2022 Best & Brightest Business Major: Brandon Makinson
“A key reason for my wanting to pursue a career in consulting is that I want to help companies move forward and conquer challenges. ” Meet Brandon Makinson 22MBA!
“A key reason for my wanting to pursue a career in consulting is that I want to help companies move forward and conquer challenges. ” Meet Brandon Makinson 22MBA!
“Newspaper reporter turned investment analyst turned quantitative analyst; fond of photography and race cars.” Meet Frank Thomas 22MBA!
Christian D. SmithEmory UniversityGoizueta Business School Describe yourself in 15 words or less: Tech-savvy humanist. Quiet-audience question-asker. Creator. Advocate. Hometown: Newark, NJ Fun Fact About Yourself: A dominantly musical soul, I am a Master Vocal Impressionist Undergraduate School and Major: Stanford University – Symbolic Systems Most Recent Employer and Job...
Background: I call Alabama home (though I moved every three to four years as a military brat growing up). I went to undergrad at the United States Military Academy and served in the Army as an aviation officer. Transitioning out of the Army, I got a lot of interest from...
What’s better than taking a couple of years off work to go back to school? How about not having to show up to class on your first day back to school because your entire class is volunteering in the local Atlanta community? The annual Keystone event provides second-year MBA students...
Background: I am from Conway, Arkansas, and after a brief stint in the United States Air Force, graduated with a degree in Business Administration from the University of Central Arkansas. After college, I relocated to Baltimore, Maryland, and began a career as an Investment Specialist with Merrill Lynch where I got...
Background: Prior to business school, I was an Intelligence Officer in the United States Army, where I led teams of analysts to solve complex problems including various process improvement initiatives as well as NATO contingency planning. Why Goizueta: I chose Goizueta Business School because of the career opportunities and the culture. Goizueta...
Kay Xiao 22MBA was born and raised in Corpus Christi, Texas – hometown of Whataburger & 90s pop sensation, Selena. She graduated from Cornell University, where she majored in government. Prior to business school, Kay produced and managed thought leadership programs at The Economist Newspaper in New York City. At Emory, Kay serves as...