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Born and raised in Saint Petersburg, Russia, Marina Komarova, MS Business Analytics ‘24, knew she wanted to get a business degree from a respected American university.

Itgel Bold is executing a purpose and passion driven mission to help his country grow and thrive in partnership with his second home country.

After eight years in the U.S. Army, Allen Taber, MBA ’22, was looking for a way to grow in his career. The Donald G. Costello College of Business at Â鶹ÊÓƵ provided him the tools he was seeking. Taber came to George Â鶹ÊÓƵ for an MBA, and left with a new dream of pursuing a doctorate.

Born and raised in Paris, France, Ava Uppal, BS Marketing ’19, fondly recalls baking with her mother and turning simple ingredients into heartfelt memories. Now, as a part-time MBA student and a working mother of two, she’s a small business owner and author of a new cookbook.

Brittany Mullins, BS Marketing ’07, found her professional niche while studying at the Costello College of Business at Â鶹ÊÓƵ. Since graduating, she has founded and run her successful brand, Eating Bird Food, providing healthy recipes and more to her loyal followers.

Shabinaaz Mahdi, BS Accounting ’12, discovered a passion for accounting at the Donald G. Costello College of Business at Â鶹ÊÓƵ. While in school, she was introduced to Baker Tilly, a leading advisory tax and assurance firm, where she has risen through the ranks to become partner.

The scholarship luncheon, held each fall by the Donald G. Costello College of Business at Â鶹ÊÓƵ, brings together scholarship donors with the student recipients of those scholarships. On Tuesday, November 7, the latest group of donors and awardees gathered to build connections and share inspiration.

The Donald G. Costello College of Business at Â鶹ÊÓƵ is committed to the active-duty military service members and veterans who come to Â鶹ÊÓƵ to enhance their education. We caught up with some military veterans who recently graduated from the Â鶹ÊÓƵ MBA program who shared the impact the MBA program has had on their career already, and how the Â鶹ÊÓƵ MBA could be beneficial for others.

John Tyree, one of Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s University Business Consulting (UBC) consultants, started working at Â鶹ÊÓƵ in 2019, but his connection to the Â鶹ÊÓƵ Nation dates back to 2010.

Despite living and working in the Atlanta metropolitan area, Michael VanPatten, MBA ’90, never lost touch with Â鶹ÊÓƵ. Immediately receptive to post-graduation calls from the alumni relations team, he was eager to connect with alumni and assist students in attaining an MBA. The positive experience he had at Â鶹ÊÓƵ, with instructors who had working knowledge in the areas they were teaching, encouraged his continued engagement.