Advisory Council

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Jindal School Advisory Council

Naveen Jindal School of Management

Hasan Pirkul
Dean
972-883-6813
hpirkul@utdallas.edu
Diane McNulty
Associate Dean for External Relations
and Corporate Development
972-883-4489
dmcnulty@utdallas.edu
Melissa Bettis
Interim Assistant Dean, Development & Alumni Relations
972-883-5128
Melissa.Bettis@utdallas.edu
Megan Harrison
Director of Corporate Relations
972-883-3728
megan.harrison@utdallas.edu
Caylin Blockley
Director of Alumni Relations
972-883-5879
Caylin.Blockley@utdallas.edu
Jackie Schmitz
Administrative Assistant
Dean’s Advisory Council Liaison
972-883-2741
jackie.schmitz@utdallas.edu

The Advisory Council for the Naveen Jindal School of Management comprises of community and business leaders who believe in empowering future entrepreneurs and innovators. The Advisory Council exists to promote understanding and cooperation by bridging the gap between academic and business.

Together, the Advisory Council and representatives from the Naveen Jindal School of Management:

  • Organize business consultations
  • Involve faculty members in practical business problems
  • Arrange for guest lecturers from industry

all with the goal of bringing students into direct contact with business executives and their ideas.

2023-2024 Advisory Council

Chair

Dan Sessa
Executive Vice Present & Chief Human Resources Officer
Lennox International

Members

Brian Andrews
VP Preconstruction
Austin Commercial
Todd Burns
EVP & Division Executive
Wells Fargo
George Brody
Retired
Dr. Mark Chassay
Vice President Texas and Chief Medical
Officer, Texas Plan
Blue Cross and Blue Shield
Daniel J. Cancelmi
Chief Financial Officer
Tenet Healthcare Corporation
Daniel M. Sessa*(Chairman 23/24)
Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer
Lennox International
Samantha Dwinell***
Well Lived Travel
Robert (Rob) L. Fitzgerald
Partner, Audit Services
Deloitte
Ted Fredericks
Mary Fregia
Chief Human Resources Officer
G6 Hospitality LLC
Caroline Gagliardi
Dallas Assurance Partner
PwC
M. Sam Gilliland
Chief Executive Officer
Cherwell Software
Ashish Gupta
General Manager & VP
US Enterprise Sales
Adobe
Ozan Gursel
Executive Managing Director
Riveron
Amy Hanks
Manager, HR Shared Services
Fujitsu Network Communications
Maisie Heiken
Retired Sr. Vice President,
Wealth Management
Merrill Lynch
Ray Hemmig***
Chairman of the Board
Retail & Restaurant Growth Capital, LP
Sydney Smith Hicks, Ph.D.***
CEO
SS Hicks Advisors
Carrie Hunter
Head of Talent Acquisition, North America
Ericsson
Matt Kelso
Chief Financial Officer
HealthSmart
Michael T. Keating
Operations Vice President
State Farm
Jacqui Mackewicz
Global Talent Acquisition
People Analytics
TI
Vish Madhugiri
Chief Strategy Officer
SAAZ Technologies
Pat McCown
Managing Director
Andersen
Tim Mullins
Vice President, Auto Finance
Capital One
Ron Nash***
Managing Director
Nash Technology Group
Paul Pandian
President
Trans Global Technologies, Inc.
Keith Pearson
President, CEO and Vice Chairman
Pearson Partners International
Daniel W. Phipps
Vice President of Engineering
Dal-Tile Corporation
Doretha Polite
Director, Human Resources
Geico
Terry W. Price
Retired Partner – Spencer Stuart
Executive Coach – Terry Price, LLC
Charlie Quinn
Vice President of Recruiting Solutions
HumCap LP
Rohit Rai
Retired
Lockheed Martin Corp.
Vidya Raj
Director, PMO and Business Operations
Intuit ProConnect Group
Kevin Ryan***
Managing Member
KCSJ Real Estate LLC
Chad Schieber, LEED AP
Chief Marketing Officer
The Beck Group
Anurag Vardhan Sinha
Senior Vice President – Industry Head
Communication Service Provider
Media & Entertainment
Infosys Limited
Colin Spreier
Managing Director – Audit
Grant Thornton
Scott Vehslage
Managing Director
Wealth Management
UBS
Manish Vyas
President, Communications & Business
Tech Mahindra (Americas) Inc.
Emeritus

The Advisory Council is a terrific way to shape the future of global business and give back to the community.

For more information about the Naveen Jindal School of Management’s Advisory Council, please contact:

Diane McNulty

Diane McNulty, PhD
Associate Dean
External Relations, Communications, and Corporate Development

Senior Active Members

Terry Conner***
Retired Partner
Haynes and Boone LLP
Linda Wertheimer Hart***
Vice Chairman
The Hart Group, Inc.
Gerald H. Hoag***(Retired)
Former Associate Dean for Executive Education
The University of Texas at Dallas
Skip Moore***
Partner
Steve Penson***
Vice President – Austin Commercial
Austin Industries
Allan Tomlinson
Consultant
Jim Young
Chairman
The Margate Group

*Chairman

**Vice Chairman

***Past Chairman