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
EVP, U.S. Geography Forum Senior Advisor, Americas Executive CommitteeCapgemini

Karen Bennett
EVP, Chief Human ResourcesOfficer
Cox Enterprises

Marcy Cunningham
Head of Information GovernanceIHG

Erin Donnelly
Sr. Director of Product ManagementThe Home Depot

Dave Dowsett
Global Head of Al & AdvancedEngineering
Invesco

Jay Ferro
EVP, Chief Information, Technology, & Product OfficerClario

Chris Gentner
CTO – Cloud Engineering & Architecture – ISV Strategic & Cloud Native AccountsOracle

Jeff Jones
CEOAd Victoriam Solutions

Max Just
VP, Digital & Technology Services LATAMThe Coca-Cola Company

Balaram Krishna
Founder, President, & CEODataQubi

Jason Kimrey
VP, U.S. Channel & Partner ProgramsElastic

Naresh Mevada
AVP, Audit Transformation & Analytics, Internal Audit & Advisory ServicesAssurant

Vikram Ramani
Chief Information OfficerSynovus

Regenia Sanders
Managing PartnerEY

Sid Sen
VP, Customer RetentionCorpay

Tyson Simmons
Sr. Manager, Continuous ProcessImprovement
Synovus

Olga Sudvarg
Former COOInvesco

Robert Trotter
Faculty AdvisorUGA

Patrick Waite
Faculty AdvisorUGA

Kun Zhu
VP of Data & Al/Chief Data ScientistNCR Voyix