Snapshots

After 15 years in the Army, Congress, and advising senior federal leaders, Ryan Uyehara is finding familiar inspiring lessons about leadership as he pursues his master's degree. He's also discovering that some undergraduate habits come along for the ride (looking at you, procrastination!).

From his undergraduate days as a business major to pursuing his PhD in economics at CU Boulder, Steve Hanke has shaped a career as a distinguished scholar and economic advisor.

As he goes through senior year, Tai Ngo is reflecting not only on his academic expertise, but also how he has come to appreciate growth, self-discovery, and embracing uncertainty along the way.

Whether he's helping media make sense of dynamic pricing, championing faculty research, guiding students or teaching as a visiting professor in New York City, Dan Zhang brings expertise and energy to every corner of Leeds and beyond.

Excited to join Leeds’ inaugural Integrated Business and Engineering cohort, first-year Sam Iannone pairs a love of design with an entrepreneurial spirit.

Software engineer Sneha Patil came to CU Boulder for computer science and doubled down, earning a second master’s in business analytics.

Transfer student Molly Sapienza is excited to join the Leeds community in Colorado and plans to push herself beyond her comfort zone.

PhD student Zhouhang Ye is committed to making difficult ideas easier to understand—as both a researcher and teacher.

A year after completing her MBA, Garmai Matthew is still drawing on lessons from Leeds to advance her clothing rental venture, The Swap.

For Mason Bell, numbers aren’t just calculations—they’re the language of business and the foundation of smart decisions.