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 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

  • Associate Director, Strategic Partnerships and Adjunct Lecturer, Full-Time MBA, Master of Science in Business Analytics

Current Board Members

Adam Agnew

Adam Agnew

EVP, Global Consumer Products Practice, Global Client Partner for Coca-Cola

Capgemini

Head shot of Karen Bennett

Karen Bennett

EVP, Chief People Officer

Cox Enterprises

Marcy Cunningham headshot

Marcy Cunningham

Head of Information Governance

IHG

Taylor Davis headshot

Taylor Davis

Head of Product & Technology

Straight Arrow News

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Erin Donnelly

Sr. Director of Product Management

The Home Depot

Head shot of Brett Findley

Brett Findley

Chief Executive Officer

Coke One North America Services

Jeff Jones

Jeff Jones

President & CEO

Ad Victoriam Solutions

Max Just

Max Just

VP, Global HR Operations

MCC Labels

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Kausar Kenning

VP Intelligence & Controls

Visa

Jason Kimrey headshot

Jason Kimrey

VP, Americas Channel & Partner Programs

Elastic

Naresh Mevada

Naresh Mevada

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

Assurant

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Doug Miller

Managing Partner & VP of Sales

TURNBRIDGE Technical Solutions

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Kishore Nimmagada

Global GTM Strategy, Customer Success and AI at Google Cloud

Google

Vikram Ramani headshot

Vikram Ramani

Chief Information Officer

Pinnacle Financial Partners

Regenia Sanders

Regenia Sanders

Managing Partner

EY

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Tyson Simmons

Sr. Manager, Continuous Process
Improvement

Pinnacle Financial Partners

Olga Sudvarg

Chief of Staff

McLarens

Robert Trotter

Faculty Advisor

UGA

Patrick Waite

Patrick Waite

Faculty Advisor

UGA

Kun Zhu headshot

Kun Zhu

VP of Data & Al/Chief Data Scientist

NCR Voyix