# Recent Executive MBA graduates Ryan Sparks and Renee Vieira are named to the Poets & Quants 2017 "50 Best & Brightest EMBAs" list

1 School News June 5, 2017 ![Poets and Quants logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/con_036687.gif?itok=YuUEYfSP)>

Excerpt from [Poets & Quants](http://poetsandquantsforexecs.com/2017/06/05/best-brightest-embas-class-2017/) -- "In Afghanistan, New York University’s Ryan Sparks, a Marine Infantry Officer who now works for JP Morgan Chase, trained and led a joint U.S-Afghan unit that defeated the local Taliban, helped with community reconstruction, and reduced opium trafficking. ... If you want to learn how to make an impact in a Fortune 500 firm, take some notes from New York University’s Renee Vieira. She serves as the Executive Director of Global Organization and Leadership Development at Time Warner."

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