MIAMI HERBERT BUSINESS SCHOOL - Key Persons
Agg Rok - Founder, President
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- Chief EM and Global Strategist
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- Vice President Marketing North America, Grey Goose / Bacardi
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- Principal, Blackstone Real Estate Europe / Blackstone
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- Chief Investment Officer, Americas / Hines
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- Program Staff Member
- Senior Program Coordinator, Records
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- Chief Marketing Office GM US Consumer Channel & Partner Marketing / Microsoft
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- CEO
- Chairman
- Member of the Emeritus
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- Interim Dean, Miami Herbert Businesss School / Professor, Business Law
- Vice Dean of Lifelong Learning and Executive
- Vice Dean, Lifelong Learning & Executive Education
Ann Olazabal is the Vice Dean of Lifelong Learning and Executive Education at Miami Herbert. For her full biography, click here.
Biography
Ann Olazábal became interim dean of the University of Miami Patti and Allan Herbert Business School in January 2023. Olazábal has demonstrated a commitment to innovation and won numerous teaching and leadership awards since becoming a member of the faculty at the University of Miami in 1997.
Prior to her career in academia, Olazábal worked successfully as an attorney in private practice in Arizona and later as Vice President and General Counsel of an international exporting firm in Miami. Since joining the University, she has earned the respect of her colleagues and students; and for more than a decade, she has served in leadership positions, including Vice Dean of Undergraduate Business Education from 2011 to 2021 and Chair of the Business Law Department from 2017 to 2021. While Vice Dean for Undergraduate Business Education she was responsible for innovation in the curriculum and academic advising services, growth of career advancement initiatives, and enhancement of the student experience.
As Vice Dean of Lifelong Learning and Executive Education-her most recent role at Miami Herbert prior to being named interim dean-she led the School's efforts to build on its success in customized executive education and to expand online and non-degree offerings to reach new adult learners.
Olazábal teaches courses on business law and ethics, including the legal implications of international business transactions and the intersection of business and society. Her areas of research and scholarship include regulation of business and professionals, focusing on disclosures to consumers and markets. She is also a former editor-in-chief of the American Business Law Journal.
Olazábal is a 1997 MBA alumna of Miami Herbert Business School and earned her JD from Notre Dame Law School.
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- Chairman of the Board of Directors
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- Corporate Advisor, FMR CEO, Dia Group / Madrid, Spain
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- Executive Chairman / Codina Partners
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- Chief Operating Officer / Westside Regional Medical Center
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- Ex - Officio Member
- BBA
- Member of Committee
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- Executive Director of Events Management, Building Operations, and Special Projects / Secretary to the Council
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- Director, Launch Pad / University of Miami
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- President / Florida Hospital Association
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- Advisor
- Senior Academic Advisor
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- CEO Bella Group / San Juan, PR
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- Senior Vice President and President / Hill - Rom
Carlos Asilis - Chief Investment Officer
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- Member of the Emeritus
- President / Continental Real Estate
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- Executive Director, Development and Alumni Relations
Executive Director, Development and Alumni Relations csupple@mbs.miami.edu | 305-284-9093
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- Advisor
- Lead Academic Advisor
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- Member of the Leadership Team
- Senior Business Officer
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- LAC President, SAP International Inc
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- Senior Manager, Donor Relations
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- Co - Chair ) Owner & Chairman
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- Member of the Miami Herbert Undergraduate Leadership Team
- Executive Director, Business Programs
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- Advisor
- Senior Academic Advisor
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- Global Head, Enterprise Program Management / Johnson & Johnson
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- Member of the Emeritus
- Vice - Chairman and President / Camden Land Partners
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- Ex - Officio Member
- Managing Partner / Presidential Capital Partners
- Member of Committee
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- President / DRA Advisors LLC
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- Advisor
- Lead Academic Advisor
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- Member of the Leadership Team
- Vice Dean, Faculty and Research
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- Advisor
- Lead Academic Advisor
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- Managing Director Clarion Partners / DJB Associates
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- Regional President LAC, Visa / Miami, FL
Emmanuel De George
Accounting
Howard Gitlow
Management Science
Vice Speaker
Uzma Khan
Marketing
George Korniotis
Finance
John Mezias
Management Department
Speaker of the Council
Chris Parmenter
Economics
Blanca Ripoll
Executive Director of Events Management, Building Operations, and Special Projects
Secretary to the Council
Sara Rushinek
Business Technology
Rene Sacasas
Business Law
Steve Ullmann
Health Management and Policy
Ann Olazábal
Interim Dean, Miami Herbert Businesss School
Professor, Business Law
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- Chairman of the Board of Directors
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- Principal / MMG Equity Partners
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- Member of the Emeritus
- Senior Vice President
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- CEO at MFZ Management Corporation / Coral Gables, FL
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- Member of the Leadership Team
- Vice Dean, Business Programs
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- Member of the MIAMI HERBERT GRADUATE LEADERSHIP Team
- Member of the Miami Herbert Undergraduate Leadership Team
- Vice Dean
- Vice Dean of Programs / Professor, Management
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- President and CEO / Vector Group Ltd.
