Olin well-represented in STLBJ’s “30 Under 30”

  • June 7, 2017
  • By Melody Walker
  • 1 minute read

30 Under 30Congratulations to five members of the Olin community selected as up and coming leaders in the St. Louis Business Journal’s annual 30 Under 30 Awards.  According to the Journal, “the  honorees were chosen by a panel of previous 30 Under 30 winners and the Business Journal editorial board.”  Nearly 250 nominations were submitted for the awards this year.

Here are awardees with strong ties to Olin:

Paimun Jared “PJ” Amini, PMBA’15 & AB’11,
Chemistry IT lead at Monsanto.

Richard “Rich” A. Espenschied, MBA/JD’15
Director, Government Affairs at Anheuser-Busch InBev

Christopher “Chris” K. Presley
Academic Advisor/Student Affairs-Undergraduate and program coordinator for the Olin Fleischer Scholars Program, Olin Business School

Kate Dewulf
Starting the PMBA program (class 43) in August 2017
Strategic Planning at Graybar

Matt Plummer
Currently in the PMBA program
Principal at Cultivation Capital/The Yield Lab

Congratulations to two more WashU alumnae on the 30 Under 30 list: Allison M. Mendez, Master of Architecture’12 and Virginia Woodfork, JD’15.

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Melody Walker

Melody Walker

My nickname around the office is "Scoops" because I always have the latest news from the halls of Simon, Starbucks, or the STL startup scene. Thanks to staff and student bloggers, I'm not alone in reporting on the Olin community here on the Blog. Don't be shy, post a comment or send us your story. New bloggers always welcome!

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