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Read the latest stories about University of Florida Warrington College of Business alumni and friends, a powerful network of business graduates who are leading industries around the world.

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Four students wearing graduation caps and gowns pose for a photo while at graduation.

University of Florida Full-Time MBA graduates set record salary highs

Students in the University of Florida’s Full-Time MBA Class of 2023 offer a distinctive value to today’s top employers, as demonstrated by their record-high program salaries, signing bonuses as well as excellent job placement. In 2023, UF MBA Full-Time graduates

Evana and Zoe Oli pose with products from their business.

Beautiful Curly Me

Evana Oli (BSBA ’02) is a “mompreneur.” After over 17 years of experience marketing for companies such as Delta, CNN and Georgia Pacific, Oli’s career took an unexpected twist. It all started when her daughter, Zoe, complained about her hair.

Gary Antenberg

Banking on success

Looking back on the beginning of his career, Gary Antenberg (BSBA ’89) is grateful that he didn’t get his dream job right out of college. At the University of Florida, he studied finance in the hopes that he’d land a

Scott Friedman

Developing the student of tomorrow

Scott Friedman (BSBA ’01) grew up with a passion for education because of his upbringing. After his family moved to the United States to escape religious persecution in Eastern Europe, his parents instilled education as a priority. The son of

Matt McLean standing in an orange grove.

Growing citrus is the family business

Matt McLean (BSBA ’93) enrolled at the University of Florida in 1989 with plans to change what he always knew. Growing up with three generations of citrus farming before him, McLean was drawn elsewhere. He saw the bright lights of

A robot stands at attention while two others stand in the background

AI is up and walking

Brett Adcock (BSBA ’08) has a knack for getting his businesses off the ground – flying and walking. Since founding his sustainable air mobility company, Archer Aviation, in 2018, Adcock has moved onto a new startup: Figure AI. Figure AI

Kevin Boone

On the fast track

Kevin Boone (BSAc ’00) recalls getting his first glimpse into the world of finance while reading stock quotes in the newspaper with his grandfather. As time and technology progressed, he opened his first account during the early days of online

Quang Tran and wife, Payal Tran.

Connecting with people to create the future

Gainesville, Fla., is home to numerous innovative and imaginative entrepreneurs, and no one is more aware of this than Quang Tran (CpE ‘04, MSM ‘06). In 2013, Tran co-founded Starter Space with his wife, Payal. Starter Space serves as Gainesville’s

Frederick E. Fisher 1931-2023

Warrington College of Business mourns the loss of accounting champion Frederick E. Fisher

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – It is with deep sadness that the University of Florida Warrington College of Business shares the loss of one of its alumni and greatest supporters – Frederick E. Fisher (BSBA Accounting ’59). The namesake of the Fisher

Josh Green

Level Up!

Joshua Green is the Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President of Corporate Development of Survios, a Los Angeles-based gaming company focused on creating immersive experiences and games. Since arriving at Survios in 2019, Green has been part of raising

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