McCombs Magazine
A Leader’s Path
From student to C-suite, Alana Williams, MBA ’18, shows how curiosity and relationships shaped her growth and progress Her parents…
Alumni Notes
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Meet The Hildebrand Scholars
6 Standout MBA Students in Program’s Inaugural Cohort will Shape a New Legacy of Leadership at Texas McCombs By Sally…
Meet the Knowledge Creators
Meet the Knowledge Creators Ph.D. researchers are in demand as businesses seek speedy adaptation to new technologies by Judie Kinonen…
The Empathy Advantage
The Empathy Advantage To Fill A Niche In The Beauty Aisles, Live Tinted Founder Deepica Mutyala, BBA ’11, Built a…
Leading with Authenticity
Leading with Authenticity BeatBox Beverage founders Justin Fenchel, MBA ’13, and Aimy Steadman, MBA ’13, went from B School to boxed…
Having Serious Fun
Having Serious Fun Clayton Spencer, BBA ’03, Built Poncho Outdoors to Reflect His Passion for Wild Places — and a…
Young Workers New Leaders
Young Workers New Leaders Gen Z and Millennials are Changing Their Workplaces, and Their Leaders are Responding By mary Ann…
Poets & Quants Names Yoguchi As A 2025 Best & Brightest MBA
Hiro Yoguchi, MBA ’25, said he chose Texas McCombs because of its world-class resources in his areas of interest, its…
School Shop Class Inspires BBA Student’s Woodworking Business
In 2016, Ryan Daly, BBA ’25, turned his passion for woodworking into an e-commerce business whose product lines now include…
Longtime Friends Grow Nonprofit To Help Those With Rare Diseases
In 2023, longtime friends Ankitha Gantasala, a McCombs integrated MPA student, and Sophia Pirani, a Northwestern University student, revived and…
A Passion for Coffee
3 MBA Graduates Market Patented Machine For Creating A Cold Brew They Say Makes Java Lovers Jump For Joy
Defining Moments
Last spring, our photographers captured the spirit of McCombs School of Business graduates during their convocation ceremonies on May 9-10.…
Texas Exes Give Teaching Award To John Doggett And Sandy Leeds
Texas Exes, the ex-students association at The University of Texas at Austin, has named John Doggett and Sandy Leeds of…
Laura Starks Receives Honorary Doctorate From Swiss University
The University of Zurich gave honorary doctorates to McCombs finance professor Laura Starks, B.A. ’72, Ph.D. ’81, and seven other…
McCombs By the Numbers
Read MoreMcCombs By the NumbersTexas McCombs Academy Starts 2 New Undergraduate Programs
More than 50 students took part in the Investment Banking Accelerator, an intensive program to help undergraduates gain essential business…
Ethics Unwrapped Wins 2 Medals for Video Excellence
Ethics Unwrapped, the educational video series housed at the Center for Leadership and Ethics at McCombs, won a silver and…
Mulva Hall Construction
Construction is well underway on Mulva Hall, the future 17-story home for McCombs undergraduate classrooms, faculty offices, and community spaces.
Owning a Business, the ETA Way
Texas McCombs is embracing the fast-rising trendof ‘entrepreneurship through acquisition’ By Omar L. Gallaga After Edgar Galindo, MBA ’20, finished…
Leading with Purpose
Leadership is always evolving — and here at McCombs, we’re embracing the change. At McCombs, we’ve always redefined what it…
Inspired By Aztec Goddess of Health, Rocío León’s Tozi Superfoods Takes 1st in H-E-B Texas Best Contest
Austin business started by Texas McCombs graduate wins $25,000 and placement on store shelves
Marc Ross Named To NAA Hall Of FameNational Apartment Association Honoree
Marc Ross, BBA ’80, awarded for innovation in the fast-changing rental housing industry
Faculty Endowments
New appointments recognize faculty members’ outstanding contributions
In Memory of Jon Brumley
Distinguished Fort Worth entrepreneur and friend of Texas McCombs leaves indelible mark on UT community
The M.D. Has An MBA
Jon Trujillo, left, and Justin Jensen are students at Dell Medical School and are also pursuing MBAs at Texas McCombs.…
A Pioneering Legacy
A Pioneering Legacy Santa Rita No. 1 Birthed The Biggest US Oil Field And Continues To Inspire Growth And Transformation…
Energy Innovators
Energy Innovators, Made in Texas McCOMBS Alumni Lead on Energy’s Latest Developments: Generating It, Storing It, Cleaning It Up by…
Energizing His Next Chapter
Chris Bake, BBA ’88, enjoyed a high-voltage career and now helps future energy leaders get a global perspective by Omar…
Retirement Is About Confidence as Well as Money
Feeling financially savvy is as important as actually being savvy, when it comes to easing retirement anxiety
Alumni Notes
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Fueling Academic Excellence
Innovation is steeped in our DNA at McCombs and The University of Texas at Austin. I sometimes wonder whether we…
Senior’s Mental Health Venture Is Named a Top Disruptive Startup
Poets & Quants has named Cura, the project of Texas McCombs senior Aakriti Kamal, one of the 29 Most Disruptive…
11 Faculty Members to Receive Promotions for Fall Semester
Interim UT President Jim Davis has recommended 11 members of the faculty at Texas McCombs to the UT System Board…
Texas McCombs Presents Awards to Faculty for Teaching, Research
During the Spring 2025 faculty meeting, the McCombs School Business recognized the teaching and research achievements of its faculty members.…
McCombs Researcher Contributes to AI Best-Practices Publication
Gizem Yalcin Williams, an assistant professor of marketing, is one of more than a dozen leading researchers whose work was…
Accounting Faculty Member To Lead Board Of Trade Magazine
The Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants (TXCPA) announced in May that Derrick Bonyuet, clinical assistant professor of accounting, had been…
McCombs by the Numbers
Worldwide rank of McCombs faculty research in the Financial Times’ Global MBA Rankings for 2025, jumping 10 spots for a historic high
20 Years of Tax Prep Help
McCombs accounting students mark a milestone in preparing income tax returns in service to the community By Ben Wright “This…
Breaking Ground on Mulva Hall
Key donors celebrate visionary campus development and honor Miriam and Jim Mulva
Best in Impact Investing
MBA team wins international investment pitch competition
Tops in Sports Analytics
MSM students awarded championship at national competition
Business Activism Brings Benefits and Blowback
Corporations may start choosing their battles more carefully
A Community of Success for McCombs Scholars
Business School Program Builds the Bonds and Offers the Support that Help Students Reach their Goals
Entrepreneurial Surge
Summer Program Sees 4X Growth in Fellowship Applications
Dobie Demolished, Mulva Hall Underway
Mulva Hall, the future center for undergraduate education at McCombs, took a big step forward during the fall
McCombs by the Numbers
The latest numbers from McCombs
Securities Watchdogs Bark More, Bite Less
SEC files more cases in September, right before a reporting deadline to Congress