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Executive Connections mentors

During the two-year W. P. Carey Full-time MBA program, you are encouraged to work with this elite group of mentors in as many ways and as often as possible. Their experience brings both a unique perspective and a necessary real-world component to the Full‑time MBA. Executive Connections will deepen your skills, challenge your thinking, and develop your expertise.

W. P. Carey’s Executive Connections program currently has 40 mentors — representing over 1,000 years of corporate experience.

Meet our executive mentors

The level of access and the number of coaching opportunities available to you through the Executive Connections program are rare among top business schools. Interaction with senior leaders of this caliber will help round out a more complete, more impactful MBA experience at the W. P. Carey School of Business.

The diversity of our mentors echoes that of our students, with a breadth of industries, expertise, demographics, and experiences represented.

Over half of Executive Connections mentors have C-suite experience, running companies while living in over 20 countries around the world.

Executive Connections mentors have over 400 years of managerial experience in technology, marketing, and finance.

Two-thirds of our mentors have worked at the executive level in consulting or manufacturing.

Mentor profiles and directory

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Graham Greytak

Graham Greytak

Graham Greytak has 10 years of experience building private companies and scaling them up. He served in high level sales positions as well as being the Founder and CEO of HireRising, an international staffing company. HireRising is a current 3x Inc5000 award winner for the fastest growing companies in America.

Graham is currently on the Advisory Board for several companies and non-profits.

Graham holds a Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Virginia and a Masters Degree from Barry University. He was also a division 1 scholarship collegiate swimmer. Interests include wellness, golf, and music.

Mila Henn

Mila Henn

Mila Henn, MBA, has more than 30 years of operations and supply chain experience across multiple industries, including manufacturing, consumer goods, pharmaceuticals, and healthcare. Her leadership has transformed organizations to deliver improved expense control/reduction, implement technology and robotics for process efficiencies, and has restructured departments to deliver high levels of performance. She has been hand-picked to lead international projects at the Cleveland Clinic, and Manitowoc Cranes based on her ability to work across cultures, disciplines, and management styles.

Additional work experience includes New York Presbyterian Health System, Energizer, and Wyeth. She has a passion for developing professionals to achieve their potential and leads her teams to provide opportunities for career growth. Henn has served in non-profit boards and holds LEAN and Six Sigma certifications. She obtained a B.S. in Microbiology from Indiana University in Bloomington, IN, and a M.B.A in Information Systems from Pace University in New York City.

Chuck Jackson

Chuck Jackson

As a corporate executive at Pitney Bowes Inc, with a career that spanned more than 25 years, Chuck managed numerous business segments and locations with total revenue responsibilities in excess of $340 million.

Chuck joined the organization while still in college as a commercial/government sales executive and received numerous promotions into district, regional and divisional field management. After many years of success in various field operations around the United States, Chuck was promoted to into senior management at Pitney Bowes World Headquarters. In this position as a senior corporate VP, he had responsibility for leading a total restructuring of the 3,500-rep field sales organization. In this transition, he was also responsible for training and automating the entire sales organization with laptop computer systems to ensure improved customer satisfaction, increased productivity, and reduce the corporate cost of sales. Chuck was a dynamic, visionary executive that positioned his organizations for accelerated growth and long-term results. A strong and decisive leader, Chuck had a reputation for motivating employees and delivering unprecedented business results, while promoting diversity and inclusion in his management ranks.

Chuck has served on several nonprofit boards and continues to work toward the education and development of those in his community that need assistance. Now, as a Gallup certified coach, he works with smaller organizations and non-profits to have a positive impact on both their employees, and our communities. As an experienced business leader, Chuck understands the importance and impact of “the manager” in today’s business organizations. Employees in today’s markets want and need a leader that is also a coach that can help them accomplish their life goals.

Chuck holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and Master of Business Administration, from the College of Graduate & Business Management, University of Phoenix. Chuck also attended George Mason University and Babson College, School of Business for Leadership Training.

