Advisory Committees

Invitation-only Advisory Committees for Successful Industry Executives and Entrepreneurs

51³Ô¹ÏÍøAdvisory Committees are an invitation-only, professional group where top industry executives and entrepreneurs work with the University to ensure SMU’s students are future-ready. Advisory members are respected leaders in various industries who are selected for the Advisory based on the depth and diversity of experience within their industry. Members network with fellow executives, participate in bi-annual meetings, serve as mentors to students, take on guest speaking opportunities and gain connections and visibility.

51³Ô¹ÏÍøBig Data Advisory

51³Ô¹ÏÍøCyber Advisory

51³Ô¹ÏÍøFuture of Work Advisory

51³Ô¹ÏÍøWomen in Leadership Advisory

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51³Ô¹ÏÍøBig Data Advisory member Mark Austin

Mark Austin, Vice President Data Science, AT&T

“As an 51³Ô¹ÏÍøBig Data Advisory member, we partnered with 51³Ô¹ÏÍøto create a student pipeline by creating custom programming with a data science boot camp and an onsite paid internship. We worked with 9 outstanding students and offered full time positions to several of them. We plan to run the program again, as it was such a success.”
51³Ô¹ÏÍøBig Data Advisory Committee member Hossein Zahed

Hossein Zahed, Director of Data Science and Machine Learning, Capital One

“As an 51³Ô¹ÏÍøBig Data Advisory member, I was invited to be the keynote speaker at the MSDS Immersion speaking to data science students. We are always hiring data scientists and this was a great way to interact with students who are ready to graduate.”

Exposure. Recognition. Connections.

Interested in learning more about becoming an 51³Ô¹ÏÍøAdvisory Committee member? Reach out to Terry Teague at 214-768-1018 or at tlteague@smu.edu.

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