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The JSOM Alumni Relations team is dedicated to keeping you connected to your alma mater and helping you support your university! To reach us directly, visit the JSOM Alumni Contact page or email us at jsomalumni@utdallas.edu.

Alumni Spotlight

Frank Martinez Portrait

Frank Martinez, MBA’07, MS’14

Supervisor, Project Management Office; Federal Reserve Bank Of Dallas

Martinez, who started working at The Fed in 2011, keeps returning to UT Dallas and Jindal School to upgrade his skills.

Phil Neighorn portrait

Phil Neighorn, BA’95, MBA’01

Managing Director, Central Zone Surety Practice, Leadermarsh USA

Phil Neighorn has more than 16 years of experience as an insurance professional and balances his time between working for Marsh USA, a global leader in insurance broking and risk management, and mentoring Jindal School students. He is committed to helping both audiences develop business strategies to successfully reach goals. Whether he is assisting an international client or providing advice to a promising student, he regularly shares his extensive industry knowledge. He also routinely uses the skills he developed while earning his undergraduate degree and an MBA from the Jindal School.

Joe Warren portrait

Joe Warren, BS’11

Software Engineer, USAA

Each day, I strive to use best practices, creating beautiful and accessible experiences for our internal and member-facing systems.

Allen Mueller portrait

Allen Mueller, MBA’15

Senior Analyst, Fuel Strategy, Vistra Energy

Mueller, a recent Jindal School graduate, has spent a decade in mining engineering and operations, most recently at Luminant Energy in Dallas and Martin Marietta Materials in San Antonio. He earned his undergraduate and master’s degree in mining engineering at Southern Illinois University.

Salman Moti portrait

Salman Moti, MS’11, MBA’16

UT Southwestern Medical Center, Manager of Health System Decision Support

Moti knows the value of education – he holds four degrees, including two from Jindal School of Management – an MS/Healthcare Management and an MBA.

Gary Tillett portrait

Gary Tillett, BS’82

U.S. Financial Services Partner, New York Metro Deals Leaderpricewaterhousecoopers

Gary Tillett’s notable career spans three decades and includes roles in several divisions within the same “big four” accounting firm, PricewaterhouseCoopers. Tillett currently serves as the New York Metro Deals Leader and is a partner in the U.S. Financial Services sector at PwC. In this dual role, he leads a practice of more than 400 deals professionals and serves some of PwC’s largest corporate and private-equity clients with investments in the financial services sector. Tillett attributes his success to his commitment to the delivery of quality client service and his desire to maintain a comprehensive lifestyle, which has included active community service within his career and personal life since an early stage.

Abe Turner portrait

Abrahm “Abe” Turner, MBA’08

Performance Improvement Consultant; Insperity

I enjoy being part of the change continuum. I am often the catalyst for change in many of the groups I support.

Brad Almond portrait

Bradley Almond , MA’95

Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President Administration; Vertex Business Services

Almond, who lives in Dallas, has enjoyed a rich career that started with KPMG in 1989 in audit. He then returned to school to earn his MBA at UT Austin.

Marla Wilkerson portrait

Marla Wilkerson, MS’05

Partner, New York Life Insurance Company

I’ve had the benefit of working in several roles within several industries, with no regrets. But my current role is by far my favorite.

Robert Kientz portrait

Robert Kientz, BS’04

Senior Security Analyst, Verizon Wireless

In his role with Verizon, Kientz performs risk assessment of information security vulnerabilities and system security policy compliance.

Luis Ortiz portrait

Luis Ortiz, MBA’10

Brand Manager, North America Ericsson

As a young professional, Luis Ortiz found a way to further his company’s goals and initiatives while helping individuals in need. He developed a business initiative for Ericsson that not only met and surpassed company objectives but also helped a nonprofit organization. By looking beyond boundaries between for-profit and nonprofit organizations, Ortiz crafted a creative solution to help Ericsson increase its brand awareness while assisting the North Texas Food Bank.

Jenny Rush portrait

Jenny Rush, BS’85

Founder, Lymethriving

I came to UT Dallas in the early ‘80s when the campus was young. I loved the flexibility of night classes as I was working full-time at an advertising agency.

HB Paksoy portrait

HB Paksoy, MA’76

Retired Professor

This Richardson resident was one of the first graduates of what was then known as the School of Management at The University of Texas at Dallas.

Shahzil Amin portrait

Shahzil (Shaz) Amin, BS’11

Founder & CEO, Blue Track Media; Managing Partner, Karlani Capital; Founder, Plugged Labs, Inc.

Amin followed a path to entrepreneurship many have trod – he had no choice but to be successful.

Walter Sutton portrait

Walter L. Sutton, Jr. , PhD’89

Adjunct Faculty, Consultant

Dr. Sutton, who earned his PhD in Business Policy and Strategy when Jindal School was just 14 years old, now serves on the school’s adjunct faculty, teaching Business Law. He’s had a far-ranging career that includes staff legal positions with oil and gas companies as well as Walmart; with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (in Dallas) and a presidential appointment to the Federal Highway Administration (in Washington, D.C.); and as chief of staff at UT Dallas.

Mark Fuqua portrait

Mark Fuqua, BS’79

Exec Vice President And Manager, Energy Banking Comerica Bank

Fuqua completed his BS/Business Administration degree with a finance concentration at UT Dallas when undergrads had been on the UTD campus a mere four years.

Bob Lockett portrait

Bob Lockett, MBA’99

Senior Vice President, Human Resources, Harland Clarke Holdings

I had the opportunity to meet some great professors and hard-working students. Many of the folks in my classes were working full time.

Holly Heironimus portrait

Holly Heironimus, MS’17

Program Coordinator, Medical City Dallas Blood & Marrow Transplant Program

Heironimus completed her MS in Healthcare Leadership and Management degree and now works as coordinator for Medical City Dallas.

Bate Alum portrait

Bate Bate, MBA’03

Vice President And Senior Petroleum Engineer, Union Bank

Bate, vice president and senior petroleum engineer at Union Bank is experienced in the oil field and the corporate office. With more than 12 years in the oil and gas industry, Bate has a solid grasp on reserve estimation and reporting as well as field operations. He credits his time at the Jindal School as refining his understanding of organizational behavior and management, lessons he continues to utilize today.

Anjie Vichayanonda portrait

Anjie Vichayanonda, BS’08

Founder And CEO, Leg Up Legal

I wanted to come back to Texas to be closer to family, so I joined the Dallas office of Haynes and Boone, LLP, in 2017.

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