Alumni Profiles

Aug 2, 2019

Graham Givens MBA’17: Leveraging the Power of the Supply Chain for a More Sustainable Future

Givens graduated from NC State with his MBA in supply chain management in 2017, and is now the Sustainability Manager at Foodbuy, North America’s largest food service procurement organization, where he manages corporate social responsibility reporting, compliance and development. In this interview, Givens recounts his unique experiences as an MBA supply chain student, and how he’s applied those experiences to his current profession and passion for improving sustainability across supply chains. 

Jun 21, 2018

Ryan O’Donnell

Ryan O’Donnell, BS Business Management, 2015 Degree earned: North Carolina State University: BS Business Management – Entrepreneurship, Poole College of Management, 2015 Organization: EmployUs Title: CEO & Co-Founder Tell us about your current… 

Jun 20, 2018

Michael Maher

Michael Maher, MBA Degree Earned:  BS Horticulture, MBA Organization:  Lenovo Title:  Notebook Fulfillment Tell us about your current job duties, and how you’re working to integrate sustainability into your role.… 

Jun 20, 2018

Dragana Mendel

Dragana Mendel, Jenkins MBA, 2012 & MS Computer Science, 2003 Degrees earned: North Carolina State University: Jenkins MBA, Poole College of Management, 2012 and MS Computer Science, 2003 and University of Texas at… 

Jun 20, 2018

Maria Kingery

Maria Kingery, BA English, 1999 Degree earned: North Carolina State University: BA, English, 1999 Organizations: Southern Energy Management, Kingery & Company Titles: Co-Founder & Chief Visionary Officer, Professional EOS Implementer Tell us about… 

Jun 19, 2018

Ramsay Huntley

Ramsay Huntley, BS Business Management, 2001 Degrees earned: North Carolina State University: BS, Business Management, Poole College of Management, 2011 and Tufts University: MA, Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning, 2004 Organization:… 

Jun 19, 2018

Ron Jarvis

Ron Jarvis, BS Business Management, 1983 Degrees earned: North Carolina State University: BS, Business Management, Poole College of Management, 1983 and Emory University: Executive Leadership Program, 2007 Organization: The Home Depot Title: Vice… 

Jun 19, 2018

Padmaja Soundararajan

Padmaja Soundararajan, MBA Degree Earned: B.Tech, MBA Organization: Allegis Group Title: Strategic Data Analyst What experiences first made you interested in using your career to drive business sustainability? My initial… 

Jun 19, 2018

Jessica Nalbone

Jessica Nalbone, MBA Degree earned: North Carolina State University, Poole College of Management, MBA, Marketing Organization: Door to Door Organics Title: Customer Growth Manager Tell us about your current job duties,… 

Jun 19, 2018

Mark Saad

Mark Saad, BS Business Management, 2008 Degree earned: North Carolina State University: BS, Business Management – Finance & Entrepreneurship, Poole College of Management, 2008 Organization: Feelgoodz Title: CEO Tell us about your…