Student Profiles
Evan Brookstaff, JD/MBA 2017
MBA Concentration: Finance
Awards & Scholarships: CFA Honors Program, Cox BLC Leadership Forum Member, CFA Level II Candidate
Activities: Student Advisory Board Treasurer; Cox Graduate Finance Association; Cox Entrepreneurship Club; Corporate Law Association Treasurer
Pre-JD/MBA Job: Deloitte Consulting
Internships: Contract Negotiations at Parkland Hospital; Corporate Development at Alcon
Desired Full-Time Position: Corporate Development; Mergers & Acquisition Consulting; or Private Equity/Venture Capital
Ryan Kennedy, JD/MBA 2016
MBA Concentration: Energy Finance
Awards & Scholarships: Law Dean's Scholarship
Activities: President, Cox Christian Business Society; Treasurer, Energy Club; Student Bar Association, 1L, 2L, and 3L Representative
Pre-JD/MBA Job: U.S. History Teacher and Football Coach, Rockwall Independent School District
Internships: Law Clerk, Justice Douglas Lang, 5th District Court of Appeals; Acquisitions Associate, Dale Operating Company; Summer Associate, Wells Fargo Securities, Energy Investment Banking Group
Full-Time Position: Associate, Wells Fargo Securities, Energy Investment Banking Group
Most Memorable Experience at 51²è¹Ý Cox: The GLP trip to Seoul, South Korea and Shanghai, China. Having the opportunity to travel with classmates and visit businesses abroad was by far the most fun I've had in graduate school. Korean BBQ sealed the deal for me.
Joshua Materne, JD/MBA 2018
MBA Concentration: Finance
Awards & Scholarships: Law Deans Scholarship, Cain Denius Scholarship, Phi Delta Phi Legal Honor Society
Activities: Tax Law Society, Secretary and Founding Member 2014-15; Student Bar Association, 1L Representative 2014-15 and 2L Representative 2015-16.
Pre-JD/MBA Job: Banking Policy and Regulatory Analyst; Legislative Correspondent for U.S. Representative John Mica, Associate at Materne Wealth Strategies
Internship: Materne Wealth Strategies
Desired Full-Time Position: Wealth and Retirement Strategist- Materne Wealth Strategies
Most Memorable Experience at 51²è¹Ý Cox: The Business Leadership Center Disney Institute trip
Blair Moore, JD/MBA 2017
MBA Concentration: Finance
Activities: Law Board of Advocates, Mock Trial, Finance Club, Real Estate Club
Internships: Collin County District Attorney's office & Intern at Enoch Kever (2014), Legal Intern at Hunt Consolidated (2015), Summer Law Clerk at Holland & Knight (2016)
Desired Full-Time Position: Associate at a law firm
Most Memorable Experience at 51²è¹Ý Cox: Celebrating my birthday last year at Manny's in West Village. The whole class was invited and most people came so it was a great night with my classmates.
Alyssa Palatella, JD/MBA 2018
MBA Concentration: Finance
Activities: Finance Club, Consulting Club, Women in Business Club
Internship: Law Clerk at the AIDS Legal Referral Panel in San Francisco
Desired Full-Time Position: In-house counsel position or at a firm concentrating in Business Law
Most Memorable Experience at 51²è¹Ý Cox: I have a feeling it will be my upcoming Global Leadership Program trip to Shanghai and Hong Kong!