Chuck embraces the philosophy of Gandhi, “Be the change you wish to see in the world”.

David Jarvis

David Jarvis

Professor of Practice David Jarvis has over 35 years of multi-industry CIO (Chief Information Officer) experience across a wide range of diverse businesses while living in Europe, SE Asia, and North America. Early in his career, David’s concentration was in software development and business relationship management. He migrated to leadership roles as his career progressed, managing technology organizations, developing strategy, and focusing on organizational development.

David has served on the Executive Advisory Board of the Department of Information Systems at the W. P. Carey Graduate School of Business for over 10 years and was on the advisory board for SAP and an angel investor for a software startup. He holds an MBA from the University of Indianapolis and a bachelor’s degree in computer and information systems from The Ohio State University.

David and his wife have been married for 40 years and have two daughters. He enjoys time with his family, good wine, hiking, golf, scuba diving, fast cars and travel.

Board Roles
AZNext Advisory Board
Thematiks Advisory Board - Software Startup

Industry Positions
Chief Information Officer - Honeywell Aerospace
Senior Vice President, Chief Information Officer - CVS/Caremark
Corporate Vice President, Chief Information Officer - Motorola
Chief Information Officer - General Motors North America VSSM
Vice President, Chief Information Officer - Allied Signal/Honeywell
Director Information Systems - Thomson CE SA (Singapore)
Director Information Systems - Thomson CE SA (France)
Manager Information Systems - General Electric / RCA

Executive Education Courses
AACSB - Bridge Program

John Jenson

John Jenson

As Vice President and Corporate Controller at Amkor Technology, John Jenson leads the global finance and accounting team operating in the US, Portugal and seven countries in Asia.

Prior to joining Amkor in 2017, he has served in multiple leadership roles including Corporate Controller, CFO, Investor Relations and Company President. His industry experience is varied and includes Aerospace & Defense, Automotive Manufacturing, Aerospace Repair & Overhaul, For-Profit Education and Insurance.

His experience includes mergers & acquisitions, as well as developing greenfield manufacturing & operating facilities in both Northern England as well as Thailand.

He started his career with Deloitte serving as an Audit Manager. He holds a Bachelors of Science in Accountancy from Northern Arizona University and is a Certified Public Accountant.

Murray Jones

Murray Jones

On graduation joined General Electric Co. Final position Automotive Industry manager on Corporate Staff: $11B topline. Stayed 33 years. Traveled the world, always got out of bed in the morning at a dead sprint, thrived while working for one of the "world's toughest bosses." GE Virginia Tech Campus Executive mid-1990s, $1.5m to endow a Chair in Minority Engineering PHD, recruited approximately 40 Engineering and Finance graduates annually through the 1990's.

Post GE, Absolute Consulting: provided onsite engineering staffing for Wind & Solar Farms construction; ABB: VP Electrical Vehicle Charging on global Smart Grid team; ECOtality: COO for cloud based Electric Vehicle Charging network, 35,000 subscribing members, installed base of 18,000 home and public chargers.

Since 2013: Active with Arizona Commerce Association: Venture Ready - EIR and panelist; Virtual Accelerator – mentor; Arizona Innovation Challenge - Judge; BSME Mechanical Engineering, minor in Nuclear Power Virginia Tech 1969; MBA Owen School Vanderbilt University 1983

Brian King

Brian King

In 2004, nine years after beginning his career with Accenture, Brian King founded Kenway Consulting, a management and technology consulting firm focused on helping clients in the areas of technology solution delivery, enterprise program Leadership, and information insight.

His goal was to start the company for which he always wanted to work, and he built a successful business that still operates under the general philosophy of always doing, under all circumstances, what is right. It’s a philosophy that seems simple enough, but when clients or prospects ask for something that is not in their own best interests, saying “no” is what’s right, and adhering to this philosophy has been a major differentiator for Kenway ever since its inception.

