Four new members bring expertise across industries and geographies to the Goizueta Alumni Board for the 2026–2027 academic year.
The Goizueta Business School Alumni Board is welcoming four new members for the 2026-2027 academic year. With backgrounds varying from private equity and consulting to institutional investing and healthcare innovation, the four new members span more than a decade of class cohorts and bring a wide range of professional expertise and geographic perspective to the board.
“We are thrilled to welcome these four outstanding alumni to our Alumni Board. Each brings a remarkable record of leadership, service, and commitment to our school, and we are excited to benefit from their perspectives and expertise,” says Lindsay Topping, Senior Director of Alumni Engagement. “Their passion for supporting our students and strengthening alumni connections will help advance our mission and inspire future generations of graduates.”
Working alongside the Office of Advancement and Alumni Engagement, the Goizueta Alumni Board helps shape the school’s future while growing its international alumni base. Its members represent a broad cross-section of degree programs, class years, geographic regions, and professional and cultural experiences—giving the board a central advisory voice in strengthening alumni connections worldwide.
New Board Members:
Renita Jones Anderson 02EMBA (Atlanta, GA)
Owner and Partner, Contour Growth Partners LLC
Anderson advises private equity firms and corporate leaders on growth strategy and commercialization in industrial and specialty materials markets. A former president of Executive Women of Goizueta, she is also active in mentoring emerging leaders and advocating for greater representation of women on corporate boards. Anderson has also served as a Goizueta IMPACT showcase judge and alumni career panelist.
Jennifer Eicher 03MBA (Atlanta, GA)
Managing Partner, Triaxia Partners, Inc.
Eicher is the Managing Partner of Triaxia Partners, an Atlanta strategy and leadership consultancy founded in 1980, where she previously served as COO. She came to Triaxia from Deloitte Consulting’s Strategy and Operations practice and now leads the firm’s practice areas, advising boards, CEOs, and executive teams of Fortune 500 companies worldwide on corporate strategy and senior team performance. A Goizueta IMPACT showcase judge, panelist, and mentor, she also serves on the board of PAWS Atlanta.
Corey Moore 12BBA (Boston, MA)
Director and Portfolio Manager, U.S. Fixed Income, Xponance
A CFA charter holder, Moore specializes in corporate credit investment management. Prior to joining Xponance, he held roles at J.P. Morgan and Morgan Stanley. While at Goizueta, he co-founded the Goizueta Investment Management Group (GIMG), which has grown into one of Goizueta’s premier student organizations.
Jyoti Palaniappan 00PH 00MBA (San Francisco, CA)
Palaniappan is a health-tech executive, advisor, and investor who specializes in bringing life-changing technologies to market. With master’s degrees in business and public health from Emory, his career spans startups and Fortune 500 companies, including Abbott, Thermo Fisher Scientific and McKinsey & Company.
2026-2027 Alumni Board Officers:
President – Willi Freire 19BBA (Washington, DC)
Vice President – Matt Sobieski 14EvMBA (Atlanta, GA)
Secretary – Carrie Schonberg 03MBA (Atlanta, GA)
Past President – David Mendez 15MBA (Atlanta, GA)
2026-2027 Alumni Board Members:
Renita Anderson 02EMBA
Steven Blackmon 17MBA 18MSBA
Jessica Chod 09MBA/JD
Lauren Cohen 00BBA
Brandon Cook 23EMBA
Eric Daiter 23EvMBA
Garrett Dallas 06BBA
Jennifer Eicher 03MBA
Tyler Ewing 05BBA
Willi Freire 19BBA
Emily Anne Jacobstein 13MBA
Matt Liebman 00BBA
Lauren McGlory 16MBA
David Israel Mendez 15MBA
Corey Moore 12BBA
JP Ortiz 18MBA
Jyoti Palaniappan 00MBA 00PH
Evan Rhea 15BBA
Ari Rollnick 97C 01MBA
Carrie Schonberg 97C 03MBA
Sam Shabbir 21EMBA
Matt Sobieski 14EvMBA
The Goizueta alumni network is 27,000 global members strong. Find out more about how you can volunteer with Goizueta, engage with fellow alumni, access career resources, and invest in the future of Goizueta. Reach out to an advancement and alumni engagement team member at gbsalumni@emory.edu.
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