University at Buffalo School of Management

Autumn 2026 Buffalo Business 27 Tyler Grant, BS '16, was promoted to associate vice president, senior fund accounting associate at Bessemer Trust. Jarrod Tran, BS '16, was promoted to lead, strategic planning and AI adoption at Tesla. Izzy Caneda, BS '17, was promoted to head of technology at Stadium Goods. Justin Hamlet, BS '17, was promoted to internal mobility partner – engineering at Bloomberg. Anthony Turner, MD/MBA '17, was named an America's Board Certified Vascular Surgeon with 20 state medical licenses. Natasha Ghatta, BS '18, was named vice president – risk management at Bank of China. Zachary Howe, EMBA '18, was named strategic account manager, financial management at Applied Systems. Izazul Khan, BS '18, was promoted to director of AI products at Fitch Solutions. Turner Ghatta Christopher Eisenberg, BS '11, was named senior consultant, risk management at Northern Trust. Lindsy George, BS '11, was promoted to senior manager, audit services at Vanguard. Vibhuti Gupta, MBA '11, was named marketing manager, Australia and New Zealand at Baxter International Inc. Sean Loke, BS '11, was promoted to director, business development, partnerships and marketing, Southeast Asia at IntelliPro. Patrick Butler, BS '11, MS '12, was promoted to senior vice president, head of wealth sales support – wealth management at M&T Bank. Kathleen Hourihan, BS '08, PMBA '12, was promoted to director of customer marketing at Ajinomoto Foods North America Inc. Sesh Balamurugesan, MS '13, was named senior data engineer at Thumbtack. Zachary Brado, BS '11, MBA '13, was promoted to senior vice president of growth and development at NetPlus Alliance. West Richter Jr., BS/MBA '13, was promoted to senior director of information technology for the Industrial Group at Moog Inc. Melissa Maze, PMBA '15, was promoted to global market lead of the aerospace and defense division at PCB Piezontronics. Eric Pitts, BS '15, was named senior director, global workplace strategy and experience at Zeta Global. Ryan Weisz, BS '07, PMBA '15, senior marketing manager of Uniland Devel- opment Co., was honored with a 2026 Elite Sales and Marketing Award from Buffalo Niagara Sales and Marketing Executives. Brian Connolly, EMBA '16, was named chief innovation officer at the National Trust for Local News, where he is developing sustainable new models for community journalism. Hourihan Pitts Weisz Connolly Grant Caneda Balamurugesan Brado Richter Maze Eisenberg George Gupta Loke Butler Hamlet Cindy Lawrence, BS '88, executive director and CEO of the National Museum of Mathematics (center), at the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the museum's new location in Manhattan that opened in February� The new exhibits, gallery space and more help advance the museum's mission to make math interactive and inspiring for visitors of all ages� Photo: National Museum of Mathematics Alumni Spotlight Howe Khan Victoria Weise, EMBA '18, was promoted to senior solution consultant at Applied Systems. Nidhishant Dixit, MS '19, was promoted to director, insights and innovation at MMIT. Pasquale Lemme, PMBA '19, was promoted to director of safety, culture and development at National Grid. Danielle Vazquez, MPH/MBA '19, was promoted to associate chief operating officer at Children's Hospital of Michigan. Weise Dixit Lemme

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