100 Best & Brightest Undergraduate Business Majors Of 2026

2026 Best & Brightest Undergraduate Business Majors

MBA Student Business School Hometown Post-Graduation Employer
Shuwei Shi Alliance Manchester Business School Shenzhen, China Lloyds Banking Group
Ariyal Jain Arizona State (W. P. Carey) Chandler, AZ Undecided
Lillian Bedard Babson College Jupiter, Florida Boston Consulting Group
Eve Kogan Binghamton University School of Management Brooklyn, NY PwC
Gregory Durgin Boston University (Questrom) Mechanicsville, VA Lightstone Group
Constantine Kotsikonas Boston University (Questrom) Boston, MA INSEAD (Graduate School)
Anna Parry Brigham Young University (Marriott) Edmond, OK Goldman Sachs
Jackson Graney Bucknell University (Freeman) Hunt Valley, MD Undecided
Bella Schraa Bucknell University (Freeman) Old Greenwich, CT Jordan Park Group
Eric Bedrosian Butler University (Lacy) Westfield, IN Undecided
Ellie Hwang U.C.-Berkeley (Haas) Torrance, CA McKinsey & Company
Jonathan Lee U.C.-Berkeley (Haas) Los Angeles, CA CraveX
Buckley DeJardin Carnegie Mellon University (Tepper) San Gabriel, CA Bates White Economic Consulting
Paige Yu Carnegie Mellon University (Tepper) Clarksburg, MD PwC Strategy&
Jonna Crocker Cornell University (Dyson) Howell, NJ Enterra Medical
Matthew Merril Cornell University (School of Hotel Administration) Great Falls, VA Blue Hill at Stone Barns
Megan Taylor University of Dayton Centerville, OH Stryker Corporation
Julia Birchfield University of Delaware (Lerner) Norrisville, MD Circana
Amy Cerna Sanchez University of Denver (Daniels) Aurora, Co Plante Moran
Grant Huddleston Emory University (Goizueta) Pittsburgh, PA Lazard
Yashonandan Kakrania Emory University (Goizueta) Kolkata, India Ernst & Young
Ludovica Vittoria Barzaghi ESCP Business School Milano, Italy Undecided
Brandon Ciarlo Fairfield University (Dolan) Woodbury, CT Vanguard
Gabriella Davis University of Florida (Warrington) Boca Raton, FL Grant Thornton
MacKenzie T. Brown Fordham University (Gabelli) Hershey, PA AArete Global Consulting
Stefan de la Peña Fordham University (Gabelli) Dallas, TX Compensation Advisory Partners
Isabelle Frangakis Georgetown University (McDonough) Hermitage, PA Undecided
Luke Hogan Georgetown University (McDonough) Wellesley, MA Deloitte
Boon Elliott University of Georgia (Terry) Chattanooga, TN Burke Stelling Group
Caroline Kern Georgia Tech (Scheller) Smyrna, GA Law School
Bertie Vyas Georgia Tech (Scheller) Cumming, GA Boston Consulting Group
Alexander Lammayot University of Houston (Bauer) Spring, TX DRW
Valeria Serenil University of Houston (Bauer) Houston, TX Aztec Contractors Houston
Sofia Iguaran Hult International Business School Santa Marta, Colombia JPMorgan Chase
Lucia Buscaglia IE University Buenos Aires, Argentina Undecided
Jonathon Xavier Jacome University of Illinois (Gies) Chicago, IL KPMG
Christine Leung University of Illinois (Gies) Clarendon Hills, IL Accenture Strategy
Fares Hajji Indiana University (Kelley) Tunes, Tunisia Monroe Capital
Cristina Grace Liberto  Indiana University (Kelley) Chicago, IL Boston Consulting Group
Stephanie Ramos University of Iowa (Tippie) Saint John, IN Undecided
Michael Pinette Lehigh University Saco, ME KPMG
Jason Shacter Lehigh University Chicago, IL shacpac_sports_cards / Deal Easy
Nate Wallace Lipscomb University Atlanta, GA Graduate School
Josh Mizrahi Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles, CA American Property Management
Shadi Al Tori Marian University (Byrum) Rahat, Israel Republic Airways
Jonalie Zamora Marquette University Milwaukee, WI Accenture
Nick Wang University of Massachusetts Amherst (Isenberg) Brookline, MA Atominvest
Nikki White Miami University (Farmer) Barrington, IL Procter & Gamble
Ivana Liberatore University of Miami (Herbert) Miami, FL Law School
Robert Anthony Perez University of Miami (Herbert) Miami, FL Bank of America
Viveca Henry University of Michigan (Ross) Redondo Beach, CA DaVita
Marvin Tetteh University of Michigan (Ross) Brewster, NY Undecided