Dr. Kurt Kraiger

Dr. Kurt Kraiger serves as the Executive Director of MILE and the Chair of the Department of Management in the Fogelman College of Business and Economics. Dr. Kraiger was awarded the 2019 SIOP Distinguished Teaching Award for his contributions to teaching and mentoring throughout his career.

Austin Baker (BBA Management '04)

You may know Austin Baker best as the President of HRO Partners; a human resource consulting and outsourcing firm. But he is also a Founder of National Enrollment Partners, owner of Owen Brennan's Restaurant and board member for many non-profits including Memphis in May. Austin is also a past president of the Society for Human Resource Management a graduate of Leadership Memphis and New Memphis Institute Leadership programs and has been honored as Entrepreneur of the Year and Top 40 under 40. He is passionate about the community and education and always looking to help grow the people around him!