Student Stories

Harold Asher (A&S ’73, MBA ’75) lives for competition. It makes sense for a former college football linebacker, and, it turns out, for a forensic accountant.

Marshall Farrer (MBA ’98), executive vice president of Brown-Forman, welcomed jockey Junior Alvarado to the Winner's Circle at Churchill Downs on May 3 following the 151st running of the Kentucky Derby.

"Entering the program without knowing anyone, I was challenged to step out of my comfort zone and build meaningful relationships, many of which I hope will last well beyond graduation," says Andrew Possi (MBA '25).

"I'm most proud of pushing my boundaries by mastering new skills while collaborating with a sharp, driven, and inspiring cohort of professionals," says Juan Ocampo (MBA '25).

"I will be joining Dell Technologies as a Senior Advisor, Project Management in Round Rock, Texas in July 2025," says Muhammad Shafiul Munir (MBA '25).

"The most important thing I learned at Freeman was how to properly negotiate. We did a four-day intensive on negotiations, and I felt the course gave me a ton of useful tips that I will use forever," says Ally Garrity (MBA '…

Harrison Bond had always envisioned a career as an executive, but the COVID pandemic changed his plans.

When Jazz Fest rolls around, David Bode (MBA '14) trades spreadsheets for sheet music as a member of the New Leviathan Oriental Foxtrot Orchestra, the 20-piece revival orchestra that’s been entertaining audiences with…

As members of the Boar’s Nest, a team competing at the annual Hogs for the Cause fundraiser, Chris Puckett (MBA ’04) and Ryan Kenter (MBA ’04) are cooking up pork aplenty this year.

As a child growing up surrounded by poverty, food insecurity and crime, Russell Ledet (MD/MBA ’22) never dreamed he would one don a white doctor’s coat as a graduate of Tulane School of Medicine, but the Lake Charles,…

Joshua Christian is an accomplished professional with a background in the education and hospitality services industries.

A team of Freeman School MBA students worked with the Southern Rail Commission to help bring passenger rail service back to the Gulf Coast for the first time in nearly 20 years.

As AVP and head of Organizational Development and Change with Beth Israel Lahey Health in Boston, Bouvier Williams (MBA '93) drives organizational development initiatives across the 36,000-employee healthcare system,…

Jesse Devlyn (MBA '93) is CEO of Zoom Vision, which hopes to transform optometry in the U.S. by providing affordable, on-demand vision care to underserved populations, including the country’s large Hispanic community.

MBA program alum Neal Talaske (MBA/MSR ’21) is helping to create a sustainable future through the skills he acquired in Tulane’s MBA/sustainable real estate development program,

In May, Louis David (MBA ’11) was named interim president and CEO of the New Orleans Business Alliance, the public-private partnership that serves as the City of New Orleans’ official economic development organization.

For the members of the A. B. Freeman School of Business MBA Class of 1972, their milestone 50th reunion provided an opportunity to reconnect with friends, spend time in New Orleans and reminisce about everything that Tulane…

Freeman grad Owen Knight (BSM ’14, MBA ’18) survived his first Tribal Council, avoiding elimination on the season premiere of “Survivor.” Knight, Tulane University’s director of admission engagement, is one of 18 players…

Brenton Ho (MBA ’22) was about to graduate. He needed a job, but the hunt had been a whirlwind. The interviews were intense. Some companies never called back. Others had interesting offers but weren’t quite the right fit…

Alba Cordover, Kate Gleason and Ray Howze are pursuing MBA summer internships in fields from analytics to fashion. Kate Gleason needed an MBA summer internship. She persisted through four rounds of interviews at FGS Global…

A Tulane University scholarship transformed Jim Burke's life and inspired him to create the same opportunity for future generations of Tulane business students.

Emily Shaya (BSM '06, MBA '13), co-owner of Pomegranate Hospitality, is working to bring the New Orleans-based restaurant group back from the pandemic.

While business school might not be the first thing most Peace Corps alumni think of following their service, a new scholarship program makes pursuing a business degree more accessible to Peace Corps volunteers than ever…

Established in 2008 to help strengthen the Freeman MBA brand, the Freeman 50 works to support the school in three key areas: admissions, placement and development.

In July, a panel of employees from one of the most innovative companies around -- technology firm Lucid -- shared their thoughts on the company’s one-of-a-kind culture in a special presentation for business students.