University at Buffalo School of Management

Spring 2026 Buffalo Business 27 Justin Segermeister, BS '10, was named director, strategic accounts at PromptQL. Lorna Bian, BS '11, was named account manager at the London Stock Exchange Group. Shane Cleland, BS '12, was promoted to compliance ops process excellence manager at Coinbase. Kelly Kerrigan, BS '12, was named director, technical program management at Aspirion. Samantha Affolter, BS '12, MS '13, CPA, was named senior tax manager at CTBK. Yiyi Chen, BS '14, was named vice president, business intelligence senior analyst at City National Bank. Srutakirti Das, MBA '14, was promoted to director at PwC. Mehreen Qureshi, BS '14, was named senior consultant at Capco. Darius Jian Ming Yeoh, BS '14, joined Wise in platform due diligence. Sagar Ghare, MS '15, was named supply chain planning analytics manager at Johnnie-O. Charles Hunt, EMBA '15, was named CEO of HUNT Real Estate Corp. Md Nurul Islam, MS '17, was named lead quantitative researcher at Optimize Financial Group. Jacob Schupbach, BS '17, joined the social media team at Waymo via US Tech Solutions. Harjit Singh, MBA '17, was named SIOP manager at TileBar. Mark Wilson, BS '17, MBA '18, was named strategic partner manager – supply chain at Instacart. Lakshmi Kubihal, MBA '19, was promoted to cyber and strategy risk manager at Deloitte. Jared Lemankiewicz, BS '19, was promoted to senior vice president of construction at Benchmark Construction Services LLC. The Buffalo Niagara Partnership honored Donna DeCarolis, BS '81, MBA '83, as its 2025 Industry Leader Award winner� DeCarolis, who recently retired as president of National Fuel Gas Distribution Corp�, spent more than 40 years of service ascending through several different business areas within the company� DeCarolis played an important role as a vocal advocate for customer affordability, energy reliability and the overall impact on New York's ability to maintain its business competitiveness due to the state's climate and decarbonization legislation� Her active presence in Albany identified real regional differences with policies that might work downstate but could have a harmful impact on upstate New Yorkers� She has also been active in her support of the community, serving on the School of Management Dean's Advisory Council as well as the boards of the Business Council of New York, the Buffalo Niagara Partnership, Frank Lloyd Wright's Darwin Martin House Restoration Complex, Leadership Buffalo, Shea's O'Connell Preservation Guild, Buffalo Sabres Foundation, Niagara University and the African American Veterans Monument� "Throughout her time at National Fuel, Donna has been a tireless advocate for affordability, reliability and fairness in energy policy, ensuring that the voices of Western New Yorkers were heard in Albany," said Dottie Gallagher, EMBA '07, president and CEO of the Buffalo Niagara Partnership� "Her leadership, vision and deep commitment to our community have left a lasting mark on both the business landscape and the region as a whole�" DeCarolis receives Industry Leader Award DeCarolis Qureshi Ghare Hunt Islam Schupbach Singh Wilson Segermeister Bian Affolter Chen Vinny Moura, BS '19, CPA, was named senior financial analyst at Piper Aircra. 2020s Victor Burdukov, BS '16, JD/MBA '20, joined SRC Inc. as manager of subcontracts and procurement compliance. Salvatore Carosa, BS '20, was named senior financial analyst at Fox Corp. Shellea Johnson, BS '21, was named senior HR people relations associate at KPMG. Moura Burdukov Carosa Das Johnson

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