The McCombs School of Business at The University of Texas at Austin announces the appointment of the following members to its MBA Advisory Board.
- Erin Case, MBA 2003, Senior Vice President, Coty, New York, NY
- Danielle Crayton, MBA 2010, Senior Product Marketing Manager, Microsoft, Seattle, WA
- Carlos Dinkins, MBA 2012, Director of Sales, Heyday Beverage Company, Austin, TX
- Nida Kia, MBA 2010, Director Digital Strategic Partnerships, AT&T, Dallas, TX
- Ryan Nixon, MBA 2008, Managing Partner, Goshawk Global Investments, LLC, Austin, TX
- Brian Payne, MBA 2003, Vice President, Dell Inc. Austin, TX
Additionally, the board’s executive committee assumed new leadership:
- Chair: Ken Parekh, MBA 1987, CEO, Parekh Partners LLC
- Vice Chair: Arthur Mills, MBA 2004, Executive Director Talent Management and Organizational Strategy, Fulton County Schools
- Past Chair: KD Weitzel, MBA 1983, Practice Director, Strategy, Slalom Consulting
The McCombs School would like to thank our new members and leaders and also thank outgoing leader, Emily Reagan, who has become an emeritus member having served as past chair.
Additionally, Chad Auler, MBA 2003, Jim McMullan, MBA 1996, Arthur Mills, IV, MBA 2004, Susan Saurage-Altenloh, MBA 2003 have been reappointed for a second active term. View the full membership.
The McCombs School of Business MBA Advisory Board formed in 2008. 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.
