About the Jindal School of Management

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Beyond a Business School Education

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The Naveen Jindal School of Management at UT Dallas

School of Management

The University of Texas at Dallas Naveen Jindal School of Management is the largest of UT Dallas’ seven schools, with over 10,000 students, almost half of whom are graduate students.

The school provides outstanding tuition value, a wide variety of classes on campus and online, flexible scheduling and a convenient location easily accessed from U.S. Highway 75 (Central Expressway), the President George Bush Turnpike and Dallas North Tollway.

Academic Areas

The Jindal School of Management keeps abreast of corporate and industry needs as an essential component in providing students with rigorous training and relevant skills for professional success. Programs are offered at the bachelor’s, master’s, PhD and Executive levels. Programs focus on six areas of business specialization:

Mission Statement

The Jindal School of Management’s mission is to meet the challenges of a rapidly changing, technology-driven, global society by partnering with the business community to:

  • Conduct research enhancing management knowledge
  • Deliver high-quality management education to a diverse group of undergraduate and graduate students and practicing executives
  • Develop, innovate and continuously improve programs advancing management education and practice.

Vision

The vision of the Naveen Jindal School of Management is to be a leading public business school, recognized as an institution of choice in preparing tomorrow’s business leaders while expanding the frontiers of management knowledge.
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Opportunities Beyond the Classroom

A broad array of internship and scholarship opportunities is made available to the Jindal School students each academic year.

The school operates its own Career Management Center, which students and alumni may use in addition to the campus-wide UT Dallas Career Center.

Student Involvement

More than 60 student organizations are based in the school. Most of these focus on career development in specific fields and build networking, internship and employment opportunities.

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Top 100 Business School Research Rankings™

The school’s faculty has an excellent reputation based on members’ teaching, research and business expertise.

Based on faculty publications in 24 leading business journals spanning all areas of business over the last four years, the Jindal School of Management ranks 3 globally, according to The UTD Top 100 Business School Research Rankings™ (2021).

Financial Times Rankings

In 2020, Financial Times ranked the Jindal School No. 17 in research in its Top 100 Full-Time Global MBA Programs.

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Jindal School of Management MBA Students

Outstanding MBA Programs

U.S. News & World Report ranks the school’s Full-Time MBA program at No. 10 among public university programs tied for No. 27 overall in the United States.

In the same ranking, the publication places the Part-Time Professional MBA (PMBA) program at No. 11 (tied) in the nation and No. 5 (tied) among public university programs in the U.S.

Online Graduate Programs

The school’s online graduate business programs ranked No. 6 in U.S. News & World Report’s 2022 Best Online Graduate Business Program rankings, and its online MBA program ranked No. 13 among U.S. public university programs and No. 17 overall among Best Online MBA Programs, U.S. News & World Report (2023).

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Degree Programs

Whether you’re a prospective undergraduate who’s interested in business, a mid- to senior-level executive, or a future researcher — Jindal School is the right place for you.

The Jindal School of Management at the University of Texas at Dallas offers nine Bachelor of Science degree programs (all requiring 120 semester credit hours) and prepares students for the world of business and best practices. These nine Bachelor of Science programs are listed in the left and top navigation menus.

The Naveen Jindal School of Management offers many innovative MS programs for individuals seeking to enhance their careers. Our MS programs represent an outstanding educational value, offering a private school setting and class sizes at state university prices. Since most master’s students at UT Dallas already are fully employed, classes are offered in the evening to accommodate work schedules.

The Full-Time MBA is a full-time experience that will allow you time to really research what you want to do and engage in that world with companies, alumni, and faculty. The Professional MBA formats make an MBA possible for everyone, regardless of your work schedule, family commitments, or previous degree. Learn more about how you can customize a program to meet your needs. The Executive MBA is designed for people with professional business experience, and similarly the Global Leadership MBA is designed for working professionals and can be completed online.

The mission of the business PhD programs at the Naveen Jindal School of Management in International Management Studies and Management Science is to deliver the most advanced education in such areas of specialization. Both programs develop strong research and scholarly skills in their students and place graduates in academic, research and industry positions.

The DBA combines the application focus of an EMBA program with the advanced research focus of a Ph.D. program. In this program, participants study and apply advanced research methodologies and analytic techniques to complex business problems.

Master the knowledge, skills and tools required to lead in our increasingly competitive global economy. Executive Education at UT Dallas has the faculty expertise to help you become a global leader in business management, leadership education, and executive development.

The Jindal School offers certificates through its master’s degree programs, executive education programs and centers and institutes. Certificates are available in two formats, Academic and Professional (non-credit). Students with a university degree may pursue academic certificates for academic credit, and students with or without a college degree may pursue non-credit professional certificates.

Alumni Spotlights

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Bate Bate, MBA’03

Vice President And Senior Petroleum Engineer, Union Bank

Bate, vice president and senior petroleum engineer at Union Bank is experienced in the oil field and the corporate office. With more than 12 years in the oil and gas industry, Bate has a solid grasp on reserve estimation and reporting as well as field operations. He credits his time at the Jindal School as refining his understanding of organizational behavior and management, lessons he continues to utilize today.

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Randy Black, CFP, CDFA, BS’06

Financial Planner, Spectrum Financial Group

Black, a certified financial planner, is certain that a successful leader will go above and beyond what is expected when helping others. This value is evident in his work helping numerous clients reach their financial goals. Since his May 2006 graduation from the Jindal School, Black has exceeded several industry standards even though he has not yet reached his 10-year mark in the professional world.

