Alumni Profiles

May 17, 2023

Town of Knightdale Mayor Hones Leadership Skills with Jenkins MBA

McLauchlan Fellow and Town of Knightdale Mayor Jessica Day shares about her journey into town council, her personal growth in the Jenkins MBA program and her belief that leadership is learned – not inherent.

Apr 1, 2023

Red Hat Director of Marketing Emily Curley (MBA ‘11) Builds Career With Jenkins MBA

Emily Curley, a Jenkins MBA alum and director of marketing at Red Hat, shares about her career path, what she gained in the Full-time MBA program and a few words of advice for prospective students.

Feb 8, 2023

Alec Perrin ‘22 Transitions from Poole College to NC State’s Institute for Advanced Analytics

Alec Perrin made the jump from Poole College of Management to the Institute for Advanced Analytics, a prestigious program at the forefront of data science education, where he is earning a Master of Science in analytics.

Dec 1, 2022

CEO Ted Mosler (MBA ‘02) Advocates for the Value of an MBA – Especially for Those with Technology Backgrounds

Gilero CEO Ted Mosler grew up with a mind for engineering and a passion for entrepreneurship and found the bridge to fill the gap to be the Jenkins MBA Program.

Nov 18, 2022

Supporting the Program That Started It All

The Master of Accounting Program at NC State University can come to feel like family due to its small class size and time spent together studying. For Mark and Meredith Weadon, that turned out to be true in more ways than one.

Nov 11, 2022

Amir Mehr ‘92 Honored with Distinguished Alumni Award

Amir Mehr’s time at North Carolina State University wasn’t just a four-year college experience, it was the start of lifelong relationships with the people he met and with the university itself.

Aug 8, 2022

Alumnus, Taj Wilson ’21, Pieces Together the Supply Chain Puzzle for Cisco Systems

Some may find supply chain issues a daunting task. Not Taj Wilson, who enjoys figuring out supply-chain bottlenecks and constraints, while tapping into his previous NC State MBA experiences.

Aug 5, 2022

Katie Godfrey Kilgore ‘16 Strives for a Culture of Community Through Fount Coffee + Kitchen

Growing up down the road from NC State and being raised by alumni, some might say Katie Godfrey Kilgore ‘16 was destined to become a member of the Wolfpack.

Aug 2, 2022

MAC Alum Kyle Rae ’11 Combines His Passion for Sports and Accounting in Dream Career

Kyle Rae (MAC ’11) is living his dream career as an athletic director of finance at Towson University where he focuses on budgeting, forecasting and ticket sales.

Jul 15, 2022

MAC Alum ’13 Learns to Thrive Under Pressure at JetBlue

Yakir Malul (MAC ’13) divides his time at JetBlue into two periods: pre-pandemic and post-pandemic. He continues to thrive in this challenging industry and enjoys being in a position where he can translate strategy and vision into reality for his team.