Student Stories

Elba Lucía Gómez Morales (MFIN '25), an alumna of the Tulane/UFM Master of a Finance program, is Head Coordinator of Analytical Reserve Projects (Risk Integration), Risk Management at Banco Industrial in Guatemala City,…

Nicole Norris (BSM ’00) and Chad Norris (BSM ’01), who met as undergraduates at the Freeman School, reflect on the early days of their love story.

To celebrate Valentine's Day, Marta Machio and Ben Hamawy (MBA ’04) recount their study abroad love story.

This semester, as part of the Freeman School's Consulting EDGE program, students are developing a comprehensive plan to reduce Mardi Gras waste by increasing the use of sustainable throws.

Esther Frempong (MBA ’25) successfully leveraged the Freeman network to land a job as a strategy analyst at Entergy.

Shanghai native Jocelyn Zhang (BSM/MACCT ’23) credits the five-year BSM/Master of Accounting program with helping her to fast-track her education and achieve her goal of working in the United States.

Peggy Gibson (MBA '75) was one of the first seven African American students admitted to the Freeman School’s Joint MBA program with Xavier University. 

Howell Crosby (BSM '81, MBA/JD '85) thought he'd been summoned to the Rex den to inspect damage from a roof leak. Instead, he was there to be offered one of the most prestigious honors a New Orleanian can receive.

Isabella Hewitt (MBA '26) interned at Empire Midstream.

Juwon Ishola (MBA '26) interned at Clearloop, a clean energy company and subsidiary of Silicon Ranch.

Morgan Oktavec (MBA '26) interned at Louisiana Blue (Blue Cross Blue Shield of LA).

Austin Smith (MBA '26) interned at J.P. Morgan Bank in Houston, Texas.

Evan Christenson (MBA '26) worked at Nashville Predators as a Business Strategy Intern.

Mary-Ann Maidoh Anyikam (BSM ’99) invokes a simple metaphor to describe her role at HP. “When you pull a rubber band apart, what do you want it to do?” she asks. “You want it to snap back, right?”

As part of Mara Baumgarten Force’s Financial Management course, Freeman students partnered with First Generation Investors (FGI), a national nonprofit that provides financial education for disadvantaged high school students…

César Dávila (MBA '24) is a graduate of the Tulane-CENTRUM Executive MBA program, a double-degree joint offering of the Freeman School and CENTRUM Business School at Pontifical Catholic University of Perú in Lima, Perú.

Ulas Cini is a JD/MBA candidate with a background in International Relations, Economics, and Slavic Studies.

Ethan Meydrich brings a unique background in athletics and analytics to his MBA journey.

Ben Rosamond is a former firefighter who thrives when high stakes meet high energy.

Jacques Reynoir is a JD/MBA candidate with a background in Economics and History from the University of Chicago.

Jack Fenimore is a seasoned marketing communications professional with six years of experience driving partnerships and international brand growth.

Samantha Gray is a JD/MBA candidate whose career journey reflects both intellectual rigor and personal resilience.

Alejandra Guzman (MBA ’12) has worked in a wide variety of workplaces, both internationally in mega-corporations and locally in New Orleans non-profits. No matter where her job takes her, she has one goal: to improve lives…

Grant Halgren is an MBA candidate specializing in Finance and Energy with a broad business foundation from Indiana University’s Kelley School, where he earned degrees in Marketing, Management, and International Business.

Belinda Uwase is a mission-driven professional with a background in international studies and public health.