Our 2+2 Program is designed to help highly motivated students to jump-start their careers through deferred enrollment into our Full-Time MBA program during their final year of undergraduate or graduate study.
Our inaugural enrollees of the 2+2 Program started this fall, so we want to highlight their journeys thus far. Learn about Georgia MBA ‘23 members, Pierce Vaughn and Ryan McEnaney.
His passion for disruptive tech led him to research and specialize in crypto currency. His work for DC-based consulting firms Entegra Partners and Abaxx gave him the opportunity to consult the US government on crypto currency security and fraud.
Pierce ultimately decided the 2+2 Program was right for him because he values education, self-betterment and hopes to leverage the new skills he acquires through an MBA to facilitate a career pivot.
Combining his crypto experience with his Georgia MBA and its financial technology focus, he’s hoping to blaze new trails in the finance industry. While in the program he is working as a Graduate Assistant for the Terry Finance department.
For the past two years, Ryan worked for paper and packaging leader, WestRock. In his role as supply planner, he’s gained a variety of work experience that he can take back to the classroom. From nationwide inventory management, cost-savings projects at the scale of millions and team leadership, Ryan returned to school with tangible experiences he can apply to business concepts.
When reflecting on his reasons for pursuing an MBA, he points out the broadened scope of opportunities he can pursue with a Georgia MBA and the roster of top-flight companies that recruit at the program. He also loves school and excited to back in class and enjoying his work as a Graduate Assistant for the Management department.
Do Ryan’s experience and career goals sound similar to yours? Explore our operations management concentration.
Our inaugural enrollees of the 2+2 Program started this fall, so we want to highlight their journeys thus far. Learn about Georgia MBA ‘23 members, Pierce Vaughn and Ryan McEnaney.
Pierce Vaughn
Pierce became a Dawg this fall through an unlikely but uniquely compelling journey. After graduating in corporate finance from East Tennessee State, he interned for the FBI and leveraged this experience into crypto currency security consulting.
Pierce ultimately decided the 2+2 Program was right for him because he values education, self-betterment and hopes to leverage the new skills he acquires through an MBA to facilitate a career pivot.
Combining his crypto experience with his Georgia MBA and its financial technology focus, he’s hoping to blaze new trails in the finance industry. While in the program he is working as a Graduate Assistant for the Terry Finance department.
Ryan McEnaney
Ryan graduated from UGA Terry in 2018 with a degree in management with a supply chain concentration. He knew early on that we wanted to pursue an MBA, but wanted to gain work experience first to maximize the degree.
When reflecting on his reasons for pursuing an MBA, he points out the broadened scope of opportunities he can pursue with a Georgia MBA and the roster of top-flight companies that recruit at the program. He also loves school and excited to back in class and enjoying his work as a Graduate Assistant for the Management department.
Do Ryan’s experience and career goals sound similar to yours? Explore our operations management concentration.
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