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Alumni News & Profiles

Alumni Profiles

NYU Stern alumni have a variety of career paths. Read about and watch videos of Stern alumni making their mark.

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Billy Knapp (MBA '16)

Military Program Manager, Community Engagement at Amazon Billy shares his path from the Marine Corps to his new role supporting Amazon's efforts to hire veterans around the country.

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Yamila Hernandez (MBA '19)

Pharmaceutical Marketing Rotational Manager at Pfizer. Yamila Hernandez (MBA ‘19), leveraged her experience at Stern to make a career transition from CPG strategic communications to pharmaceutical marketing.

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Jason Ve (BS '07)

Head of Business Development, Deezer. Jason shares his career path from finance to tech and music, and the lessons he learned from having a front row seat to the notorious Fyre Festival.

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Carlton Crenshaw (MBA '71)

Retired CFO. Carlton has generously supported Stern students at a leadership level. He shares his inspiring perspective as a decorated Marine Corps veteran and accomplished businessman.

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Aurelia Biebuyck (BS '17)

Strategy Associate at WeWork. Aurelia tells us about her role, shares career advice for fellow recent graduates and reflects on her time at Stern.

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Shruti Ganguly

Shruti Ganguly, MBA/MFA '12 (Dual Degree)

Filmmaker, director, producer, founder of honto88. Shruti shares details about the making of 73 Questions, career advice for the entertainment industry, and what it's like starting a company.

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Alice Colarusso, MBA '07 (Full-Time MBA)

Alice Colarusso, MBA '07 (Full-Time MBA)

Digital and Media Marketing Executive at Amazon. Alice shares her journey from financial services to tech, as well as lessons on pivoting and prioritization.

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Amy Tsai, MBA/MPA '17 (Dual Degree)

Amy Tsai, MBA/MPA '17 (Dual Degree)

Manager, Corporate Responsibility at PVH Corp. Amy shares her path in corporate responsibility and how her MBA/MPA prepared her for work in the social impact space.

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Gary Fraser, MBA '92 (Full-Time MBA)

Gary Fraser, MBA '92 (Full-Time MBA)

Associate Dean for Diversity and Inclusion at NYU Stern. Gary discusses his long history with the School, what he hopes to accomplish in his new role, and a few of his favorite things.

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Rebecca Messner, MBA '18 (Full-Time MBA)

Rebecca Messner, MBA '18 (Full-Time MBA)

Associate, Content Strategy & Analysis at Netflix. Rebecca shares how she leverages her filmmaking background and finance education in her role at Netflix.

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Brendan Murphy, MBA '15 (Full-Time MBA)

Brendan Murphy, MBA '15 (Full-Time MBA)

Director, Cross Border Strategy and Execution at Mastercard. Brendan shares his global experience from Stern and his service in the Marines.

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Catherine Cantave, MBA '10 (Full-Time MBA)

Catherine Cantave, MBA '10 (Full-Time MBA)

Co-founder of Soapbox Strategists. Catherine shares how she started her own digital media agency and the lessons she has learned as a co-founder.

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Nishant Roy, MBA '13 (Executive MBA)

Nishant Roy, MBA '13 (Executive MBA)

Chief of Staff at Chobani. Nishant shares his dynamic career path, the leadership qualities he values the most, how he stays connected to Stern, and where in NYC he likes to grab lunch (when he's not eating at Chobani Cafe).

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Liliana Petrova, MBA '11 (Langone Part-Time MBA)

Liliana Petrova, MBA '11 (Langone Part-Time MBA)

CEO/Founder, The Petrova Experience; Former Director, Customer Experience, JetBlue. Liliana shares her ‘problem solving’ approach to transitioning from financial services to marketing and ultimately customer service at JetBlue, and her ‘be bold’ mantra toward innovation.

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Jeff Teper, BS '86

Jeff Teper, BS '86

Corporate Vice President at Microsoft Office. Jeff, known as the "father of SharePoint," describes highlights from his leadership role at Microsoft.

