Advisory Council
Naveen Jindal School of Management
Diane McNulty
Associate Dean for External Affairs
and Corporate Development
972-883-4489
dmcnulty@utdallas.edu
Associate Dean for External Affairs
and Corporate Development
972-883-4489
dmcnulty@utdallas.edu
Melissa Bettis
Director of Development and Alumni Relations
972-883-5936
Melissa.Bettis@utdallas.edu
Director of Development and Alumni Relations
972-883-5936
Melissa.Bettis@utdallas.edu
2019-2020 Advisory Council
Chair
Samantha Dwinell
Chief People Officer
The MENTOR Network
Chief People Officer
The MENTOR Network
Members
Doretha Allen
Director, Human Resources
Geico
Director, Human Resources
Geico
Charles M. Best
Alliance Financial Group Inc.
Alliance Financial Group Inc.
Norman Boone
Executive Vice President
Treasury and Liquidity Solutions
Texas Capital Bank
Executive Vice President
Treasury and Liquidity Solutions
Texas Capital Bank
George Brody
Retired
Retired
Daniel J. Cancelmi
Chief Financial Officer
Tenet Healthcare Corporation
Chief Financial Officer
Tenet Healthcare Corporation
Terry Conner*
Retired Partner
Haynes and Boone LLP
Retired Partner
Haynes and Boone LLP
Tenneil Dutton
VP of Human Resources
Ericsson Inc.
VP of Human Resources
Ericsson Inc.
Cecil G. Edwards Jr.
Executive Vice President
Middle Market Banking
Wells Fargo
Executive Vice President
Middle Market Banking
Wells Fargo
Mark Envani
Partner
Ernst & Young LLP
Partner
Ernst & Young LLP
Robert (Rob) L. Fitzgerald
Partner, Audit Services
Deloitte & Touche LLP
Partner, Audit Services
Deloitte & Touche LLP
Eileen Flynn
Vice President Operations
State Farm Insurance
Vice President Operations
State Farm Insurance
Ted Fredericks
President Emeritus
Mohr Partners Inc.
President Emeritus
Mohr Partners Inc.
Caroline Gagliardi
Dallas Assurance Partner
PwC
Dallas Assurance Partner
PwC
M. Sam Gilliland
CEO
Cherwell Software
CEO
Cherwell Software
Ozan Gursel
Executive Managing Director
Riveron
Executive Managing Director
Riveron
Paul D. Hain, MD
Chief Medical Officer
GoHealth
Chief Medical Officer
GoHealth
Maisie Heiken
Retired Senior Vice President,
Wealth Management
Merrill Lynch
Retired Senior Vice President,
Wealth Management
Merrill Lynch
Ray Hemmig*
Chairman of the Board
Retail & Restaurant Growth Capital LP
Chairman of the Board
Retail & Restaurant Growth Capital LP
Sydney Smith Hicks, PhD*
CEO
SSHicks Advisors
CEO
SSHicks Advisors
Ted Holden
Vice President, National Accounts
& Commercial Markets
Naturally Slim
Vice President, National Accounts
& Commercial Markets
Naturally Slim
Mamie Jones
Retired SVP Product Development
Intuit ProConnect Group
Retired SVP Product Development
Intuit ProConnect Group
Matt Kelso
Chief Financial Officer
HealthSmart
Chief Financial Officer
HealthSmart
Shanon Leonard
Vice President, Compensation and Benefits
Texas Instruments Incorporated
Vice President, Compensation and Benefits
Texas Instruments Incorporated
Vish Madhugiri
Chief Strategy Officer
SAAZ Technologies
Chief Strategy Officer
SAAZ Technologies
Brad McCleary
Partner/Principal – Technology Transformation
Ernst & Young Global Consulting Services
Partner/Principal – Technology Transformation
Ernst & Young Global Consulting Services
Pat McCown
Partner, State and Local Tax
Grant Thornton LLP
Partner, State and Local Tax
Grant Thornton LLP
Tim Mullins
Digital Product Sales Lead
Capital One
Digital Product Sales Lead
Capital One
Ron Nash*
Senior Advisor for Transformation and Reform
United States Department of Defense
Senior Advisor for Transformation and Reform
United States Department of Defense
Brian Orlando
Senior Vice President – Oil & Gas Group
Global Commercial Banking
Bank of America Merill Lynch
Senior Vice President – Oil & Gas Group
Global Commercial Banking
Bank of America Merill Lynch
Paul Pandian
President
Trans Global Technologies Inc.
President
Trans Global Technologies Inc.
Keith Pearson
President, CEO and Vice Chairman
Pearson Partners International
President, CEO and Vice Chairman
Pearson Partners International
Steve Penson*
Vice President – Austin Commercial
Austin Industries
Vice President – Austin Commercial
Austin Industries
Daniel W. Phipps
Vice President – Engineering
Dal-Tile Corporation
Vice President – Engineering
Dal-Tile Corporation
Christine Podraza
Vice President, Head of Optical
Business Unit
Fujitsu Network Communications Inc.
Vice President, Head of Optical
Business Unit
Fujitsu Network Communications Inc.
Terry W. Price
Retired
Spencer Stuart
Retired
Spencer Stuart
Charlie Quinn
Vice President of Recruiting Solutions
HumCap LP
Vice President of Recruiting Solutions
HumCap LP
Rohit Rai
Retired
Lockheed Martin Corp.
Retired
Lockheed Martin Corp.
Vidya Raj
Director, PMO and Business Operations
Intuit ProConnect Group
Director, PMO and Business Operations
Intuit ProConnect Group
Kevin Ryan*
Chief Financial Officer
Merit Energy Company
Chief Financial Officer
Merit Energy Company
Daniel M. Sessa
Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer
Lennox International
Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer
Lennox International
Anurag Vardhan Sinha
Senior Vice President – Industry Head
Communication Service Provider
Media & Entertainment
Infosys Limited
Senior Vice President – Industry Head
Communication Service Provider
Media & Entertainment
Infosys Limited
Bill Sproull
President/CEO
Tech Titans
President/CEO
Tech Titans
Bharath Thankavel, MD
Medical Director of Value-Based Care
BlueCross BlueShield of Texas
Medical Director of Value-Based Care
BlueCross BlueShield of Texas
Scott Vehslage
Managing Director
Wealth Management
UBS
Managing Director
Wealth Management
UBS
Sherry Vidal-Brown
Executive Vice President
Human Resources
G6 Hospitality LLC
Executive Vice President
Human Resources
G6 Hospitality LLC
Manish Vyas
President, Communications Business
Chief Executive Network Services
Tech Mahindra (Americas) Inc.
President, Communications Business
Chief Executive Network Services
Tech Mahindra (Americas) Inc.
Michael W. Wheeler
Chief Procurement Officer
Fluor Corporation
Chief Procurement Officer
Fluor Corporation
Jim Young
Chairman
The Margate Group
Chairman
The Margate Group
Senior Active Members
Linda Wertheimer Hart*
Vice Chairman
The Hart Group Inc.
Vice Chairman
The Hart Group Inc.
Gerald H. Hoag*
Retired
Retired
Skip Moore*
Retired Partner
Deloitte
Retired Partner
Deloitte
Allan Tomlinson
Consultant
Consultant
*Past Chairman