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Information Systems Strategy 2020
Much like Tolkien's famed hobbit Bilbo Baggins, James Oldroyd has certainly been there and back again.
Before rediscovering his love for cycling and running, BYU Marriott alum Steve Todd spent twelve years devoted to growing a startup he co-founded.
Changing newborn diapers while completing the master of information systems program is not easy for Tomiris Mollinet, but she is taking these challenges in stride.
Ben Katzenbach, a senior in the BYU Marriott strategy program, is carving his own path to find a job that will allow him to contribute to people's lives.

BYU Marriott strategy professor Ben Lewis is carrying on his ancestor's legacies at BYU while pioneering his own groundbreaking research

BYU Marriott alumna Michelle Carroll's student job at the BYU Marriott advisement center led her to her strategy degree, her future husband, and a career at Bain & Company in Dallas.

BYU Marriott School of Business dean Brigitte C. Madrian has announced the appointment of Bonnie Anderson as the school's newest associate dean.

Whether he's changing his major or leaving the corporate world behind to travel the world, strategy alum Eli Tucker isn't afraid to make changes to his life plan as he goes.

BYU Marriott School of Business dean Brigitte C. Madrian announced the appointment of Stephen Liddle as the new chair for the Department of Information Systems. Liddle began his new role on 18 May and takes over for Bonnie Anderson, who recently became associate dean at BYU Marriott.
BYU Marriott School of Business dean Brigitte C. Madrian announced the appointment of Stephen Liddle as the new chair for the Department of Information Systems.

Whether he's dealing with career changes, family illness, financial struggles, or even "gnarly teeth," BYU Marriott strategy graduate Nathan Winn has been determined to move forward with a smile.

BYU Marriott information systems students, supported by faculty and armed with experiential knowledge, took home first- and second-place finishes at the tenth annual Association for Information Systems conference.
BYU Marriott assistant professor of strategy Timothy Gubler grew up building things in his family business. Now, he's researching and teaching business strategy.

Imagine hacking into a Furby, picking a lockbox, shooting targets with Nerf guns, diving into piles of (clean) trash, and sliding under string “laser beams,” all with the end goal of identifying—and then fixing—vulnerabilities in a wireless computer security system.
In the late 1980s, Usenet was still popular, the World Wide Web wasn’t yet available to the public, and Shelley Hunter was in an information management class where she heard her professor say, “Five years out from your degree, you won’t be doing anything you think you’re going to be doing.” The professor was likely referencing how technological advancements would transform the information management industry. But in Hunter’s case, the shift would come later and from a different source.
Logan Sackley has always loved connecting with others. He looks forward to creating new connections in the upcoming fall semester as he begins the MISM program at BYU Marriott.

BYU Marriott information systems professor Tom Meservy works to create positive memories for his students and help them understand the things that really count in life.

This year, BYU Marriott information systems professors were tasked with reimagining an international conference in the face of the challenges presented by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

Ashtynne Wade once organized an event where people built chains of glow sticks to raise money for charity. As a BYU Marriott student, she wants to continue adding light to the world.

She might be dealing with cancellations or organizing presentations while stuck in a snowstorm, but Anne Sledd always finds ways to make things happen.

When BYU Marriott strategy senior M'Kenna Breckenridge first got an internship offer from CVS Health, she didn't anticipate that she'd complete that internship at her kitchen table.

At fifteen years old, BYU Marriott strategy junior Marissa Barlow once failed to find the perfect swimsuit to take on a family vacation, an experience that would help define her young career.

When Kent C. Dodds graduated from BYU Marriott in 2014 with his master's degree in information systems, he had one goal: to impact the world by creating software.

When her experience in one particular computer science class showed her the field wasn’t a good fit, Jeneen Wilson Garbe searched for a major that would allow her to blend her love of technology with other skills. She landed on information management, graduating with her BS in 1990, and would later blend her technology skills with another field: the pharmaceutical industry.