Richardson (BA ’11, BM ‘11, MSE ‘17) recently took on the challenge of providing free internet to over 100,000 Miami-Dade students and families as the Miami Connected Fellow and Senior Associate at The Miami Foundation. In just 19 months, he
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David Starr (BSMP ’16, MSE ’17) | July 2023
Starr (BSMP ’16, MSE ’17) moved to New York upon graduating, where he worked for The Wall Street Journal, NBC and Business Insider. He is also the founder of VELT (www.getvelt.com), a cognitive health brand for hard-working professionals. VELT’s flagship
Jon Reaves (MBA ’17) | June 2023
Reaves (MBA ’17) recently joined Orlando City SC and Orlando Pride as Senior Director of Brand Alliances. In his new role, Reaves will lead the Partnerships team for both the MLS and NWSL clubs. With a 12+ year career in
Lilly Leas Ferreira (MBA ’17) | April 2023
Ferreira (MBA ’17) has released her new children’s book, Life and Lilly. Illustrated by the Lilly Pulitzer Print Studio, this book takes readers on bike, board and blade through a tour of Palm Beach, Fl. Ferreira is currently a realtor
Jinxin Yang (MIB ’17) | August 2022
Yang (MIB 2017) is a Visiting Assistant Professor of Strategy at the University of Houston-Downtown. “Without the amazing experience at UF as an ‘all-i-gator,’ I would not have been an ‘ed-u-gator’ at UHD aiming to help those students walking in
Michael Todd (MSM ’17) | August 2022
Todd (MSM 2017) was recently promoted to a Senior Product Manager. He oversees SumTotal’s career mobility and internal development product strategy, and is bringing an innovative skilling product to market later this year. Outside of work he is a national
Disha Singla (MSE ’17) | August 2021
Singla (MSE 2017) is the co-founder of Supreme Incubator, an early-stage venture builder ecosystem with a pre-seed incubation program, mentor network and investor network. Supreme Incubator has graduated 20 startups since it began in 2019. It currently has 11 startups
Jinxin Yang (MIB ’17) | June 2021
Yang (MIB 2017) is completing his Ph.D. in management at the University of Texas at El Paso, where he also teaches courses in organizational behavior and human resources. “UF refreshed my life and prepared me for my career development in
Donghui Wu (MBA ’17) | March 2021
Wu (MBA 2017) has been named Vice President of Data Science and Analytics Officer at Southwestern Health Resources. Wu was previously with Texas Health for two years, infusing machine learning and artificial intelligence in all aspects of the hospital system’s
Vedant Patel (MBA ’17) | January 2021
Patel (MBA 2017) has been named Assistant White House Press Secretary by President-elect Joe Biden. Patel served as Regional Communications Director on the Biden-Harris Campaign. During President-elect Biden’s primary campaign, Patel served as the Nevada and Western Primary-States Communications Director.