The McCombs School of Business at The University of Texas at Austin is pleased to announce the appointment of the following members to its BBA Advisory Board and 2023-24 BBA Executive Committee.
New BBA Advisory Board Members:
Homer Bhullar, BA ’02, MBA ’11
Vice President Investor Relations and Finance, Valero Energy
San Antonio, TX
Alex Burban, BA, BBA ’00
Global Head of Corporate Development and M&A, Standard Industries
New York, NY
Keri Herrin, BBA ’98
Founder and President, Peak 11 Promotions and Uniforms LLC
Houston, TX
Ely Hobbick, BBA ’98
Vice President of Global Commercial Reporting and Analytics, Diligent
Austin, TX
Lamarr Houston, BS ’11, MSTC ’22
President and Co-Founder, Boxxtech
Austin, TX
Justin Johnson, BBA ’13
Head of Creator Relations, MoonPay
San Antonio, TX
Haley Jústiz, BA, BBA ’23
2023 Rising Star Leadership Award Recipient
Incoming Associate, Boston Consulting Group
New York, NY
Francisco Leon, MBA ’07
President and CEO, California Resources Corporation
Long Beach, CA
Eddie Lopez, BM ’08
Owner, Perform America
Austin, TX
Sushil Patel, BBA ’99
President, Owner, State Bank of Texas
Dallas, TX
Adam Rosenthal, BBA ’90
Managing Director, Senior Portfolio Manager, and Family Office Consultant, UBS Financial Services Inc.
New York, NY
Laura E. Thompson, BBA/MPA ’08
CFO, Platform Partners LLC
Houston, TX
The 2023-24 BBA Executive Committee:
Chair: Luis Rhi, BBA ’98 | Director, Equity Portfolio Manager and Senior Analyst, Barrow Hanley Global Investors, Dallas, TX
Vice Chair: Neal Golden, BA ’86 | President, Texas Regional Manager and Vice Chairman, Newmark Knight Frank / Post Lake Capital Partners, Austin, TX
Values Ambassador Chair: Neha Patel, BBA/MPA ’03 | Partner-in-Charge, IT Advisory Services, Weaver, Dallas, TX
Past Chair: Ashley Smith, BBA ’06, Client Account Executive, Accenture, Houston, TX
The McCombs School would like to thank our new members and leaders for their service! We would like to especially recognize outgoing Chair Ashley Smith, BBA ’06, for her leadership, and our Past Chair Terese Everson, BBA ’96, for serving on the executive committee.
Additionally, the following members have been appointed for a second, active three-year term:
- James Jackson, BBA ’14
- Scott Packman, BBA ’90, MBA ’91, JD ’95 (NYU)
- Neha Patel, BBA/MPA ’03
- George Wommack, BBA ’06
Emily Nguyen, BBA ’22, has been appointed to her first three-year board term having served the previous year as the Rising Star representative.
Lastly, we would like to thank our board members who are rolling off the board this year. Thank you for your time and service to the McCombs School!
- Brian Chou, BBA, MPA ’12
- Amy Enrione, BBA ’16
- Devin Fletcher, BBA ’07
- Phoebe Lin, BBA, BS ’19
- Cindy Lo, BBA ’98
- Irene Puhala, BBA/MPA ’92
- Jennifer Wenzel, BBA ’04
Veshal Arul Prakash, BBA ’20, will be taking a two-year pause on his board membership to pursue his MBA degree at Harvard University. Congratulations, Veshal!
About the board:
The McCombs School of Business BBA Advisory Board was formed in 2008 to assist the dean, associate dean of undergraduate programs, faculty, and staff of the McCombs School of Business in achieving and maintaining “best of class” status for the BBA programs. This diverse group of individuals ensures the integrity of the BBA Advisory Board mission by supporting the strategy planning, curricula, external affairs, alumni engagement, fundraising efforts, and student placement. The Executive Committee receives rolling applications throughout the year with consideration for membership in the spring. The new members of the BBA Advisory Board begin their three-year terms the following September.