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- Principal / Tristar Capital
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- President / South Florida Hospital
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- Advisor
- Senior Academic Advisor
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- Managing Director, Global Head of Commercial Real Estate Lending
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- Member of the Miami Herbert Undergraduate Leadership Team
- Assistant Dean, Academic Advising
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- BBA
- Member of Committee
- President and Vice Chairman / NFI Industries
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- Advisor
- Senior Academic Advisor
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- Operations and Application Processing Team
- Senior Program Coordinator
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- Dean, Miami Herbert Business School / Vice Provost of Executive Education, University of Miami
- Member of Committee
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- Executive Chairman, SuperClubs
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- Advisor
- Lead Academic Advisor
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- Managing Director / Americas Market Intelligence, LLC / Coral Gables, FL
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- CEO and President, Totto / Bogota, Colombia
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- Signature Consulting Services LLC
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- Co - Founder EMBA Consortium / Miami, Florida
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- President and CEO / Healthcare Financial Management Association
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- Creative Agency Consultant
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- Member of the Miami Herbert Undergraduate Leadership Team
- Associate Dean, Business Programs
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- CEO / Halstatt Real Estate Partners
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- Managing Director / Spring Bay Property Company LLC
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- Professor of Medicine, Clinical Excellence Research Center / Stanford University
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- Director / Aspen Institute
- Member of Committee
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- Managing Director - Latin America, Caribbean and South Florida / Delta Air Lines, Inc. Miami, FL
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- Managing Director & Partner / Boston Consulting Group / Miami, FL
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- Chief Business Officer / Meta Materials Inc.
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- Managing Director / Multiplan Real Asset Management
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- Economist, Educator, International Affairs Specialist
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- CEO
- Member of the Emeritus
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- Member of the Miami Herbert Undergraduate Leadership Team
- Assistant Dean, Career Resources / Associate Professor of Practice, Business Law
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- Executive Director
- Communications, Marketing, and Digital Engagement
- Director, Communications and Marketing
- Media Relations
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- Executive Vice President and COO / the Related Group
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- President, Latin America / Boston Scientific Corporation
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- Chief Marketing Officer / Celebrity Cruises
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- Advisor
- Senior Academic Advisor
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- Assistant Director
- Assistant Director, Communications and Marketing
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- Senior Brand Director / Diageo
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- Global Director Corporate Affairs / Anheuser - Busch
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- Vice President, Global Consumer and Member Insights
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- President & COO / Hersha Hospitality Trust
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- Member of the Emeritus
- Frank Real Estate
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- Vice Provost, Innovation / University of Miami Life Science & Technology
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- Philanthropy Officer, Corporate Sponsorships
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- Managing Director, Management Board / Latin American Agribusiness Development Corporation
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- Chief Clinical Officer, Health Systems / Medical Director, Adx, Women 's Health
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- Market President - South Florida
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- Managing Partner, Florida and Puerto Rico / Deloitte LLP
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- Program Staff Member
- Director, Space and Scheduling
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- Chief External Affairs, Governance & Trust Officer, Telia Company
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- President FONTUR / Colombian National Tourism Fund / Bogota, Colombia
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- Chief Strategy & Transformation Officer / PepsiCo
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- Senior Vice President / Joseph P. Day Realty Corp
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- CEO, Saltchuk Logistics / Seattle, WA
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- Assistant Dean
- Assistant Dean, Executive Education
- Executive Director, Executive Education
Rony Shir is the Assistant Dean overseeing Executive Education at Miami Herbert Business School. In her role, she focuses on leading the strategic and operational priorities of the School's Executive Education Department. Rony works closely with faculty and staff to develop and deliver a portfolio of non-degree programs and facilitate collaboration and sustainable partnerships with clients. She oversees program design and implementation focused on the financial and operational aspects, with keen attention to the success in both content delivery and program execution. She graduated valedictorian and Summa Cum Laude from the University of Miami's Professional MBA Program.
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- Program Staff Member
- Senior Pogram Coordinator
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- Loevenguth & Co
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- Founder and Managing Member / Metropolitan
- Member of Committee
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- Philanthropy Officer, Development
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- President of the Emeritus
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- Head of Global Brand for WhatsApp Senior VP, Marketing, Sponsorship & Retail
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- Health Management and Policy
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- Member of the Emeritus
- Emeritus Chairman / Chairman and CEO
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- Member of the Supervisory Board
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- Director of Medical Communications and Media Relations
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- President and CEO / the Kislak Organization
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- Chief Executive Officer / Florida Medical Association Inc.
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- Co - Chair ) Founder & CEO / HIPERMAXI S.a.
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- Assistant Director, Annual Giving
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- Executive Assistant
- Member of the MIAMI HERBERT GRADUATE LEADERSHIP Team
- Program Staff Member
- Executive Assistant to the Vice Dean
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- President / Cleveland Clinic
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- Member of the Emeritus
- CEO / Continental Real Estate
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- Executive Vice President
- Member of the Emeritus
- Principal
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- Senior Vice President, Marketing, Sponsorship & Retail
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- Program Staff Member
- Program Manager, Undergraduate Business Programs