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Himanshu Patel, BS '97

Himanshu Patel, BS '97

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at First Data Corp. Himanshu shares insights from the center of innovation at a global leader in commerce-enabling tech and an early sponsor of NYU Stern's Fintech conference.

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Alejandra Flores, MBA '14 (Full-Time MBA)

Alejandra Flores, MBA '14 (Full-Time MBA)

Senior Product Manager - Technical at Amazon - Alexa. Flores shares what it's like to work on the cutting edge of content creation and consumption.

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Lauren Wu, BS '13

Lauren Wu, BS '13

Product Operations Manager at Lyft Inc. Wu discusses her role at Lyft, how she develops pricing strategies for the company, and her career path and coursework that helped her reach this position.

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Juston Payne, MBA '12 (Full-Time MBA)

Juston Payne, MBA '12 (Full-Time MBA)

Senior Project Manager at Google. Payne describes what it's like to manage Google Clips, and how his foundation at Stern applies regularly to his work at Google.

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Archive

2018

Andrew O. Wong, BS '03, Head of Marketing, 8 Securities (Nomura Group)
Suma Swaminathan, MBA '15 (Full-Time MBA), Private Equity, Developing World Markets
Rupa Mehta, MBA '05 (Langone Part-Time MBA), Founder and Director of NaliniKIDS, Founder and Fitness Instructor at Nalini Method
Eric Berger, MBA '08 (Full-Time MBA), Senior Vice-President, Financial Advisor, UBS Wealth Management
Michelle Harrison Bacharach, MBA '12 (Full-Time MBA), Co-Founder & CEO at FindMine
Corey Phelps, MPhil '01, PhD '03, Associate Professor of Strategy and Organization and Associate Dean of Executive Education
Allison Moss, MBA ’09, Founder of type:A brands
Sara Sindelar, MBA '17, Experiential Marketing Manager, Corporate Marketing at IBM
Courtney Reagan, MBA '13, Retail Reporter at CNBC
Susan Veksler, BS '03, President and Co-Founder of Caissa, LLC

2017

Björgólfur Thor Björgólfsson, BS '91, Chairman of Novator Partners LLP
Abrima Erwiah, BS '02, Co-Founder, Studio One Eighty Nine
Samir Ibrahim, BS '11, Co-Founder and CEO, SunCulture
Ragy Thomas, MBA '03, Founder and CEO, Sprinklr
Benjamin Wise, MBA '13, Director of Strategic Projects, International Rescue Committee

2016

Sanjiv Anand, MBA '85, Chairman, Cedar Management Consulting International, LLC
Tanner Hackett, MBA '11, Co-Founder, Button
Jeff Grant, MBA '97, Senior Vice President, Research, Turner Emerging Consumers
Tammy Kwan, MBA '15, Founder, Cognitive ToyBox
Rajat Sharma, MBA/MFA ‘15, Director, Multiplatform Analytics at A+E Networks and Independent Film Producer

2015

Anne Black, MBA '99, Chief Operating Officer, Goldman Sachs Gives
Josh Boaz, BS '04, Managing Director and Co-Founder, Direct Agents
Mike Capombassis, MBA ‘96, President and Chief Risk Officer, Bristol Gate Capital Partners
Annbeth Eschbach, MBA '90, Chief Executive Officer, Exhale Enterprises, Inc.
Robin Harris, BS '08, Managing Director, Morgan Stanley
Lee Howley, MBA '72, Owner, Howley Bread Group, Ltd.
Monica Isaar, BS '96, MBA '03, Managing Director and Head of Asset Management and Foundations Group
Brittany Laughlin, BS '07, General Manager, Union Square Ventures
Alexey Loganchuk, MBA '90, Founder, Upgrade Capital
Gwen Melnyk, MBA '15, Associate, Jefferies Finance LLC
Timothy Moe, WSC '79, MBA '84, Chief Regional Equity Strategist for Asia Pacific and Co-Head of Asian Economics, Strategy and Commodity Research, Goldman Sachs
Ernesto Ordonez, MS '73, PhD '76, President, Cement Manufacturers Association of the Philippines
Sally Poblete, BS '94, Founder and CEO, Wellthie