Roy H. Park Fellowship

Read more about our Park Fellows and the overall impact of this program housed at the Samuel Curtis Johnson School of Business.

MBA students Ryan Gill, Nate Onorato and Adam Reznick attending the MBAVets conference in Atlanta

Park Perspectives: A pilot’s guide to the MBA

Ryan Gill, MBA ’27 and Park Fellow, reflects on how pilot training shaped his MBA journey

Park Fellowship Class of 2027

Park Perspective: Redefining Leadership — From structure to self-discovery

Brandon Jones, Park Fellow and MBA ’27, reflects on how his view of leadership has changed after leaving the military

Park Fellows gather at the class of ’26 welcome dinner.

Park Perspective: Embracing the power of perspective

A nugget of wisdom from a family member reframed the challenges of business school and animated a call to servant leadership.

Michael Chang

Park Fellows Alumni Spotlight: Michael Chang, MBA ’09

Airbnb real estate investor and podcast host discusses redefining success, strengthening community, and listening to what matters

Shannon Boyle

Park Fellows Alumni Spotlight: Shannon Boyle, MBA ’19

Boyle reflects on the influence of her time in the U.S. Army, transitioning to Accenture, motherhood, and the Roy H. Park Leadership Fellowship

Ava holding her dog

Park Perspective: Leadership and the audience

Sharing an experience of leading by serving, Ava Metzger MBA ’26 reflects on the nature and practice of leadership.

A large group of Park Fellows, Class of 2025, after a day of outdoor adventure at the Johnson Outdoor Experience

Park Perspectives: Challenge by Choice

Empowering and supporting MBA classmates—in an outdoor activity and in internship recruiting—became a model for academics, work, and life.

Image of Jenny Hamilton standing, smiling with four other classmates in blue t-shirts and jeans. They stand under a “Crest” logo banner at a blue booth for Johnson’s Battle of the Brands competition.

Park Perspective: Embracing the Value of Unconventional Backgrounds

Battle of the Brands brings out intrepid MBA student’s superpower—narrative—and vanquishes a classic nemesis: imposter syndrome.

Image of Lauren Whitehead during the summer in front of the Cornell University sign on campus

Park Perspective: A Breaking Point—and a Breakthrough

Lauren Whitehead, MBA ’26, first-year student, shares helpful tips for managing the rigor and pace of an Ivy League business school.