This advisory board serves the University of Georgia’s Full-Time MBA and Master of Science in Business Analytics programs to ensure its continued excellence, relevance, and alignment with the needs of the business community and the broader society. This advisory board plays a vital role in shaping the direction and enhancing the quality of our academic programs.

Membership and Composition

Board seats are reserved for organizations selected by the director of the programs (position currently held by the Interim Dean and Dr. Harold A. Black Distinguished Professor and Josiah Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professor). Each organization will identify an individual in a senior position with the authority to speak for the organization and commit resources. Members are typically appointed to serve a two-year term.

Advisory Board Contact

  • Program Coordinator, Applied Learning, Full-Time MBA, Master of Science in Business Analytics

Current Board Members

Adam Agnew

Adam Agnew

EVP, U.S. Geography Forum Senior Advisor, Americas Executive Committee
Capgemini

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Karen Bennett

EVP, Chief Human Resources
Officer

Cox Enterprises

Marcy Cunningham

Marcy Cunningham

Head of Information Governance
IHG

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Erin Donnelly

Sr. Director of Product Management
The Home Depot

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Dave Dowsett

Global Head of Al & Advanced
Engineering

Invesco

Jay Ferro

Jay Ferro

EVP, Chief Information, Technology, & Product Officer
Clario

Chris Gentner

Chris Gentner

CTO – Cloud Engineering & Architecture – ISV Strategic & Cloud Native Accounts
Oracle

Jeff Jones

Jeff Jones

CEO
Ad Victoriam Solutions

Max Just

Max Just

VP, Digital & Technology Services LATAM
The Coca-Cola Company

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Balaram Krishna

Founder, President, & CEO
DataQubi

Jason Kimrey

Jason Kimrey

VP, U.S. Channel & Partner Programs
Elastic

Naresh Mevada

Naresh Mevada

AVP, Audit Transformation & Analytics, Internal Audit & Advisory Services
Assurant

Vikram Ramani

Vikram Ramani

Chief Information Officer
Synovus

Regenia Sanders

Regenia Sanders

Managing Partner
EY

Sid Sen

Sid Sen

VP, Customer Retention
Corpay

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Tyson Simmons

Sr. Manager, Continuous Process
Improvement

Synovus

OIga Sudvarg

Olga Sudvarg

Former COO
Invesco

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Robert Trotter

Faculty Advisor
UGA

Patrick Waite

Patrick Waite

Faculty Advisor
UGA

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Kun Zhu

VP of Data & Al/Chief Data Scientist
NCR Voyix