"My business degree has made it easy for me take on different roles at my job. Being that I am at the beginning of a career, I feel I have acquired a strong knowledge base through my degree to continue exploring my abilities and creatively use them in further developing my career."

Name: Iñigo Arzac
Major: International Business (MBA Finance in 2010)
Current Position: Global Trade and Foreign Investment Manager
Current Company: City of San Antonio, International Affairs Department

"I credit my UTSA degree with helping me land my dream job in the International Business arena. The programs that I participated in at the College of Business, like the Border Strategies course, gave me the hands on experience coupled with the academic context to be fully prepared to take on the challenges of a job with a global scope."

Name: Sergio Silva
Major: Finance
Current Position: Analyst
Current Company: Goldman Sachs New York (Emerging Market Groups)

"The most important thing that I learned from COB was that in order to succeed in life and in business one needs to take advantage of every opportunity that is presented. If there are no available opportunities then one must go out and create those opportunities. One must also seek constant challenges and always remain humble and true to him or herself."

Name: Ruben Miranda
Major: Finance
Current Position: Budget Analyst
Current Company: U.S. Bureau of the Census

"It [College of Business] has helped in so many ways not only in the field that I studied, but also on how to get interviews for jobs and be professional when you get one.  That it is important to take advantage of the opportunities that shows up in front of you. If the opportunity is good, then it will lead you to a bright future."