Young Alumni Advisory Board

Daniel Diaz currently leads the Data Acquisition and Operational Technology (OT) Cyber Security team supporting Southern Company's non-nuclear generation fleet. In addition to having over a decade of experience in the energy industry, Daniel also worked for the United States' Department of Defense as a fleet support engineer. Born and raised in Puerto Rico, he holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of Puerto Rico - Mayagüez (UPRM) campus, a Master’s in Business Administration from the Georgia Institute of Technology and is a registered Professional Engineer in the states of Alabama and Georgia.

Kelly Albano works as a Product Marketing Manager in Atlanta. She previously worked at Zoom for two years and Microsoft for 5 years in various product marketing and IT project management roles. She graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Information Technology Management from Georgia Tech in 2016. She lives in Atlanta, Georgia.

Dr. Priyank Arora is an assistant professor of management science at the Darla Moore School of Business, University of South Carolina. Dr. Arora is interested in advancing the understanding of operational decision-making within and across organizations that are motivated by social and environmental considerations, such as the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. His research has been published in top-tier journals and has inspired improvements in operational practices at nonprofits (e.g., those empowering domestic violence survivors and homeless individuals), government organizations (e.g., those administering childcare subsidy programs), and social enterprises (e.g., farm equipment sharing platforms in emerging economies).

Previously, Dr. Arora was an assistant professor of operations management at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. He holds a PhD in business administration from Georgia Institute of Technology, a post-graduate certificate in management (equivalent to an MBA) from the Indian School of Business, and a bachelor’s degree in engineering from the University of Delhi. Prior to an academic career, he worked as a senior software engineer at Samsung Electronics.

Duane Carthy is a Vice President at Morgan Stanley with over 20 years of experience of building strong relationships, driving revenue, efficiency, and scale, in the Financial Services / FinTech industry. Known for his dynamic energy, creativity, and being a change manager that’s proven to deliver uncommon results in effectively developing and fostering long-term and profitable relationships with strategic partners and key decision makers of Fortune 500s, emerging and global sized companies. Fortified with a passion for excellence, mixed with an exceptionally collaborative yet decisive leadership style, have been the keys to his ability to successfully develop, empower, and maximize the productivity of direct and extended teams nationally and globally in fast paced and competitive environments. He earned his bachelor's degree from Morehouse College and his Master of Business Administration in Global Business Management from the Scheller College of Business at Georgia Institute of Technology.

Sara Chamberlain is currently an Associate with McKinsey & Company in the Growth, Marketing and Sales practice. She graduated with her MBA from the Scheller College of Business in 2021, and she also holds two undergraduate degrees in Theatre and Marketing from the University of Georgia. Sara’s professional experience spans across customer experience, insights, product management, and digital marketing. 

Liz Davis is currently a Senior Strategy Consultant at IBM. She previously worked in digital marketing at top Atlanta corporations and advertising agencies before obtaining her MBA from Scheller in 2021. While at Scheller, she served as president of the evening MBA board, obtained a certificate in Management of Technology and participated in the International Practicum. She also holds a bachelor's degree from Georgia Tech (class of 2013). 

Garry Fielding joined Francisco Partners Consulting as an operating executive focused on Org Effectiveness and HR operations in April of 2018. With over 20 years' experience in Org Effectiveness and HR Technology consulting, Garry advises the leadership teams for privately held tech companies across a variety of industries. In his work with Francisco Partners consulting, he partners with investment teams on operationally complex private equity deals, mergers and acquisitions. He holds a bachelor's degree in Computer Science from Morehouse College and an MBA with a concentration in the Management of Technology from Georgia Tech.

Darby Foster joined Microsoft in June 2020 as a Product Manager for the Windows + Devices organization, where she enables PC manufacturers to run successful businesses on and through Windows. Prior to joining Microsoft full-time, Darby held internships at Microsoft, Boeing, Georgia-Pacific, and Boston Scientific. She holds a bachelor’s degree from the Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business, graduating in May 2020 with a concentration in Information Technology Management (ITM) and a minor in Computing & Business through the Denning Technology & Management Program (T&M).

