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Executive Connections mentors

During the two-year W. P. Carey Full-time MBA program, you are encouraged to work with this elite group of mentors in as many ways and as often as possible. Their experience brings both a unique perspective and a necessary real-world component to the Full‑time MBA. Executive Connections will deepen your skills, challenge your thinking, and develop your expertise.

W. P. Carey’s Executive Connections program currently has 40 mentors — representing over 1,000 years of corporate experience.

Meet our executive mentors

The level of access and the number of coaching opportunities available to you through the Executive Connections program are rare among top business schools. Interaction with senior leaders of this caliber will help round out a more complete, more impactful MBA experience at the W. P. Carey School of Business.

The diversity of our mentors echoes that of our students, with a breadth of industries, expertise, demographics, and experiences represented.

Over half of Executive Connections mentors have C-suite experience, running companies while living in over 20 countries around the world.

Executive Connections mentors have over 400 years of managerial experience in technology, marketing, and finance.

Two-thirds of our mentors have worked at the executive level in consulting or manufacturing.

Mentor profiles and directory

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Bert Braden

Bert Braden

During a career that included 18 years at KPMG and 14 years at Deloitte Bert has lived and worked in Arizona, Hawaii, North Carolina, Guam, Thailand, Malaysia and Vietnam. As a partner at Deloitte Bert served as COO of Deloitte Southeast Asia and was a key leader in driving the consolidation of the ASEAN countries practices into a single Deloitte Southeast Asia (SEA) firm. The formation of Deloitte SEA required the creation, development and implementation of standardized financial, technology and human resource systems as well as the teams to support SEA.

During the 10 years Bert was COO of Deloitte SEA the revenue grew to $500 million with 5,000 professionals and over 20 offices. Following his retirement as COO Bert continues to work with Deloitte Thailand and Deloitte Vietnam as senior adviser and mentor to the Boards of Directors, leadership teams and high potential partners and future leaders. Prior to joining Deloitte Bert was a tax partner at KPMG serving a wide variety of clients within and outside the U.S. including manufacturing, distribution and nonprofits.

Over the course of his career, Bert has served on numerous non-profit boards and currently and member of the Phoenix Committee on Foreign Relations. Bert holds a bachelor's degree in accounting from University of Arizona.

Nancy Campo

Nancy Campo

Vice President-Lead Commercial Relationship Manager

Nancy Campo is a Lead Relationship Manager for the Wells Fargo Commercial Banking team in Scottsdale Arizona, where she manages clients with annual revenue of up to $100 million.

Nancy joined Wells Fargo in 2018 as a Commercial Banker and has held various senior roles within Wells Fargo and other well respected financial institutions. She is skilled in Sales, Relationship Building, Leadership, Strategic Planning, Treasury Solutions and Financial Analysis. Daily job functions include managing a portfolio of clients and developing new client relationships. Nancy earned her degree in Corporate Finance from Hofstra University’s School of Business. She was accepted into and completed the very prestigious Credit Training Program offered by Chemical Bank in New York and has continued to enhance her credit acumen over many years.

Nancy currently sits on the Board of The Scottsdale Area Chamber, the Sponsorship Council for NAWBO and is active with local charities, including Valley Life. She has held Board Positions with Women’s Enterprise Foundation and Women in Business. She is a member of the national council for DE& I for Wells Fargo, as well as, other national leadership councils for the bank.

In her free time, Nancy loves to hike and spend time with her family.

John Clifford

John Clifford

In July of 2018, John retired from Travelers, a Fortune 100, Dow 30 property casualty company based in New York City after 34 years of service, the last 15 as executive vice president and chief human resources officer (CHRO). As CHRO, John led all talent acquisition, management development, employee relations, compensation and benefits for a 30,000-plus employee organization operating in the U.S. and selected international markets. He was responsible for roughly $3 billion in employee salaries, bonuses, equity, pension, and welfare benefits as well as staff in excess of 400.

