New 2022 Fuqua Alumni Board Members
Welcome to Fuqua's Newest Alumni Board Members
This fall, Fuqua has the honor of welcoming many incredible new members to the Alumni Council, Health Care Alumni Advisory Board, and Minority Alumni Advisory Board. Each incoming member is listed below along with the best professional advice they've ever received!
Kevin Fitzgerald, Weekend Executive MBA '95
Tatango
Chief Executive Officer
"Have a positive impact on others."
Mike Klaiber, Daytime MBA '15
Verity Investment Partners
Equity Analyst
"Focus on Quadrant II (i.e, important, non-urgent) activities from a time management perspective."
Jonathan Rigaud, Global Executive MBA '22
Global Payments, Inc.
Vice President, Business Technology Strategist
"Focus on the things you can control."
Marcia Rothschild, Cross Continent MBA '02
State Street Corporation
Senior Vice President, Head of Latin America and The Caribbean
"Keep moving forward, and aim for progress and not perfection."
Vandana Bahri Anand, Daytime MBA '05
Bayer Inc.
Vice President, Strategy & Business Consulting
"People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel."
Phillip Liu, Daytime MBA '15
Atomic VC
Head of Healthcare
“If I die tomorrow, how should I be spending my time today?”
Matthew Papa, Cross Continent MBA '15
Salix Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Director, Strategy & Business Development
"Learn something new every day."
Mital Patel, MSQM: Health Analytics '21
Boston Scientific Corporation
Senior Global Value & Outcomes Manager
"Learn to embrace 'failing forward,' as that is when you are really maximizing your capabilities, learning, and growing."
Diana Barrett Wiseman, Global Executive MBA '17
University of Washington Medicine
Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Neurological Surgery
"Be quiet and listen."
Martin Ekechukwu, Daytime MBA '05
A-Frame Brands
Chief Strategy Officer
"The answer is always yes."
Jessica Gourdet, MMS: Foundations of Business '16
Gourdet Ventures
Entrepreneur
"No such thing as failure, look at it as a method that didn't work for you."
Erika Hines, Daytime MBA '17
Foot Locker, Inc.
Senior Director, Strategic Partnership Development
"Your professional accolades and challenges don’t define you, your character and community do."
Nii Ahele Nunoo, Cross Continent MBA '18
PricewaterhouseCoopers International
Mergers & Acquisitions Manager
“If you can't fly then run, if you can't run then walk, if you can't walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward." - Martin Luther King, Jr.
Allie Ossa, Daytime MBA '18
Bank of America Corporation
Vice President, Diversity & Inclusion
"Being good or hard-working is table-stakes. You also need to let people know proactively of the value you bring."
Welcome to Fuqua's Newest Alumni Board Members
This fall, Fuqua has the honor of welcoming many incredible new members to the Alumni Council, Health Care Alumni Advisory Board, and Minority Alumni Advisory Board. Each incoming member is listed below along with the best professional advice they've ever received!
Kevin Fitzgerald, Weekend Executive MBA '95
Tatango
Chief Executive Officer
"Have a positive impact on others."
Mike Klaiber, Daytime MBA '15
Verity Investment Partners
Equity Analyst
"Focus on Quadrant II (i.e, important, non-urgent) activities from a time management perspective."
Jonathan Rigaud, Global Executive MBA '22
Global Payments, Inc.
Vice President, Business Technology Strategist
"Focus on the things you can control."
Marcia Rothschild, Cross Continent MBA '02
State Street Corporation
Senior Vice President, Head of Latin America and The Caribbean
"Keep moving forward, and aim for progress and not perfection."
Vandana Bahri Anand, Daytime MBA '05
Bayer Inc.
Vice President, Strategy & Business Consulting
"People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel."
Phillip Liu, Daytime MBA '15
Atomic VC
Head of Healthcare
“If I die tomorrow, how should I be spending my time today?”
Matthew Papa, Cross Continent MBA '15
Salix Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Director, Strategy & Business Development
"Learn something new every day."
Mital Patel, MSQM: Health Analytics '21
Boston Scientific Corporation
Senior Global Value & Outcomes Manager
"Learn to embrace 'failing forward,' as that is when you are really maximizing your capabilities, learning, and growing."
Diana Barrett Wiseman, Global Executive MBA '17
University of Washington Medicine
Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Neurological Surgery
"Be quiet and listen."
Martin Ekechukwu, Daytime MBA '05
A-Frame Brands
Chief Strategy Officer
"The answer is always yes."
Jessica Gourdet, MMS: Foundations of Business '16
Gourdet Ventures
Entrepreneur
"No such thing as failure, look at it as a method that didn't work for you."
Erika Hines, Daytime MBA '17
Foot Locker, Inc.
Senior Director, Strategic Partnership Development
"Your professional accolades and challenges don’t define you, your character and community do."
Nii Ahele Nunoo, Cross Continent MBA '18
PricewaterhouseCoopers International
Mergers & Acquisitions Manager
“If you can't fly then run, if you can't run then walk, if you can't walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward." - Martin Luther King, Jr.
Allie Ossa, Daytime MBA '18
Bank of America Corporation
Vice President, Diversity & Inclusion
"Being good or hard-working is table-stakes. You also need to let people know proactively of the value you bring."