Leadership
Luke Jones President |
Luke was born and raised in Stockton, CA and earned an undergraduate business degree from UC Davis. After graduation, Luke worked as a consultant in the healthcare industry for three and a half years. During this time, he was promoted to Senior Associate and managed project teams of up to 5 people, while serving multiple clients. Despite his enjoyment of project management and leadership responsibilities, Luke soon realized that his interests were elsewhere. In 2008, Luke started a clothing line with two partners. The start-up marketed a variety of apparel in the California Central Valley. This experience sparked Luke’s interest in entrepreneurship and was also the catalyst for his decision to gain an MBA from McCombs with a concentration in Entrepreneurship.
luke.jones@mba11.mccombs.utexas.edu |
Heidi Burns VP |
Heidi, originally from Marietta, GA attended Vanderbilt University where she received her BS in Engineering Science and Economics. After undergrad she spent 6 years working for Accenture where she managed supply chain implementations at Fortune 500 companies, working with multiple teams across countries. This career path also supported her love of travel, allowing Heidi to live and work in number of new cities over the years including New York, Honolulu, and Denver.
During her consulting years, she enjoyed the constant change and challenge of the competitive consulting world but was eager to seek opportunities outside a large corporate environment. Heidi is a 1st year MBA concentrating in Entrepreneurship and General Management. As a leader in the largest, and undeniably the best, graduate business organization, Heidi’s main goal at ES is to continue to generate student interest in entrepreneurial activities and to further connect ES members with the exciting Austin entrepreneurship community. In addition to ES Heidi is VP of the Graduate Business Adventure team and actively involved in Net Impact and the CleanTech group. heidi.burns@mba11.mccombs.utexas.edu |
Shabnam Dadkhah VP |
Shabnam received her degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of California San Diego and worked in the defense industry for several years before deciding to attend the McCombs School of Business in 2009. While working at Raytheon, Shabnam had the chance to lead teams both in the office and onboard the USS San Antonio fleet ships. As someone who is excited about new innovations in technology, Shabnam plans to contribute to Entrepreneur Society with all things Web2.0. Her true passion lies in intersection of technology, arts and media. Concentrating in Management and Entrepreneurship, Shabnam hopes to pursue tech innovations via corporate “Intrapreneurship.”
In addition to Entrepreneur Society, Shabnam also holds an officer position within McCombs Business Technology group and is a member of the Graduate Women in Business organization. When Shabnam isn’t on Mashable or TechCrunch, she is most likely planning her next international trip overseas. shabnam.dadkhah@mba11.mccombs.utexas.edu |
Brian Floyd VP |
Brian attended the University of Texas at Austin earned his BBA in Finance and a minor in Accounting. Following graduation Brian worked briefly as an equities day trader for Zone Trading Partners. Realizing that he did not fit the day trader mold, Brian redirected his focus on a different career path. He came to AXA in 2005 as a Financial Advisor and found he enjoyed being able to work with and help people reach their financial goals.
In November of 2006, Brian made the move to Wachovia, where he was still able to work with people and provide financial advice. However, with the Wachovia platform he was able to add to his available products and services. During his career in banking, Brian realized that his passion lay outside the realm of sales and customer service. Craving a career change, Brian applied and was accepted to The University of Texas McCombs School of Business full-time MBA program. Brian is a first year MBA student and will graduate in the spring of 2011. He has interest in the Clean Tech industry and has focused his education on energy, operations/supply chain, and entrepreneurship. Brian is a VP of Entrepreneur Society and Graduate Operations Group. He is also a member of the Clean Tech Group, and International MBA Student Association. brian.floyd@mba11.mccombs.utexas.edu |
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Aaron Lyons VP |
Aaron is a first year student at McCombs concentrating in entrepreneurship and marketing. Prior to business school, Aaron was a Consultant at Deloitte Consulting, where he led global teams in the areas of strategic change management, talent management, mergers & acquisitions, learning and development, and technology adoption for over a dozen Fortune 500 clients across various industries.
After selling a business he started while in college, Aaron worked for 2 start-ups and was a portfolio associate at The Entrepreneurs Foundation of Central Texas. Aaron holds a BS in Corporate Communications from The University of Texas, where he graduated with honors in 2005. In addition to Entrepreneur Society, Aaron is actively involved in Marketing Fellows, Graduate Marketing Network, Nutrition and Wellness Association, and co-founded MBA FAST (fitness and strength training). aaron.lyons@mba11.mccombs.utexas.edu |
