Association (NSDA) All-American. He finished high school a year early and enrolled in Lone Star College at the Kingwood and North Harris County campuses to take business classes and join Lone Star’s debate team, earning numerous state and national honors.
Jacob earned a degree in finance in 2018 from the McCombs School of Business at The University of Texas at Austin, where he was also a member of the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity and a silver spur. After college Jacob secured a position as an investment banker with the energy team at Guggenheim Securities. It is said that Jacob enjoyed the work involved in finding solutions to complex problems and the people he worked with. His hard work led him to accepting a role of increasing responsibility with another investment banking advisory firm, Cantor Fitzgerald, and he was excited to begin this next chapter with high school sweetheart and fellow Longhorn, Rachel Duncan, BA ’19.
In lieu of customary remembrances, Jacob’s family and friends have established The Jacob Mayfield Scholarship at the Lone Star College Foundation, which will allow for the full cost of tuition for students aspiring to study business and finance, with the goal of advancing to a four-year university, but need the benefit of Lone Star College to start their post high school educational journey.
To read more about Jacob’s life and about how to contribute to the scholarship established in his name, view his full obituary. To view and share more memories of Jacob, visit this page.
Mark Coplen, MBA ’00, was recently named as vice president of project management for Crowley Wind Services. Bringing extensive expertise in sustainable energy and offshore wind, Coplen will play a vital role in driving the company’s growth and market leadership in the offshore wind industry. Previously, he was president of Ventolines and vice president of AdBm Technologies.
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James C. “Rad” Weaver, BBA ’98, has been reappointed to The University of Texas System Board of Regents by Governor Greg Abbott. Since February 2017, James C. “Rad” Weaver, has been an active member of The University of Texas System Board of Regents, assuming the position of vice chairman. Prior to this, Governor Abbott appointed him as the presiding officer of the Alamo Regional Mobility Authority.
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Robert Gauntt, BBA ’86 & MBA ’90, co-founder of Capital Creek Partners, trustee of The University of Texas Investment Management Company (UTIMCO), and a former trustee of the Texas Teachers Retirement System, has been appointed by Governor Greg Abbott to The University of Texas System Board of Regents. Gauntt joins Vice Chairs Janiece Longoria and James C. “Rad” Weaver in this appointment.
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Knowledge To Go: The U.S. Tax System and Inequity with Lisa De Simone (Mar. 10, 2023)
In this talk, Lisa discusses how creating “good” tax policy is hard, how some common benefits under the current U.S. federal tax policy worsen societal inequities, and highlighted some policies aimed at addressing these inequities.
You can view the webinar recording here.
Lisa De Simone is an Associate Professor of Accounting at the McCombs School of Business at The University of Texas at Austin. Her research examines how multinational corporations and individuals respond to tax incentives worldwide. She teaches tax and personal finance courses to students in undergraduate and graduate business and accounting programs.
Please note: Alumni Network webinars must be viewed live to receive CPE credit. Watching the recording does not qualify for CPE credit.
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