Decade 2000s

Rouzheen Myrick, BBA/MPA ’08, was named director of consulting services for the new Dallas office of Palm Tree, a Los Angeles-based mergers and acquisitions advisory firm. She previously worked for engineering consultants Aecom and accounting firm EY.  

Jeena Lee, BBA ’08, was recognized as one of the Tri-Valley 20 Under 40ish honorees by the Innovation Tri-Valley Leadership Group and the San Francisco Business Times. Lee is product manager at Chevron.  

John Lilly, MBA ’07, was named chief product officer at CarNow, a dealership technology vendor. He was president of Integrated Auction Solutions and chief product officer at CDK Global. 

William DeCourcy, MBA ’07, has been appointed chief lead generation officer for AmeriLife Group. He had been senior vice president of AmeriLife’s growth marketing and customer acquisition team.  

Charles York, MBA ’06, was named one of Austin’s Top 25 Healthcare Technology Leaders for 2023. He is chief operating and financial officer at Day One Biopharmaceuticals.  

Grant Sullivan, BBA ’05, was named a judge on the Colorado Court of Appeals by the governor. Sullivan had served as an assistant solicitor general and senior assistant attorney general with the Public Officials Unit of the Colorado Attorney General’s…

Burt Chao, BBA ’05, was named chief financial officer of Pushpay, a payments and engagement solutions provider. He previously worked at Kaleris, a supply chain management company, and Alvarez & Marsal, a leadership and operational execution business. 

Zach Rippstein, BBA ’04, MBA ‘17 , has been named chief marketing officer of ZenBusiness, a platform for starting and running a business. Before joining ZenBusiness, he worked at the startups Offers.com and Software Advice. 

Mandy Price, BBA ’03, has joined the Dallas Zoo board. She is co-founder and CEO of Kanarys, a technology company that advises on diversity, equity, and inclusion. She also serves on the Dallas Regional Chamber board.  

Elizabeth Gorski-Fratus, MBA ’03, has been promoted to U.S. managing director of strategy and technology at Deloitte LLP. She was previously a founder and director of Torrey Hill Group, a consulting firm.