During his career, John oversaw a number of mergers, acquisitions, and divestures, the largest of which was the merger of The St. Paul Companies, Inc. and Travelers Property Casualty. At the time, it was the largest merger in the property casualty industry and formed the second-largest U.S. writer of commercial property casualty insurance.

Prior to his retirement, John served on the board of the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts, the Minnesota Children’s Museum, and the Minnesota Private College Council. He was a guest lecturer at the undergraduate and graduate level at the Cornell University’s School of Industrial Relations and the University of Minnesota’s Carlson School of Management.

In retirement, John serves as Vice Chair and Treasurer of Act One, a non-profit organization that helps Title One children experience the arts through in-person and virtual reality field trips. He is an Executive in Residence at the W. P. Carey School of Business mentoring MBA candidates and guest lecturing undergraduate students. He also serves as a volunteer English as a Second Language (ESL) teacher at Promise Arizona (PAZ), a local community center.

He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from Carleton College and a Master of Public Policy Administration from the University of Missouri-St. Louis. John and his wife Lynn have three adult children who work in the investment management, technology, and consumer products industries. He enjoys golf, hiking, art, and international travel.

Charlotte Diener

Charlotte Diener

Charlotte retired after a corporate career spanning technology and traditional manufacturing industries. After retirement she worked with companies to improve their strategic and operational processes and with individuals to enhance their performance and career potential. Charlotte has experience in marketing, sales, purchasing, supply chain, demand forecasting, customer service, and business P&L management. In her career at ON Semiconductor, Charlotte program-managed the spinoff from Motorola and held executive leadership positions as vice president of planning and VP of the standard components business.

As senior VP of global supply chain operations, she led ON Semiconductor to multiple awards for service and delivery excellence. She also served as senior VP and chief integration officer, managing the operational integration of acquired companies.

During a career that included experience at Intel Corp., 13 years at Ford Motor Company, and 13 years at Motorola and ON Semiconductor, Charlotte has lived in Europe, Asia, and North America. She has managed large organizations in China, Malaysia, the UK, France, Germany, and Slovakia, and has served on the board of directors for Leshan-Phoenix Semiconductor Co. based in Sichuan, China and Model United Nations of the Far West.

Presently, Charlotte is a member of the Advisory Board for The Guerrant Foundation, an organization that helps the poorest women in the world through micro-loans for businesses. Charlotte holds two bachelor’s degrees from California State University Chico and an MBA from the University of Denver. Her personal interests include spending time with her husband and family of three adult children and four grandchildren, as well as hiking, traveling, reading, gardening, and cooking healthy food.

Paul Doscher

Paul Doscher

Paul’s career spans 40+ years focused on technology, working at large software providers (i.e. Oracle, VMWare) as well as multiple venture backed startups. In that time he has risen from account manager to Chief Executive Officer. His experience spans multiple technology disciplines including applications, databases, virtualization, API’s, enterprise search, and security. In addition to gaining experience in various technology disciplines, he has also worked for or run three companies based in France and has extensive international business and travel experience.

For the past 15 years, as CEO of five different venture backed startup software companies, Paul was successful in turning around these companies and building them into successful market leaders with financially secure exits for the investors and founders.

Paul completed a degree in mechanical engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology using an ROTC scholarship followed by service in the United States Marine Corps. In addition to being an Executive Connections mentor at ASU, Paul is also a Discover Volunteer for Arizona Make-a-Wish Foundation and a Board Member for 3Strands, a California based nonprofit focused on the eradication of human trafficking.

Jolean Fleck

Jolean Fleck

Jolean Fleck, senior vice president of people and organizational development, joined Delta Dental of Arizona in 2019. In this role, she works to shape the company's culture and create an enriching experience for employees, because she believes that the workplace should make you a better person, not just a better employee. With a focus on building a strong, high-performing team, Fleck is also responsible for leadership development and employer branding.

Prior to joining Delta Dental of Arizona, Fleck was the chief talent officer and human resources director for the Town of Gilbert, Arizona. As an experienced talent manager, she has spent more than 25 years delivering HR solutions across diverse industries that align with business strategy and improve the employee experience.

