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Name
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Class Year
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Current Industry
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Current Company
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Current Function
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City (in EMBA)
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State (in EMBA)
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| Ajit Singh | 2012 | Financial Services | United Overseas Bank | Finance - Analysis/Investments | Singapore | SG |
| Bessie Chu | 2022 | High Tech - Other | Cape Privacy | Marketing - Product Management | New York | NY |
| Brandon Marsowicz | 2017 | Aerospace | General Atomics | General Management | San Diego | CA |
| Brian Wollak | 2018 | High Tech - Hardware | Alcatel Lucent Enterprise | General Management | Jurupa Valley | CA |
| Catherine Johnson | 2011 | Entertainment | Warner Bros | Marketing - Brand Management | Los Angeles | CA |
| Christie Dang | 2022 | Marketing | Marketing - Advertising | Singapore | SG | |
| Claudionor Dias | 2022 | Software | WalkMe | Marketing - Sales | West Chester | PA |
| Connie Brooks | 2023 | Medicine/Pharma/Biotech | Sterigenics | General Management | Fullerton | CA |
| Denis Donnelly | 2019 | High Tech - Other | VMware | General Management | Singapore | SG |
| Dmitrii Filippov | 2022 | High Tech - Multimedia Products | SPB TV | Business Development | Saint Petersburg | RF |
| Ihab Shahawi | 2010 | Non-Profit/Social Impact | Patterns Behavioral Services, Inc. | Founder/Owner | Woodland Hills | CA |
| Ivan Zhou | 2022 | Advertising | The Trade Desk | Business Development | Singapore | SG |
| Jeffrey Nah | 2015 | Financial Services - VC/PE | JN Capital & Growth Advisory | Founder/Owner | Singapore | SG |
| Joe Tartoni | 2022 | Financial Services - Diversified | Acture LLC | Other | Danville | CA |
| Joeri Gianotten | 2011 | Consulting | AccelerAsia | Founder/Owner | Singapore | SG |
| Karthik Chellaperumal | 2022 | Medicine/Pharma/Biotech | Thermo Fisher Scientific | Strategic Planning | Portland | OR |
| Lander Isasi | 2015 | Retail | 6ixty 8ight | General Management | Singapore | SG |
| Lelian Tan | 2022 | Other | Shopandbox Pte Ltd | General Management | Los Angeles | CA |
| Ljupco Fidanovski | 2016 | Consulting | E3 Management Solutions | Consulting | Los Angeles | CA |
| Mark Nguyen | 2014 | Marketing | Planet LA Records | Founder/Owner | Los Angeles | CA |
| Melvin Chua | 2022 | Healthcare Services | Sengkang General Hospital | Healthcare/Health Management | Singapore | SG |
| Natasha Humphries | 2022 | Computer Related Services | Adobe | General Management | Santa Clara | CA |
| Niten Kapadia | 2016 | Fashion/Clothing | FARFETCH | General Management | Los Angeles | CA |
| Omar Higgs | 2022 | Education | UCLA | Other | Los Angeles | CA |
| Prasanna Annamalai | 2022 | Software | PayPal | Engineering | Chennai | IN |
| Ryan Nelson | 2022 | Government - Military | ESC Pacific | Engineering | Onna Village, Okinawa | JP |
| So Yeon Kim | 2022 | Computer Related Services | Salesforce | General Management | Singapore | SG |
| Srini Turlapati | 2022 | High Tech - Consumer Products | Global Payments Inc | General Management | Denver | CO |
| Suresh Manwani | 2019 | Software | Sutherland Global | Marketing - Sales | Edison | NJ |
| Vincent Tangkilisan | 2022 | Other | Vincent's Visions | Founder/Owner | Los Angeles | CA |
| William Hwang | 2022 | Healthcare Services | National Cancer Centre Singapore | Healthcare/Health | Singapore | SG |
| Won-Ki Kim | 2022 | Financial Services - Investment Banking | TD Securities, The Toronto-Dominion Bank | Finance - Investment Banking | Singapore | SG |
| Yanglin Mok | 2023 | Medicine/Pharma/Biotech | Merck | General Management | Singapore | SG |
| Matthew Festo | 2012 | High Tech - Other |
Intrinsic |
General Management | San Francisco | CA |
Healthcare
Dr. Marissa Vasquez (’18)
Dr. Marissa Vasquez (’18), Sports Medicine Senior Physician at UCLA Health, is a pioneer for women in sports medicine as she joins the Los Angeles Dodgers as their new lead physician.
Accounting and Finance
AJ Harris ('20)
AJ Harris ('20), VP and Controller of the NBA Los Angeles Lakers is responsible for modernizing the Lakers accounting and finance function.
National Security
Brandon Baker ('21)
Brandon Baker ('21), Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Secret Service in Los Angeles will oversee security for the Super Bowl LVI in Los Angeles next year.
Real Estate
Mark Weinstock ('19)
Mark Weinstock ('19), Executive Vice President and General Counsel of California Commerical Investment Companies (CCI), utilizes his background as an experienced real estate investor and business owner to preserve affordable housing.
Entrepreneurship
Elisia Flores ('14)
Elisia Flores ('14) continues the family business and legacy as the CEO of L&L Hawaiian Barbecue.
Fashion and Retail
Ben Hemminger ('18)
Ben Hemminger ('18), Co-Owner and CEO of Fashionphile, transforms the luxury resale market by turning luxury authentication into a science.
Entertainment / Marketing
Greg Coleman ('20)
Greg Coleman ('20) joins Amazon Studios as Global Head of Franchise Marketing and will lead Amazon's marketing team dedicated to fantasy and sci-fi originals for both series and films.