UWB MBA Association - University of Washington Bothell MBA Association

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The premier MBA networking and empowerment group in the Pacific Northwest

The UWB MBA brings together the vibrant community of business leaders, professionals, entrepreneurs, and MBA students. Members learn, network, and return with inspirational insights, lasting connections, and an enhanced appreciation of the corporate world.

Connect

Connect with business leaders, entrepreneurs, MBA candidates, and alumni across the region to find common passion and create a long-lasting connection.

Network

Hear from the brightest minds on crisis management, and resilience in the workplace. Get inspired by innovative and talented people who have leveraged their degrees to change the trajectory of their careers.

Grow

Build tangible skills in leadership, negotiations, personal finance, and authentic relationships through hands-on workshops.

Meet the Team MBA ASSOCIATION EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP

Gurpreet Kaur

Chief Executive Officer

Gurpreet Kaur

Chief Executive Officer

Gurpreet Kaur is a second-year MBA Candidate and CEO of the MBA Association at the University of Washington Bothell. She holds a master’s degree in Business Administration with a specialization in Strategic Human Resource Management. With her diverse range of professional expertise as a facilitator, teacher, admissions advisor, office coordinator, and human resources executive, Gurpreet brings a wealth of experience to her current role as a Graduate Student Partner in the University of Washington Bothell School of Business.

Driven by a passion for growth, personal development, and academic accomplishments, Gurpreet is using her MBA at UW Bothell as a platform to expand her knowledge of business practices in different countries. She aims to broaden and deepen her success and growth, extracting every possible experience to develop an international mindset. This mindset will enable her to analyze problems from a global perspective and foster a self-resilient, independent mindset.

Gurpreet is committed to making a profound contribution to the Bothell School of Business community while utilizing all that the program has to offer to further her personal and professional growth. She is excited to continue her academic journey and embrace new opportunities for learning and development.

Zoe Zheng

Chief Operations Officer

Zoe Zheng

Chief Operations Officer

Zoe is a 2nd year MBA Student at University of Washington Bothell. She currently is a freelance project manager in the AI Data area, providing model training data to leading companies, like Microsoft and Tencent, which fuels organizational AI technologies building. She has over 5 years’ work experience of project management and marketing in the technology industry.

Looking to the future, she is excited to combine her new expanded business skill set with a passion for project management, data analysis, strategic thinking, and continuous improvement.

In her spare time, Zoe likes Ballet, movies, and snowboarding.

Sumanth Bellam

Chief Technology Officer

Sumanth Bellam

Chief Technology Officer

Emmy H Nguyen

Chief Marketing Officer

Emmy H Nguyen

Chief Marketing Officer

Emmy H Nguyen is a 2nd-year MBA student at the University of Washington. With over 7 years of work experience in advertising and marketing, she has honed her expertise in Marketing and Advertising Project Management. Her goal is to capitalize on the knowledge gained from her MBA and transition into roles centered around analysis and management.

During her leisure time, Emmy enjoys swimming, outdoor running, cooking, and cherishing moments with her loved ones

Chetna Mahajan

Chief Technology Officer

Chetna Mahajan

Chief Technology Officer

Chetna is a 2nd year MBA Student at University of Washington Bothell. She currently works for Microsoft and has been part of the software industry for more than 15 years in various domains.

Her experience has given her a deep understanding of the software development process and the skills necessary to succeed in this field. She is now seeking to contribute her expertise to an MBA association as a technology officer. Her goal is to leverage the knowledge and experience to help the association achieve its goals and objectives by providing innovative technological solutions. She believes that her experience in the software industry has prepared her well for this role, and she is excited about the opportunity to make a positive impact on the association.

In her spare time she likes reading books, traveling and making friends.

Nixy Osorio

Chief People Officer

Nixy Osorio

Chief People Officer

Chief Finance Officer

Chief Finance Officer

MEET THE COMMITTEE UWB MBA ASSOCIATION MANAGERS

Anders Dowell

Chief People Officer

Anders Dowell

Chief People Officer

Anders is a 2nd year MBA Student at the University of Washington. He earned his bachelors degree in geography and geographic information systems (GIS) from Western Washington University. After working as a GIS Analyst in environmental consulting, he decided to return to school for business, pivoting his career toward leadership and management.

Anders is currently the assistant manager at Seven Coffee Roasters Market and Cafe in Seattle. In his free time he enjoys biking, trying new restaurants, and spending time with his family and friends.

Victoria Hewitt

Chief Executive Officer

Victoria Hewitt

Chief Executive Officer

Victoria Hewitt is a second year MBA student and the CEO of the MBA Association at the University of Washington Bothell. She currently works as a Brand Analyst at Global Overview where she fuels Amazon brands with data-driven insights and recommendations for retail, marketing, and operational strategy. The bulk of her prior work experience was in bringing consumer products to market at Seattle retailers such as Nordstrom and Blue Nile.

Looking to the future, she is excited to combine her new expanded business skill set with a passion for consumer products, strategic thinking, and continuous improvement.

In her spare time, Victoria likes to run outdoors and spend time with her loved ones (including her rambunctious tuxedo cat).

Musaad Alolayan

Chief Technology Officer

Musaad Alolayan

Chief Technology Officer

Musaad is a 2nd year MBA Student at the University of Washington. He also received his undergrad from the UW in Electrical Engineering. Then in 2019, went back again to UW to get a certificate in Project Management. His goal for his degree is to understand firms from a business operations perspective and also expand his opportunities for growth especially in the high tech companies.
Musaad is currently an Assistant Project Manager at an Electrical Company where he oversees the designs and operations of the Electrical work in both residential and commercial projects. He works with different teams periodically which I allows him to adapt quickly with face paced environment, while maintaining the quality of work.
Musaad is passionate about meeting new people and learning from their journeys. He also keeps learning new skills both technical and soft to leverage his outcomes. After his MBA, he is planning to join a high tech company in a management role to expand his network and learn more about current technologies. Outside of school and work, Musaad enjoys socializing with friends and playing both and watching soccer and basketball, and doesn’t mind some Netflix sometimes.

Private: Irnes Paco

Finance Manager

Private: Irnes Paco

Finance Manager

Irnes is a first year MBA student at the University of Washington. He received his undergraduate degree from Central Washington University where he majored in Finance and minored in Economics. Irnes is currently a Financial Analyst maintaining costs, forecasts, and spend at Microsoft Azure. He has previous experience working at Boeing where he helped drive the Boeing International department in efficiency and collaboration between the teams to reduce costs, redundancies, and waste. The goal of his MBA is to expand his knowledge in other areas of Business and expose himself to new ideas that will help him navigate his career path. Outside of school and work Irnes enjoys playing sports such as basketball and soccer and getting outside any chance he can get.

Amrin Ansari

Chief Marketing Officer

Amrin Ansari

Chief Marketing Officer

Amrin is a 2nd year MBA student at the University of Washington. She has previously achieved a Masters Degree in Commerce and Graduated in Management Studies (International Marketing) from Mumbai, India. With over 11 years of work experience in corporate and founder of 2 startup companies Amrin specializes in Marketing and Project Management.

Currently a Graduate Research Assistant for NASA Space Grant. Her goal is to leverage her learnings from MBA and move into management focused roles.

Amrin is also a passionate Yoga enthusiast & an educator in yogic techniques, she aims to contribute these learnings for senior citizens benefit. She is an outdoor enthusiast who enjoys trekking and exploring new places. Besides this she is a foodie and loves spending time with her family.

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