Andrew Greta, Associate Director
Andrew is an author and business executive with more than 15 years of experience in the financial markets. Most recently, Andrew led corporate & business development efforts at CME Group in Chicago. Previously, he served as Director, Global Business Development for General Electric (GE), where he led global mergers and acquisitions, divestitures and strategic partnership deals for one of GE's financial services divisions.
Andrew is a former Contributing Editor for TheStreet.com. His articles on finance and investing topics have appeared in numerous national publications.
Andrew has an MBA from the Krannert Graduate School of Management at Purdue University. He is currently Associate Director at Illinois Business Consulting where he is responsible for client acquisition and ongoing project oversight.
Rob Valli, Associate Director
Rob’s professional background includes both investment banking and technology ventures in the Silicon Valley, policy development at the Kauffman Foundation and academic domain focus. Rob holds a Ph.D. from Cambridge University, where he focused his thesis on entrepreneurship and new enterprise development.
Through his work with the Kauffman Foundation, Rob has gained evidence-based experience that spans across the globe. This unique access offered a lens by which to observe the interchange of new enterprise and technology management.
Throughout the past decade, Rob has forged long-term relations in the Middle East and China as a lecturer and adviser to a number of entrepreneurial and government policy-makers. His global network offers a ‘35,000 ft.’ vantage point to observe best practices in innovation and entrepreneurial education.
Carissa Phillips, Assistant Professor, Business and Finance Information Library
Since August 2004, Carissa has served as the faculty research advisor to IBC students.
She attended the University of Iowa, earning a bachelor’s degree in physics and astronomy and an MBA with concentrations in finance and statistics. She worked as a performance auditor with the Office of Auditor of State in Iowa, working in the newly formed Performance Audit Division. She also worked as an internal audit consultant for Ernst & Young LLP, and as a financial analyst on mergers and acquisitions due diligence projects.
After a total of five years with Ernst & Young, Carissa returned to school to pursue a masters degree in library and information science, which she received from the top-ranked program at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in May 2004.
Cathy Ballew, Administrative Assistant
Cathy joined the IBC team in October 2008. She brings more than 26 years of experience working at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Cathy’s role is best summed up as IBC’s office/ business manager, as she manages the day-to-day operational aspects of the organization.
Phyllis Miller, Office Support Specialist
Phyllis joined the IBC team in October 2011. She is a 30 year veteran of administrative support at the University of Illinois. She has devoted more than 26 years exclusively to the College of Business in various support roles including positions in the Dean’s office, Department of Accountancy, and Business Career Services. She has worked with Dean’s, Department Heads, Directors, international faculty, staff, and students from all over the world. Her major interest is helping students succeed in their academic and career endeavors.
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