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Read about BYU Marriott's Finance program, the students in our program, the faculty and their research, as well as where our alumni are in their careers.
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Alumni Spotlight

Beating the Odds

March 27, 2020
Succeeding in life when statistics says you won't can be a daunting task, but that didn't stop BYU Marriott finance alumna Genesis Hinckley from chasing her dreams.

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Alumni Spotlight

A Perfect Puzzle

February 26, 2020
Priscilla Hobbs Nugent grew up watching her parents run the family business and wondering what it took to make operations run well. After witnessing the nationwide recession in 2008, Nugent decided to pursue a career in finance, eventually enrolling at BYU Marriott and discovering the answer to her childhood wonderings. “I have loved what I learned in the BYU Marriott program and the opportunities it has provided me thus far,” Nugent says.
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Student Spotlight

Heart of Service

January 22, 2020
Sam Aden attended a private Christian school as a child and never even heard the name Brigham Young University until he was sixteen years old. Once he discovered BYU Marriott's finance program, however, Aden knew BYU was the right fit for him.
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Student Experiences

First-Ever Career Paths in Real Estate Summit

December 03, 2019
The Hinckley at BYU was buzzing with excitement as students networked with professionals during the first ever Career Paths in Real Estate Summit.
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Alumni Spotlight

Smooth Transitions

November 20, 2019
When a United States president leaves office, the White House interiors are redecorated, many executive branch officials leave their positions, and national policies can change within hours. If handled incorrectly, that turnover could result in an unorganized, underprepared administration. During the 2017 transition, that’s where Jacob Marco came in—helping the new administration hit the ground running.
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Alumni Spotlight

Helping to Pave the Way Forward

October 23, 2019
Women are changing the face of investment banking, and BYU Marriott finance alum Estelle Ith is part of the transformation. In a field traditionally dominated by men, Ith hopes to help pave the way for gender parity.
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Alumni Spotlight

Hooked on NYC

July 29, 2019
Never having run more than a mile in his life, Steve Funk signed up for the New York City Marathon entrance lottery on a whim.
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School News

Merrill Appointed New Finance Chair

June 28, 2019
BYU Marriott School of Business dean Brigitte C. Madrian appointed Craig Merrill as the new chair of the finance department.
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Student Experiences

BYU Marriott Team Wins the VCIC

June 21, 2019
BYU Marriott sent five students to Google headquarters in Mountain View, California, for the Venture Capital and Investment Competition. For the second year in a row, BYU came out on top, winning both the regional and national competitions.
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Employee Spotlight

Skyrocketing Possibilities

June 20, 2019
BYU Marriott staff member Troy Carpenter advises over five hundred members of the BYU Real Estate Club and does everything in his power to help students succeed.
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Student Spotlight

Once abandoned BYU Marriott finance grad “pays it forward”

April 23, 2019
Born in a Thailand refugee camp and raised in Cambodia by her sister, Channika "Nika" Noun never expected to complete any kind of education. Now, she prepares to graduate from the Brigham Young University Marriott School of Business.
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Student Spotlight

The Long Road From Education to Career

April 10, 2019
As a child growing up in Recife, Brazil, Thiago Gomes never would have believed he would be studying at BYU Marriott with a job offer in New York.
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Alumni Spotlight

One Man and a Craving

March 07, 2019
With a line out the door every morning, a feature in a Food Network series, and an astonishing recipe, it's no wonder Hruska's Kolaches, a pastry bakery in Provo, Utah, continues to see its fame rise.
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Alumni Spotlight

Above-and-Beyond Service

March 01, 2019
Close to one hundred thousand people in the United States are currently waiting for a kidney transplant. The average wait time to obtain a kidney is three to five years, and some patients may never receive one.
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School News

Five Years of Finance

January 30, 2019
A little more than five years ago, finance professors Jim Brau and Andy Holmes, dubbed "the fathers of the finance major" by program director Colby Wright, saw hours of meetings and paperwork pay off in the creation of the finance major at BYU Marriott.
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Student Experiences

Soaring Above International CFA Exam Averages

December 13, 2018
BYU students shatter worldwide average pass rates on the notoriously difficult CFA Exams.
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School News

Five New Professors Join BYU Marriott

December 03, 2018
The Brigham Young University Marriott School of Business welcomes five new faculty members, all of whom began teaching with the commencement of the Fall 2018 semester.
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School News

Two BYU Marriott Professors Recognized at University Conference

September 14, 2018
Colby Wright and Troy Nielson, professors at the BYU Marriott School of Business, were recognized at this year's University Conference.
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