Tag: profiles
Know Your Network: Jorge Luciani 94MBA
Get to know Jorge Luciani 94MBA in Goizueta’s Know Your Network series.
Jim Minnick 99EvMBA on leadership, lofty goals
It’s been a busy year for Jim Minnick 99EvMBA. In August, the Atlanta Business Chronicle named him one of Atlanta’s most admired CEOs.
Jenny Harrison: On seizing a career abroad
Jenny Yao Harrison’s boss in Shanghai told her the first day, “You will always have work that was already supposed to be done yesterday.”
Ivo Tafkov: On finding inspiration
Ivo Tafkov 09PhD, as an associate professor of accountancy at Georgia State University, uses economics and psychology to research how management control systems influence employee behavior.
Jeff Miller: On taking the unpredictable path
When Jeff Miller 10MBA graduated from Goizueta, Snapchat, his current employer, did not exist.
Tom Beaty: On creating a great workplace culture
Unlike many high-octane leaders, Insight Sourcing Group founder and CEO Tom Beaty 97MBA wants to make sure his employees aren’t working too much.
Consecutive giver and photographer: Larry Westbrook 61BBA 63MBA
Paying attention, in the long run, has given Larry Westbrook 61BBA 63MBA success in business and personal fulfillment. He learned critical observation at Emory’s business school, then leveraged that skill as a utility executive in Georgia, retiring as CFO for Southern Company.
Percy Muente on cultural awareness, leading
Percy Muente 08MBA’s office is in a modern, mid-rise building in the upscale Chico neighborhood of Bogotá, Colombia.
Alum Nick Harris on data, enhancing customer experience
Nick Harris 08EvMBA wants to enhance your online shopping experience.
Entrepreneurship at any age: Robert Owens 55MBA
At 84 years old, Robert “Bob” Owens 55MBA insists on carrying a camera bag up a flight of stairs. “How do you think I got to be 84?” he asks, depositing the bag on the landing.
Alpa Sutaria on creating long-term value, going beyond
Since 2015, Alpa Sutaria 96MBA has been working on some of the biggest transformations in The Coca-Cola Company’s recent history, each with a set of sticky, challenging problems and opportunities.
Aty Biswese on rigors, joy of entrepreneurial life
Aty Biswese 14WEMBA began his journey into entrepreneurship at age 25. The Morehouse grad was enjoying his work as a consultant in Chicago, with his first nice apartment in the South Loop area, when divine intervention altered his path.