Alumni Profiles

The University of Texas at Austin prepares advanced degree students and scholars for a wide range of career possibilities. Search these alumni profiles by disciplinary background, industry and identity and watch their short videos to learn more about the type of work that advanced degree alumni pursue, the strategies they employ and how their typical days look.

Nancy Smith

Nancy Smith, Ph.D.

CEO and Principal Consultant
DataSmith Solutions, LLC
Ph.D. Educational Psychology

Kira Street

Kira Street, MFA

Product Designer
Guild Education
Master of Fine Arts

Gigi Taylor

Gigi Taylor, Ph.D.

Cultural Anthropologist
Indeed
Ph.D. Advertising

Jesse Thomason

Jesse Thomason, Ph.D.

Visiting Academic
Amazon
Ph.D. Computer Science

Amie Tran

Amie Tran, MPAff

Public Sector Consultant
Deloitte
MPAff

Leon Vardapetyan

Leon Vardapetyan, Ph.D.

Senior Quantitative Research Scientist
Quantlab Financial
Ph.D. Computer Science and Applied Math

Ashley Voeks

Ashley Voeks, Ph.D.

Implementation Consultant
McGraw-Hill Education
Ph.D. Civil Engineering
Ph.D. French Studies

Eric Waters

Eric Waters, Ph.D.

Management Consultant
Accenture
Ph.D. Communication Studies

Anna Mengjie Yu

Anna Mengjie Yu, Ph.D.

Research Scientist
Facebook
Ph.D. Molecular Biosciences

Susan Zakaib

Susan Zakaib, Ph.D.

Founder and Principal
Fund Your Movement
Ph.D. History