During Kenway’s early years, Brian successfully managed and led critical enterprise initiatives from the implementations of enterprise HR solutions, client relationship management (CRM) solutions, portal technologies, and case management systems to the deployment of enterprise-wide data governance, business intelligence, and master data management initiatives. These implementations spanned technologies and industries, from the package to the customer, and from telecommunications to financial services. Once Kenway grew to a size warranting full-time executive leadership, Brian turned his efforts to running the business and was CEO through January 2020. He retired from the day-to-day operations of Kenway in early 2022, and now serves as a member of the company’s board.

Over the years, Kenway has received a variety of accolades for its unique culture and values, entrepreneurial spirit, collaborative environment, respectful workplace, and commitment to clients, employees, and the community. Honors include being named to Forbes’ list of “America’s Best Management Consulting Firms;” Inc. magazine’s “Inc. 5000” list; one of the 100 “Best Places to Work in Chicago” by Crain’s Chicago Business; Consulting magazine’s “Best Small Firms to Work For” list; the “Vault Consulting 50” list and Vault’s list of “Best Boutique Consulting Firms;” and one of the “Best and Brightest Companies to Work for in the Nation®” by the National Association for Business Resources.

Brian currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Arizona Small Business Association (ASBA), and the Advisory Board of Entertainmint Inc. He is a volunteer adjunct faculty member and guest lecturer at the W. P. Carey School of Business, where he shares his consulting industry expertise and addresses topics including corporate culture and mindfulness in the workplace. He has presented at Princeton University’s Business Today International Conference, and served as a contributor and subject matter expert for a variety of business podcasts and media outlets including the Chicago Business Journal, Growth Think Tank, BizCastHQ, Grow Wire, and Business News Daily.

Brian holds a bachelor’s degree in theater from Boston College, where he was the recipient of the Player Award for Outstanding Stage Performance. Prior to his work with Accenture, he founded a theater company in Chicago that produced local shows for the stage.

In his spare time, Brian enjoys taking advantage of the cultural opportunities in Arizona, including dining, live music, hiking, and golfing. He enjoys cooking, playing guitar, writing and long-distance running. Brian leverages his entrepreneurial experience by serving as a mentor for the recently incarcerated, helping them reengage in the workforce, and in some cases, helping them launch successful businesses of their own.

Bob Leone

Bob Leone

As a Senior Partner with Hewitt and Aon (post Aon/Hewitt merger 2010), Bob held various leadership roles within the organizations, and acted as a lead consultant and actuary for over 60 large organizations, with more than half representing the Fortune 500.

During Bob’s 35-year consulting career his notable accomplishments included working with a broad variety of industry/business and being promoted to Partner after seven years of service and later to Senior Partner. While consulting with his clients, he developed expertise in many critical business areas (e.g. finance, accounting, mergers and acquisitions, etc.), and established a retirement practice in the Twin Cities (Minneapolis and St. Paul) with an initial revenue budget of $2.9 million and a $30+ million budget after 20 years of leadership. Finally, a critical part of Bob’s consulting career always involved the mentorship of others including the mentorship of many young women and men to partnership.

In addition to Bob’s consulting experiences, he taught as a Senior Lecturer at the Carlson School of Business (University of Minnesota), where he developed and taught a class on Employee Benefits from 2012 to 2019. And the accomplishment he is perhaps the most proud of is having raised his three daughters to be established professionals, all successfully working and managing people in their chosen professions.

Getting to know the executive mentors was an invaluable part of my W. P. Carey MBA experience. They all gave so much of their time to coach us, sharing decades of their business and leadership knowledge. My classmates and I richly benefited from their generosity and wisdom. As I progress through my career, armed with the resources the mentors shared, I hope to pay it forward by keeping doors open for those behind me and sharing my own learnings with the next generation of business leaders.

Chikezie Anachu (W. P. Carey Full-time MBA)

Chikezie Anachu
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