Meet the MSBA Advisory Council
The MSBA Advisory Council is comprised of industry leaders for the purpose of advising the MSBA staff on the development of the program. Council members serve as liaisons and advocates of MSBA 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 MSBA 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.