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
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
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.

2024-2025 Advisory Council

Chair

Keith Pearson
President, CEO & Vice Chairman
Pearson Partners International

Members

Brian Andrews
VP Preconstruction
Austin Commercial
Dr. Aditi Banergee
Jess Bass
Vice President
Lockton Companies
George Brody
Retired
Dr. Mark Chassay
Vice President Texas and Chief Medical
Officer, Texas Plan
Blue Cross and Blue Shield
Samantha Dwinell***
HR Operating Partner
Blue Wolf Capital Partners
Robert (Rob) L. Fitzgerald
Partner, Audit Services
Deloitte
Mary Fregia
Chief Human Resources Officer
G6 Hospitality LLC
Chris Hes
Senior Manager
RSM US LLP
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
Michael T. Keating
Operations Vice President
State Farm
Karthik Kumar
COO
LendArch
Kevin Marcellus
Vice President and Head of People
Ericsson North America
Vish Madhugiri
Chief Strategy Officer
SAAZ Technologies
Pat McCowan
Managing Director
Andersen
Will McDade
CFO
Interstate Batteries
Yesenia Moore
Vice President Diversity & Inclusion
TI
Ron Nash***
Managing Director
Nash Technology Group
Keith Pearson
President, CEO and Vice Chairman
Pearson Partners International
Daniel W. Phipps
Vice President of Engineering
Dal-Tile Corporation
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.
Brad Rejebian
President/CEO
Pavillion Bank
Kevin Ryan***
Managing Member
KCSJ Real Estate LLC
Chad Schieber, LEED AP
Chief Marketing Officer
The Beck Group
Liz Seeglison
Vice President
Captital One Auto Finance
Dan Sessa***
Executive Vice Present & Chief Human Resources Officer
Lennox International
Mahesh Shetty
Founder & CEO
ILE Homes
Anurag Vardhan Sinha
SVP Business Head for Communications, Media & Technology
Cognizant
Colin Spreier
Managing Director – Audit
Grant Thornton

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
M. Sam Gilliland
Chief Executive Officer
Cherwell Software
Gerald H. Hoag***(Retired)
Former Associate Dean for Executive Education
The University of Texas at Dallas
Linda Wertheimer Hart***
Vice Chairman
The Hart Group, Inc.
Skip Moore***
Partner
Steve Penson***
Vice President – Austin Commercial
Austin Industries

*Chairman

**Vice Chairman

***Past Chairman