Fleck has an undergraduate degree in business administration with a human resources concentration from Austin Peay State University and a master's degree in business from the W. P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University. Fleck holds a Senior Professional in Human Resources {SPHR) certification and a Society of Human Resources Senior Certified Professional {SH RM-SCP) designation. In addition, Fleck is a member of the board of directors of Save the Family, an organization that works to end family homelessness in the valley.

I am an ASU MBA and Mom/Stepmom of 4. I love to travel. I grew up in Tennessee, so I love to spend time outdoors fishing or hiking. I have a French bulldog named "Little Mo."

Bruce Gilmore

Bruce Gilmore

As Director of Supply Chain Management for Mayo Clinic in Phoenix, Bruce is responsible for supply chain leadership for Mayo Clinic’s U.S. Southwest region including the development of strategies, operations, and implementation of key initiatives. Bruce is also a Professor of Practice in the Department of Supply Chain Management at the W. P. Carey School of Business.

Prior to his role at Mayo Clinic, Bruce served as a Director in Intel Corporation’s Global Supply Management organization, where he had responsibility for direct materials annual global spends of >$1B. The supply network spanned Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Philippines, Taiwan, and China supporting Intel’s assembly/test factories in Asia and in Arizona. Bruce has a broad range of experience including procurement, materials management, service management, logistics, and transportation in a global, high-technology environment. Over his career with Intel, Bruce had extensive experience with leading global teams of employees and suppliers to achieve outstanding results across Europe, Asia, and the United States.

As a leader, Bruce developed several high-performance management teams to deliver leading-edge supply chain solutions for Intel. He has a demonstrated ability to orchestrate cross-functional resources across the organization to ensure effective deployment of high-leverage programs contributing directly to the bottom line. He is also an outstanding communicator with the proven ability to influence at the highest levels internally and external to the company.

Bruce earned a BS in Business Administration/Purchasing – Arizona State University, and an MBA from the University of Arizona. He is a veteran who served in the United States Air Force and Air Force Reserve. Bruce and his family live in Arizona where they enjoy volunteering at their church, hiking, and enjoying the benefits of living in Arizona.

David Greenberg

David Greenberg

As a marketing executive or consultant, David Greenberg has had the pleasure of growing sales and profit for some of the best-known restaurants, consumer packaged goods and hotel companies in the world -- Bristol Myers Squibb, Mondelez, Henkel, Wendy’s, Burger King, Jack in the Box, Bob Evans, Best Western Hotels, and many more. He has ideated and launched new products and brands that have delivered over $10 billion in sales, most notably Wendy’s Baconator.

Having worked for startups and private companies, he takes great pleasure in developing and executing marketing strategies to grow “underdog” brands in categories dominated by established powerhouses. He has greatly enjoyed embracing the digital revolution in marketing over the past 5 years, delivering strong restaurant sales and profit turnarounds at Huddle House, Fuddruckers and Luby’s.

David believes that there is no “one size fits all” approach to leading and growing a business. He has taken the same approach in mentoring Full-time MBA students at W.P. Carey since 2015. He understands that every student is unique and has a different set of wants and needs, which he serves to meet.

David has a Master of Management degree from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University and a BA in Philosophy from Haverford College. He enjoys hiking, golf, playing guitar and attending concerts, but most importantly he loves traveling with his wife Barbara to visit their daughters in Perth, Australia and Brooklyn, NY.

Chikezie Anachu

Getting to know the executive mentors was an invaluable part of my W. P. Carey MBA experience. They all gave so much of their time to coach us, sharing decades of their business and leadership knowledge. My classmates and I richly benefited from their generosity and wisdom.

As I progress through my career, armed with the resources the mentors shared, I hope to pay it forward by keeping doors open for those behind me and sharing my own learnings with the next generation of business leaders.

Chikezie Anachu (W. P. Carey Full-time MBA)

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