Anne Gusler, BSBA 2018, currently works for a procurement software scale-up, SpendHQ, as a presales engineer. While studying business at Georgia Tech, Anne was also highly involved in the Denning Technology and Management program and the Society of Women in Business. Since graduating, she has gained experience at software firms of varying sizes serving in consulting and sales roles. Anne is also a leader of the Georgia Tech South Florida Alumni group where she enjoys planning events for local alumni. 

Marcus Harmon joined Simon-Kucher & Partners in July of 2021 as a Senior Consultant in the Atlanta office until being promoted to Manager in January of 2022. Prior to entering consulting, Marcus served in the United States Army deploying to the Middle East and the Pacific region. He holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Dayton and a master’s degree in business administration from the Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business.

Sam Medinger is an Investment Banking Associate with Bank of America’s Private Capital Markets group in New York. He previously worked at Truist Securities in the Leveraged Finance and Equity Capital Markets groups. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the Scheller College of Business at Georgia Tech and graduated with a minor from the Denning Technology and Management program.

Drew Rowland is a Senior Strategy Consultant at Accenture, where he is part of their Consumer Goods & Services practice. He recently completed his MBA at the University of Virginia's Darden School of Business with concentrations in Entrepreneurship and Finance. While he spent his last 2 years in Charlottesville, he often sported his White & Gold to show his true loyalty. Drew is incredibly excited to be back in Atlanta and a part of YAAB!

Chad Sims serves as the Director of Customer Engagement & Loyalty Execution at FOCUS Brands, a multi-brand restaurant company whose portfolio includes over 6500 Auntie Anne’s, Carvel, Cinnabon, Jamba, McAlister’s, Moe’s, and Schlotzsky’s locations worldwide. Chad is responsible for the owned communications and customer platforms engaging with over 17 million customers across the portfolio’s reward programs. Chad is active in the community, serving on the GT Alumni Association board of trustees, volunteering for local alumni networks, and chairing FOCUS Brands’ Black Employee Group.

Chad received a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a concentration in Operations and Supply Chain Management from the Scheller College of Business in 2015. Chad lives in Atlanta with his wife, Ashley Sims BME ’16, and their dog Kai.

Technology Officer. She is a proven product and technology operations strategy and mergers and acquisitions executive, leveraging her range of experiences and network to accelerate end-to-end value for companies at all stages of their digital transformation journey. As a board member for angel and venture-backed companies, she has built strong relationships within the product and venture capital community and corporate business units’ executive leadership teams. She is known as a trusted advisor for angel and venture-backed companies. She advises and mentors founders, CEOs, CIOs, CTOs, COOs, and executive leadership teams through strategic exercises to execute outcome-based roadmaps to manage capacity and future state organizational designs.

Her expertise includes designing, developing, and delivering enterprise human capital management systems, product rationalization strategy during merger and acquisition due diligence, and organizational design change management plans.

Outside of work, she is a wife (Wesley), mom of two, proud Morehouse College parent, Spelman College and Georgia Institute of Technology Alumna, awesome daughter, sister, auntie, cousin, friend, and fur baby mom. She is outrageously passionate about providing exposure to youth designed to spark curiosity. She is known to thrive in spaces where some don’t think she belongs because she can.

Hemang Subramanian is a tenured Associate Professor of Information Systems and Business Analytics and is the Director of Atom-Think Tank (Blockchain) at the Florida International University, College of Business. His current research is in the areas of Cryptocurrency price prediction and market sentiments, Design and adoption of Blockchain systems for healthcare markets, Blockchain economics, and IT Entrepreneurship. He has published in various journals, including Information Systems Research, Organization Science, Communications of ACM, etc. He graduated from the Scheller College of Business with a Ph.D. in Information Technology and Management in 2015 and joined FIU that year as an Assistant Professor.  Before joining Georgia Tech, he worked in engineering and management roles at Yahoo! and IBM for 11 years. He holds a B.E in Computer Engineering from NITK, India, M S in Software Systems from BITS, Pilani, and an Executive Management degree from IIM Calcutta, India.