Resilience, leadership and perseverance: Premera CEO encourages Foster grads

Jeff Roe (EMBA 1997), president and CEO of Premera Blue Cross, was the commencement speaker for the University of Washington Foster School of Business Executive MBA, Technology Management MBA, and Global Executive MBA programs on June 6. Roe, who earned both undergraduate and MBA degrees from the UW, shared with Foster’s newest graduates three pieces of... Read More

Undergraduate Student Ambassador: Daizha Brown

Name: Daizha Brown Major: Information Systems, Marketing Hometown: Tacoma Activities: Association of Black Business Students, National Association of Black Business Students Why Foster?: During my college search in high school, I knew right away that my goal was be admitted into the Foster School of Business. Foster has an incredible alumni network and connections with employees from all... Read More

Undergraduate Student Ambassador: Austin Kelley

Name: Austin Kelley Major: Finance, Operations & Supply Chain Management Hometown: Puyallup Activities: Foster Instructional Media, Makerspace, UW Climbing Why Foster?: The Foster School of Business provides the perfect mix of intellectual challenges, community, and a variety of coursework. Over Summer Break I…enrolled in Summer Quarter courses while working part-time in IT. After graduation,  I plan to… to... Read More

Undergraduate Student Ambassador: Lander Lee

Name: Lander Lee Major: Finance, Information Systems Hometown: Hazlehurst Activities: Delta Sigma Pi Business Fraternity, Sigma Nu Fraternity, Why Foster?: UW’s beautiful campus is what initially got me interested in the university. However, Foster’s community is what sold me on the rest. The class sizes and helpful Foster staff created an inviting community that I felt I could... Read More

Undergraduate Student Ambassador: Jerrin Padre

Name: Jerrin Padre Major: Speech and Hearing Sciences Hometown: San Diego Activities: TEDxUofW Production Manager, Lavin Entrepreneurship Program, City Kids Leader, NHSSLA Why Foster?: Foster takes care of you. They give you the tools and the connections to succeed, and if you’re really serious about business, you’ll thrive in this environment. Over Summer Break I…was a Procurement... Read More