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Meet the Evening MBA Class of 2027

October 18, 2024

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This past August, the 99 students who comprise the Evening MBA class of 2027 embarked on their Goizueta Business School journey. This current cohort averages just shy of 7 years of work experience and nearly half of them identify as women. Designed for working professionals, the STEM-designated Evening MBA program offers students a full MBA experience with the flexibility to attend class on campus, online, or via a hybrid model. In 2024, U.S. News & World Report named Goizueta’s Evening MBA program one of the top 20 part-time MBA programs in the country.

“The cohort includes students from healthcare, consulting, manufacturing, finance, and a variety of other industries,” says Jaclyn Conner, associate dean of the Executive MBA and Evening MBA programs. “I look forward to their classroom experiences and the wealth of knowledge and perspectives they will share. In the spirit of Goizueta, let’s go beyond!”

Taught by faculty experts in an intimate learning environment, Evening MBA students learn to apply theory to real-life problems, challenge business-as-usual mindsets, and seek out innovative approaches. Students can choose from a variety of concentrations and adjust the pace of the program to best fit their needs. Experiential learning activities are built into the program, as is the opportunity to gain firsthand knowledge of how global companies manage their businesses by partaking in Global Experiential Modules.

The Evening MBA Class of 2027 includes:

– The only audiologist in the entirety of the Grady Hospital system.
– A consumer-packaged goods leader at Chick-fil-A who has worked on branding for Cinnabon, Moe’s, and Krispy Kreme.
– A real estate investment senior associate who has helped raise more than $50k for youth scholarships as an executive board member for The Emerging 100 of Atlanta (part of the 100 Black Men of America organization).
– The creator of the Short Story Dispenser, a public art kiosk that prints short stories on demand in more than 300 locations worldwide.
– A civil engineer and a design lead on the transit plan for the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles who also happens to be in two improv groups.
– An organizing member of presidential and mayoral campaigns (including Hillary for America 2016), who helps run Casa Nuova, her family’s restaurant in Alpharetta.
– An EY analyst who hosts a podcast on sports betting and is an avid fan of Monte Carlo simulations.
– A student who is the recipient of the Sam Nunn Security Fellowship, the Leading Edge Fellowship, and has been recognized for his work in biomedicine, innovation, and invention.
– A portfolio manager at Comerica Bank who has managed multi-million-dollar deals, has raised $70k in youth scholarships, and who leads financial literacy programs for Detroit youth.
– A research associate at Morgan Stanley who coaches at several Atlanta OrangeTheory locations and has developed a cult following due to his strenuous workout routines.
– A company commander for the 878th Battalion in the U.S. Army who is also a lead engineer at one of the top infrastructure firms in Georgia.
– A former Florida State University football player who is now an advanced product development engineer with a focus on emergency response, military, and industrial safety markets.
– A professional dancer and dance educator who ran the Gwinnett Ballet Company for several years before transitioning to real estate.
– A senior analyst at Delta Air Lines who helped launch the airline’s social media presence, orchestrated Delta’s partnership with the 2024 Paris Olympics, and has won and been nominated for several Shorty Awards.