Alumni Profiles
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.
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 job duties, and how you’re working to integrate sustainability into […]
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. I am part of the global supply chain team at […]
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 Dallas: BS Computer Science Organization: ANAGARD, LLC Title: President, Principal […]
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 your current job duties, and how you’re working to integrate […]
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: AT&T Title: Senior Sustainability Manager Tell us about your current […]
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 President, Merchandising & Sustainability Tell us about your current job […]
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 experience with sustainability came in the form of CSR initiatives […]
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, and how you’re working to integrate sustainability into your role. […]
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 current job duties, and how you’re working to integrate sustainability […]