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Luis Ortiz, MBA’10
Brand Manager, Ericsson North America
As a young professional, Luis developed a business initiative for Ericsson that not only met and surpassed company objectives but also helped a nonprofit organization. He links his ability to create innovative solutions to his time at the Jindal School learning about marketing and advertising. The course work challenged him to redefine traditional marketing ideas and pioneer a new generation of market strategy.
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Dilon Hanks, MBA’11
Aircraft Captain – Training and Safety Manager, Paypal Aviation Department
Hanks started his education with an undergraduate degree at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and has had a long career path to land his current job. Throughout his career, Hanks saw setbacks as opportunities that led him to his current position, based in the San Francisco area, and never forgot his passion for the aviation industry.
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Chris Spartz, MBA’11
Senior Associate – Risk Consulting, Contract Compliance, Raytheon
At KPMG, Spartz serves in multiple roles including reviewing contracts between his clients and their third-party service providers to identify risks within the agreement and help his clients to ensure compliance with contracts, standards, policies, and regulatory requirements.
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Clarisa Duran Lindenmeyer, MBA’09
Founder/President, Proximity to Power
Lindenmeyer says that in her current role as a C-level strategist in sales, marketing, and growth, her MBA helps round out her ability to advise executives across many channels. “It gives a 360-degree understanding of how all things work: marketing, sales, IT, finance, HR and more.