Ian Smith, Class of 2020

Ian Smith, Professional MBA Ambassador

Ian grew up in Arlington, TX and received his BA in International Relations with a focus in economic development from Brown University in 2011. Currently, Ian serves as Regional Vice President with Westwood Holdings Group, a local asset manager in Dallas, TX. In his role, Ian focuses on raising assets for the firm’s mutual fund family and separately managed accounts through multiple channels. Throughout his career, Ian has worked for both private and public investment firms, developing a passion for the financial markets. This passion has led him to pursue an MBA with a concentration in finance at UT Dallas. Ian chose the UT Dallas MBA program specifically because of the quality and affordability of the program, along with the ability to concentrate in finance. In his spare time, Ian enjoys traveling, playing soccer and spending time with friends and family.

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Amir Safvat, Class of 2020

An Iranian-American citizen, Amir initially moved to U.S. to pursue academic goals. He received an Honor Bachelor of Science degree in Architecture (Magna cum Laude) and a Master of Architecture both from the University of Texas at Arlington.

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Caroline Nwaekwe, Class of 2020

Caroline received her Bachelor of Science degree in Healthcare Studies from the University of Texas at Dallas in 2018. She currently works for LifePath systems, the local authority for behavioral health in Collin County. Her role is the evaluator for the Texas System of Care program, a HHSC community-based initiative.

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Tiffani Jantz, Class of 2020

Tiffani received her BA in Psychology and Child Development and her MS in Applied Cognition and Neuroscience with top honors from The University of Texas at Dallas. Fascinated by the human mind, she worked as a Traumatic Brain Injury Research Coordinator for 10 years at UT Dallas.

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Srikanth Jagannathan, Class of 2020

Srikanth Jagannathan received his Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical and Electronics from University of Madras. He received his Master of Science and Doctorate degrees from Vanderbilt University in Electrical Engineering. He is currently working as a principal hardware design engineer at NXP Semiconductors.

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Morgan Hembling, Class of 2020

Morgan graduated from The University of Texas at Austin in 2016 with a BBA in finance and a minor in accounting. She’s worked as a financial analyst, customer service representative, and most recently, a business unit accountant.

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