About the MBA Advisory Council

Our MBA Advisory Council is a group of individuals vested in the growth of our MBA program and the success of each of our MBA candidates. The council has three primary goals:

• Improve our program by providing the professional and personal tools our candidates need to excel in life and the workplace.
• Mentor our MBA candidates and provide functional career advice, guidance, and assistance.
• Provide connections and opportunities to help MBA candidates succeed in various industries.

MBA Advisory Council members

Our advisory council comprises MBA alumni, faculty, and employers, selected by Gatton faculty and the MBA Admissions Committee and approved by the Dean of the Gatton College of Business and Economics. We are privileged to have the following individuals on our advisory council:

Michelle Allen
Vice President of DIY Sales at Valvoline

Justin Bovard
Senior Director, Indirect Sourcing at GE Appliances, a Haier company

 

Jeremy Bryant
Regional Vice President at UnitedHealth Group

James Butler
Consumer Focused Global Supply Chain Executive | Operations Leader

 

Matia Carey
Chief of Staff | Health Tech | Operations | Integration | Customer Success

Wesley Chitwood
Vice President International Operations at Matrix Design Group | MBA

 

Eric Evans
Chief Financial Officer at Big Ass Fans

Josh Fenner
Director of Marketing, Sealy at Tempur Sealy International

 

J.J. Housley
Assistant Chief, External Affairs/Sr. Director, Health System Network Operations at UK HealthCare

Vishnu Jayamohan
Director, Advanced Product Planning, Innovation & Services at Nissan North America

 

Josh Mitchell
Senior Director-Finance & Accounting at Procter & Gamble

Scott Nielson
Chief Talent Officer

 

Benjamin Osei
Field Marketing Manager at Brown-Forman

Ryan Pfeiffer
Vice President, CFO

 

Andy Reynolds
Partner, COO, and Financial Advocate at Ballast, Inc.

Pooja Talauliker
Healthcare Strategic Planning | MBA | PhD | IIT

Jordan Voss
Finance & Supply Chain leader | 10yr+ ex-Amazon

Join the UK MBA Advisory Council

If you would like to be considered to serve on the University of Kentucky MBA Advisory Council, then please contact:

Karl Gustafson
MBA Academic Director
Gatton College of Business and Economics
University of Kentucky | Lexington, KY 40506
859.323.4134 (office) | karl.gustafson@uky.edu