Meet the MS Business Analytics and AI Advisory Council
The MS Business Analytics and AI Advisory Council is comprised of industry leaders for the purpose of advising the MSBAi staff on the development of the program. Council members serve as liaisons and advocates of MSBAi students and offer advice and guidance to the curriculum.

Sanay Bhirud

Director, Business Analytics and Data Science, NI (National Instruments)

Rene Carvajal

Senior Associate, Data & Analytics Product Line Manager, Booz Allen Hamilton

Rish Gosine

Managing Director, Head of Alpha Investment Intelligence & Innovations, Pennybacker Capital

Matthew LePori

Senior Director, IT Audit, Analytics & Enterprise Risk, Applied Materials

Aizaz Manzar

Chief AI/ML & Data Officer, Worldwide Commercial Sales, Amazon Web Services

From an MS Business Analytics and AI Advisory Council Member

Master of Science in Business Analytics Advisory Council member Abhinaya Ananthakrishnan serves as an advocate for the program and offers her expertise to students. She shares her career journey and what drove her to apply to the program. Abhinaya’s company hires students from the MS Business Analytics program for two simple reasons: they are all smart and well-rounded.