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Georges Ugeux

A lawyer and economist by training, Georges Ugeux has focused his entire 30-year career on the global dimensions of business, government and finance. He has a deep understanding of the cultural dimension of negotiations, networks and partnerships. Georges began his career in commercial banking at Societe Generale de Banque (now Fortis Bank), where he became […]

Roberto M. Cañizares, BS ‘71, MBA ‘74

Rob Cañizares’ leadership experience in successfully building and transforming businesses around the world span more than two decades. In senior executive roles leading their successful globalization, he focused the formulation & implementation of strategy, and on building, coaching and developing multinational organizations. In this Jubilant stage of his career, he advises and mentors founders of […]

Sandiip Bhammer, MBA ’04

Sandiip Bhammer is a Managing Partner and Co-Founder of Green Frontier Capital (GFC), India’s first-ever venture capital fund focused on investing entirely in early-stage companies engaged in delivering breakthrough innovation which is focused on India’s as well as the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals, with a particular emphasis on Climate Action. He is, also, an Adjunct […]

Xiaojun Huang, MBA’19

Mr. Huang is in charge of the bank’s US corporate strategy, research and senior executive training programs. He is a senior research fellow, as well as the secretary or member of the bank’s Strategy and Business Development Committee (SBDC), Asset/Liability Management Committee (ALCO), Risk Management and Internal Control Committee (RMICC). He leads his team to […]

Rustom Desai, MBA ’95

Rustom Desai joins the Johnson faculty this fall after spending 25 years as a global technology executive with Corning Incorporated. During this time, he has built and led businesses to scale in developed and emerging markets, and across multiple tech markets including semiconductors, consumer electronics, and optical communications. While living and working in the US, […]

Nell Cady-Kruse, BS ’84, MBA ’85

Nell Cady-Kruse was most recently a senior global executive at Standard Chartered Bank. She was the Chief Risk Officer, Wholesale Banking in 2011 and 2012, based in Singapore. She retired from financial services in August 2014 and is currently living in Chicago. Nell has 30 years of banking experience in the U.S., Europe and Asia. […]

Paul Kavuma, MBA ’93

Paul is the Chief Executive Officer of Catalyst and serves as a member of the Catalyst Investment Committee. Paul has more than 20 years of management consulting, entrepreneurial, investment banking and private equity experience. He was previously a Director and Head of East Africa Private Equity at Actis Capital LLP in London and Nairobi, where […]

Gaurav Trivedi, MBA’19

Mr. Gaurav Trivedi is an economist at the International Finance Corporation (World Bank Group) in Washington DC and Toronto. He has extensive experience intersecting Strategy and Corporate Finance, Economics and Policy, and Corporate Affairs spanning across North America, Europe, and Asia. Prior to joining the World Bank Group, Gaurav was an economist at Pfizer Headquarters […]

Chris Marino

Chris Marino

Graduating Year: 2020 Current Title/Employer: Global Head of Performance Marketing & Media, Bloomberg Media Group

Alan Lau

Alan Lau

Graduating Year: 2020 Current Title/Employer: Customer Success Manager, DocuSign