Archives for Alumni Stories

Why Owen for Doctors? Meet Jim Jirjis

Name: Jim Jirjis Graduation Year: 2006 Track: Executive Edge MBA Company: HCA Title: Chief Health Information Officer What convinced you that you could or should do the program? I picked business school at Owen because, as my career was progressing, I realized that I needed to enhance my management and leadership knowledge. Owen was a fantastic choice because […]

Why Owen for Entrepreneurs? Meet Reggie Crenshaw

Name: Reggie Crenshaw Graduation Year: 2016 Track: Global Immersion Company: Crenshaw and Associates Title: Principal and Owner   Reggie Crenshaw is a 2016 alumnus of the Vanderbilt Executive program and was selected as the 2017 recipient of Leadership Memphis’ Kate Gooch Leader of the Year Award which “is intended to recognize and honor demonstrated commitment and outstanding efforts […]

Executive MBA Alum Writes New Book

Vanderbilt EMBA alum Trey Smith (’12) released his newest book – Money Does Grow on Trees, the Family Tree – last month to help people learn how to grow their family’s wealth. His first book – The Tips, Tricks and $ Advice They Didn’t Teach You in College – was published in October 2015 and was one of […]

Why Owen for Engineers? Meet Ed Stinnett

Name: Ed StinnettGraduation Year: 2014 Program: Executive MBA Company: Tennessee Valley Authority Title: Principal Engineer What convinced you that you could or should do the Vanderbilt Executive MBA program? As an engineer, you spend most of your career learning how to be…an engineer. As you move your way up the ladder, the only way you learn the […]

Why Owen for Healthcare Administrators? Meet Jonathan Connor

Name: Jonathan Connor Program: Executive MBA Graduation Year: 2014 Company: HCA / Sarah Cannon Title: AVP, Strategy and Development     What convinced you that you could or should do the Vanderbilt Executive MBA program? Several fellow coworkers and colleagues who had completed both the Executive MBA and MBA programs at Vanderbilt convinced me I should enroll in the […]

Why Owen for Strategy Managers? Meet Bruno Evangelista

Name: Bruno Evangelista Track: EMBA Global Immersion Graduation Year: 2015 Company: Schneider Electric Title: Strategic Manager   What convinced you that you could or should do the Vanderbilt EMBA Global Immersion track? I work for a company that heavily believes in the Vanderbilt MBA. Many colleagues and leaders of the organizations I directly work in went through the program. […]