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Florent (AC) Ndindjock, BS’18

AVP, Associate Client Advisor, Marsh USA, inc

Ndindjock joined Marsh, a global insurance and risk management company with offices in 130 nations, after he earned his Business Administration undergraduate degree at Jindal School. He has since been transferred to the Marsh office in North Carolina. While at Jindal School, Ndindjock concentrated in Risk Management and Insurance and was active in the industry’s professional fraternity, Gamma Iota Sigma, which has a student chapter on campus. Ndindjock has “returned” to UT Dallas as an MBA student, where he is pursuing his degree online.

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Gaurav Sethi, BS’20

Investment Bank Risk Analyst, JP Morgan

Sethi works at JP Morgan as a specialist in counterparty credit risk calculations, doing the heavy analysis that most don’t even know exists – he investigates and explains derivative exposure variances and changes. Sethi earned both finance and actuarial science undergrad degrees. (Actuarial science is in the UT Dallas School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics.) Notably, Sethi was awarded the prestigious $15,000 Mitchell Family Foundation Scholar Award from the Texas Business Hall of Fame Foundation, based on his work with CampusOven, a service that connects university employees and students with caterers who are focused on healthy eating options.

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Kuntesh Chokshi, MS’01, MBA’04

GM, Sales Director New Business, PepsiCo

Chokshi, a 2017 Minority Business Leader honoree by the Dallas Business Journal, credits his business success to both hunger and curiosity

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Kyle Frederick, BS’04

Residential Realtor

Frederick, who earned a BS/Business Administration degree at Jindal School, with a concentration in management information systems, is a residential Realtor.

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Long Ly, Class of ’21

Investment Analyst at Invitation Homes

The experience was wonderful, learning from the JSOM professors has shaped me personally and professionally. The JSOM students there were also very intellectual and curious. It was a great educational experience.

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Chris Spartz, MBA’11

Senior Associate – Risk Consulting, Contract Compliance KPMG

At KPMG, Spartz serves in multiple roles including reviewing contracts between his clients and their third party service providers to identify risks within the agreement and help his clients to ensure compliance with contracts, standards, policies and regulatory requirements. “I also collect, manipulate, analyze and interpret large data sets, and use results to develop recommendations for corrective and preventative actions for identified risks,” Spartz says.

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Doug Hermann, BS’14

Broker Associate, The Weitzman Group

Hermann double-majored while at Jindal School, graduating with a degree in Finance and a degree in Business Administration.

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Joe Warren, BS’11

Software Engineer, USAA

Each day, I strive to use best practices, creating beautiful and accessible experiences for our internal and member-facing systems.

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Carolyn Jackson, MBA’06

Senior Audit Manager, Capital One Corp.

While earning her MBA at Jindal School, Jackson, a McKinney resident, was an active member of the campus’ Institute of Internal Auditors student chapter

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Will McIntosh, EMBA’06

Senior Manager, Advisory Services, Ernst & Young LLP

McIntosh, a senior manager in Advisory Services at Ernst and Young’s Dallas office, measures his success by the quality relationships he has developed with clients and coworkers throughout his 15 years in the management consulting and financial services industries. He assists leading banks and lenders in solving various management problems and improving their operations in order to better serve customers and meet the demands of other key stakeholders.

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Gigi Bryant, GLEMBA’02

Business Development Consultant, GMSA Management Services

Throughout her life, Gigi Bryant has overcome adversity – spending more than a decade in the foster care system. Since then, she has dedicated herself to serving others. She has started her own business consulting firm, established a foundation to assist youth in the foster care system and devoted her free time to volunteer work.

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Chris Petrawski, MS’17

Director Of Digital, Bedford Advertising

As head of digital strategy for Bedford Advertising, Petrawski is tasked with growing the digital division of the company as well as maximizing the digital impact of its clients. Petrawski earned his master’s in marketing at the Jindal School, which, he said, helped him grow in confidence and decision making. “They gave me the tools to succeed in the marketing roles I’ve had throughout my career,” he said. “This is very beneficial because I work with a multitude of clients across various industries. Understanding the role of marketing in business helps me focus our client’s efforts on activities that maximize the value for their dollar.”

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Marla Wilkerson, MS’05

Partner, New York Life Insurance Company

I’ve had the benefit of working in several roles within several industries, with no regrets. But my current role is by far my favorite.

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Cristie Feldman Schlosser, ASID, RID, NKBA, NCIDQ , BS’84

Principal Interior Designer, Schlosser Design Group, LLC

The highlight of my current career has been recognition by my peers as an award-winning interior designer.

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Mindy Tiu, BS’14

GE, Commercial Leadership Program

Mindy Tiu, now living in Stamford, Conn, fully embraced her time at UT Dallas by taking part in a broad range of campus activities.

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David Smithen, MBA’05

Americas Transactions Manager, Cushman & Wakefield

Right after graduating from college, Smithen worked with juvenile delinquents at Texas Youth Commission (now the Texas Juvenile Justice Department).

Gaurav Shekhar

Gaurav Shekhar, MS’16

Assistant Professor, Jindal School Of Management, Ut Dallas

After completing his master’s degree in Information Technology and Management, Shekhar stayed at UT Dallas as a staff member and instructor. He now is program director of the Jindal School’s MS in Business Analytics and an assistant professor of instruction for information systems coursework.

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Kate Reagan, BS’15

Assistant Vice President, Business Development, Texas Capital Bank

In Reagan’s role at Texas Capital Bank, she leans on both degrees she earned at Jindal School – a bachelor’s degree in accounting and a bachelor’s degree in marketing. “I connect with business leaders in the Dallas community to hear their stories and see if Texas Capital Bank can help them achieve their company’s goals,” she says. “In school, I had no idea how accounting and marketing would fit together and if I could even find a role that would allow me to utilize both my degrees.

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