The McCombs School of Business is pleased to announce the 2023 Hall of Fame inductees, Connie Duckworth, Phil Green, Bill Gurley, Kyle Hranicky, and Paul Knopp, and Alumni Rising Stars, Amy M. Bell, Zach C. Petrone, and Chirag H. Shah. We look forward to honoring them at the Hall of Fame celebration in November.
The Hall of Fame award is the highest honor given by the McCombs School of Business. It recognizes individuals for their exemplary work in many areas including civic, educational, and philanthropic activities, as well as making outstanding professional contributions to the business and educational community. The school thanks all of the members of the Hall of Fame selection committee for their efforts in choosing this year’s recipients.
Rising Star awards recognize young alumni who have been successful professionally and have helped strengthen the McCombs Alumni Network. These are graduates who have presented themselves as consummate professionals and dedicated business people.
Highlights about this year’s honorees follow.
HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES:
Connie Duckworth, BBA ’76
Connie K. Duckworth retired in 2001 from Goldman Sachs following a 20-year career. She was named the first woman sales and trading partner in the firm’s history in 1990 and held leadership roles in the Los Angeles, Chicago, and New York offices. Read more.
Phil Green, BBA ’77
Phil Green serves as chairman and chief executive officer of Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc. and Frost Bank. Mr. Green joined the Cullen/Frost organization in July 1980 and served in a number of managerial positions in the company’s financial division before being named chief financial officer in 1995, a position he held until 2015 when he was named president of Cullen/Frost. He became chairman and CEO in 2016. Read more.
Bill Gurley, MBA ’93
Bill Gurley is a prominent venture capitalist and general partner at Benchmark, a leading venture capital firm in Silicon Valley. Born in 1966 in Dickinson, Texas, Mr. Gurley earned a Bachelor of Science degree in computer science from the University of Florida and later received an MBA from The University of Texas at Austin. Prior to his career in venture capital, Mr. Gurley spent four years in investment banking where he had the opportunity to work on the Amazon IPO. Read more
Kyle Hranicky, BBA ’91
Kyle Hranicky is the CEO of Commercial Banking at Wells Fargo, where he oversees teams dedicated to providing comprehensive financial solutions to meet the diverse needs of emerging middle market, middle market, mid- corporate businesses and government, institutional, and not-for-profit clients. Mr. Hranicky serves on the Wells Fargo Operating Committee. Read More
Paul Knopp, MBA ’83
Paul Knopp is chair and chief executive officer at KPMG LLP – one of the world’s leading professional services firms, providing innovative business solutions and audit, tax, and advisory services to many of the world’s largest and most prestigious organizations. He also serves as chair of the Americas region and is a member of both KPMG’s Global Board and Executive Committee. Read More
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