Distinguished Founding Members
10 Members
Tier One
No. 001
Trent Cotton
MBAe™ · Certified MBA™
Head of Talent Insights & Analyst Relations @iCIMS | The Human Capitalist | FastCo Executive Board Member | Turning Recruiting and Workforce Data into Success Strategies | LinkedIn Top Voice
Tier One
No. 002
Dr. Yolanda Reid
MBAe™ · Certified MBA™
Where National Security Meets Responsible AI | VP, Cybersecurity | vCISO | PhD | Quantum Readiness, AI Ethics and Emerging Tech Strategy & Policy | Speaker & Author
Tier One
No. 003
Priya Udeshi
CMBA™ · Certified MBA™
Chief of Staff to the CIO & Head of Global ITPMO @ MongoDB | IT Strategy Transformation | Enterprise AI Execution & Program Management | Ex-Peloton | Ex-Banking
Tier One
No. 004
Anthony Junior
CMBA™ · Certified MBA™
Chief Executive Officer with expertise in Strategy Formulation, Leadership Development, and Project Management. Ph.D., MBA, PMP.
Tier One
No. 005
Garly Benoit
CMBA™ · Certified MBA™
ERP SAP ORACLE Digital transformation with AI Agents | Enterprise-Grade Multi-AI Agent Systems | RAG LLM Delivery Built to Scale | P2P S2P eProcurement
Tier One
No. 006
JoAnn Laing
CMBA™ · Certified MBA™
President | COO | Board Director | Enterprise Digital Modernization Leader | Scaling Technology & Data-Enabled Organizations | Global | AI & Governance
Tier One
No. 007
James Lancaster
CMBA™ · Certified MBA™
C-Level DeepTech & MedTech Operator-Investor | $50M+ Raised | 45 Angel Investments, 7 Exits | University Spinout Specialist | Fractional CEO/CFO/COO
Tier One
No. 008
Avis D. Dickey
CMBA™ · Certified MBA™
Senior Executive Service (SES) Leader | Enterprise Operations | Strategic Transformation | Healthcare | Federal Government | Retired Navy Officer | Author
Tier One
No. 009
Dr. Jonathan McRoy
CMBA™ · Certified MBA™
Vice President of Administration @ Goodwill Industries of Kansas | Leadership, Organizational Change, and Strategy | Veteran | Six Sigma Black Belt | Author
Tier One
No. 010
Sidney Evans
CMBA™ · Certified MBA™
Chief Marketing & Transformation Executive | Scaling Brand & Leadership Performance Across Global Organizations | Board Member | Bestselling Author
Senior Executive Members
10 Members
Tier Two
No. 011
Pauline Stamp, PhD
Certified MBA™
Education & Workforce Development Executive | Student Success, Career Pathways, Experiential Learning, and Talent Development | Former Dean
Tier Two
No. 012
John Mabry, PhD
CMBA™ · Certified MBA™
Connector | Innovation & Commercialization Leader | IP Strategy | Technology Transfer | Licensing & Startups | Life Sciences
Tier Two
No. 013
Jeff Trinidad
CMBA™ · Certified MBA™
20 Years Building High-Performing Operations in Defense, Aerospace & the U.S. Army | Director of Operations | AI-Powered Ops | M&A
Tier Two
No. 014
Beth Fries-Packard
CMBA™ · Certified MBA™
Speaker | DBA, Org Leadership & Development | Helping people build the capabilities they need most but were never taught
Tier Two
No. 015
Sam Bodunrin, PhD
CMBA™ · Certified MBA™
Executive Higher Education Leader & Governance Champion | Senior Professor & Board Director | Advancing Academic Excellence
Tier Two
No. 016
Simbo Ige, MD
Certified MBA™
Public Health Executive | Leader of Large-Scale Health Systems, Population Health, and Global Health Programs | Former Commissioner
Tier Two
No. 017
Yoav Guttmann
MBAe™ · Certified MBA™
CIO, CTO, PE, Turn-around, M&A, IPO, Digital Transformation, Technology Strategy, AI, Cybersecurity, Angel Investor, Board Member
Tier Two
No. 018
Ryan Saul
Certified MBA™
Strategic Healthcare Executive | Market Growth & Network Partnerships | MBA Instructor | Ed.D. in Organizational Leadership
Tier Two
No. 019
Walter Harris
CMBA™ · Certified MBA™
Author | Rethinking Systems to Achieve Better Health Outcomes and Well Being | MBA
Tier Two
No. 020
Erik E. Wilkins
CMBA™ · Certified MBA™
CEO & Performance Strategist | Organizational Performance & Leadership Consultant | Life and Health Coach | Army Veteran
Founding Members
15 Members
Tier Three
No. 021
Mandi Koziol
MBAe™ · Certified MBA™
Group Director of Operations @ XFS Global & BondCote Performance Textiles | Operational Excellence | Executive Leadership
Tier Three
No. 022
Will Lukang
MBAe™ · Certified MBA™
Executive Coach and Leadership Speaker helping experienced professionals stop being overlooked for opportunities | CPRC, ACC, PMP, CSM
Tier Three
No. 023
James Johnson II
CMBA™ · Certified MBA™
Director of National Accounts | Board Member
Tier Three
No. 024
David Z. Jacome
MBAe™ · Certified MBA™
Entrepreneur | Professor | Government Affairs & Public Policy Strategist | TED Speaker | Leadership Advisor | AI Consultant
Tier Three
No. 025
Mary Ellen Robertson
MBAe™ · Certified MBA™ · BCD™
Board Certified Director™ | Elder Care Advocate | Home Care Administration | Caregiver Support & Recruiting | Community Partnerships
Tier Three
No. 026
Katherine Mathews
CMBA™ · Certified MBA™
Physician Leader and Educator
Tier Three
No. 027
Robert Elias
Certified MBA™
Marketing Leader & Executive | Expertise in Performance, Growth, & Digital Marketing | Adjunct Professor in Business & Marketing
Tier Three
No. 028
Grace Gayheart
CMBA™ · Certified MBA™
Chief Operating Officer | Change Management Expert | Project Leadership Specialist
Tier Three
No. 029
Randy Priem
Certified MBA™
Coordinator, Markets & Post-trading Unit @ FSMA | Senior Policy Advisor @ IOSCO | Finance Professor, University of Antwerp
Tier Three
No. 030
Barry Schwab
MBAe™ · Certified MBA™
Technology Advisor
Tier Three
No. 031
Richard Samuelson
CMBA™ · Certified MBA™
Certified MBA™ Board Member
Tier Three
No. 032
Chandni Prasad
CMBA™ · Certified MBA™
AI PM | Startup Mentor
Tier Three
No. 033
Atul Kapur
Certified MBA™
ELT Member and Chief Segment Officer
Tier Three
No. 034
James Fried
CMBA™ · Certified MBA™
Founding Board Member @ MBA Leaders Forum | Supporting MBA Credential Standards
Tier Three
No. 035
Cheryl Nunn
MBAe™ · Certified MBA™ · BCD™
CEO, MBA Standards Board™ | Executive Director, MBA Leaders Forum | AI Strategy for Executives | Future of Work | MBA Education
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