Full-Time MBA Featured Profiles

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Get the Inside Scoop on the Full-Time MBA Program

Want to know what the Full-Time MBA Program is really like? Hear what these students had to say about classes, extracurriculars, their cohort and leadership development at Ross.

Career Interest

Status

Alumni

MBA '26

Zara Ali

Leading With Perspective and Purpose

With more than eight years of experience across banking, digital lending, and e-commerce, Zara Ali, MBA ’26, has become an expert in navigating the fast-paced world of business. As she advanced in her...

Alumni

MBA ’21

Amirah Aziz

Develops Her Leadership Style By Making Her Voice Heard

The Michigan Ross MBA empowered Amirah Aziz to conquer imposter syndrome—standing up during her first Sanger Business+Impact Challenge—and hone her leadership through immersive Sanger programs and bold action-based learning.

Alumni

MBA '24

Jillian Brown

Shaping a Sustainable Future Through Business

The Michigan Ross MBA/MS dual-degree through the Erb Institute provided Jillian Brown the collaborative business and environmental expertise—via two sustainability internships and a Brown‑Forman MAP—that led her to an associate brand manager role at Danone.

Alumni

MBA ’24

Maya Byrd-Couch

Combining Her Passion for People and Business at Michigan Ross

The Michigan Ross MBA program gave Maya Byrd‑Couch the HR expertise and leadership acumen—from collaborative classrooms and approachable professors to a transformative Titan MAP—that prepared her to step into an HR leadership role at Eli Lilly.

Alumni

MBA ‘17

Joseph Chaves

Brand strategy consultant in NYC

The Michigan Ross MBA Program empowered Joe to explore tech marketing at Google Pixel, tackle real-world risk analyses in his MAP for a Peruvian manufacturer, and drive a student-led Nielsen initiative—all within a collaborative, eight‑block community.

Alumni

MBA '23

Cory Cooney

Bringing Together Business and Biology

Cory came to the Michigan Ross MBA Program with more than seven years of professional experience in healthcare consulting. He had focused his career in the niche revenue cycle consulting space...

Alumni

MBA '24

Forrest Cox

Making an Impact in American Indian Country

After completing his undergraduate degree from the University of Michigan’s Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, Forrest Cox aimed to make an impact in American Indian Country. His journey has led...

Alumni

MBA '24

Pavel Dounaevski

Forging a New Path at Michigan Ross

From a young age, Pavel Dounaevski, MBA ’24, knew he wanted to pursue a career that was part of something bigger than himself. His decision to join the U.S. Army was his first step on that path, which...

Alumni

MBA '21

Ebrar and Ozan Erdem

Switching Career Paths as a Powerhouse Couple

Earning an MBA is a unique experience — but earning it alongside your spouse, while in the same program, living thousands of miles away from home? That’s an experience perhaps singular to Ozan and...

Student Profile

MBA ’26

Simona Gallego Llano

From Latin America to Michigan Ross, in order to “Go Blue, Go Anywhere”

Ross School of Business Full-Time MBA student Simona Gallego Llano shares her story of why she wanted to go to business school, why she chose Michigan Ross, and her experience in the program so far.

Alumni

MBA '16

Artur Gushiken

From Sao Paulo to Wall Street

If you’re a mechanical engineering grad in Brazil, the chances of making it to Wall Street are pretty slim. That is, unless you’re Artur Gushiken. He knew that in order to make it in finance in the U...

Alumni

MBA '15

Audrey Horn

Global healthcare program manager

Ask Audrey Horn, MBA ‘15, and she’ll tell you Michigan Ross can help you go anywhere. Literally.

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