Meet MAcc Students and Alumni
Students and alumni of the Vanderbilt Master of Accountancy program come from a wide variety of undergraduate institutions, academic majors and life experiences. Below, read some of their unique stories of how the MAcc program helped shape their world.
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Tao Guo
Vanderbilt Master of Accountancy 2013
To someone like Tao Guo, English at first seems like a language of bewildering variation. Until she was 17, Tao lived in Shanghai; then started college in Canada; then moved to the United States, where she graduated from the University of Illinois-Champa... More of Tao Guo ’s Story
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Alex Hale
Vanderbilt Master of Accountancy 2012
Assurance Associate, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Louisville, KY
As an undergraduate, Alex Hale majored in International Business, which she thought would give her the broadest business education. But as she approached graduation, she found that breadth didn’t necessarily mean depth. “I realized I didn&rsq... More of Alex Hale’s Story
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David Webster
Vanderbilt Master of Accountancy 2013
David Webster is quick to defend his hometown. Prairie Village, a suburb of Kansas City, has a name that outsiders tend to “associate with Little House on the Prairie. It’s nothing like that,” he promises. “I joke with people that... More of David Webster’s Story
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Gretchen Hector
Vanderbilt Master of Accountancy 2012
Staff Accountant, Deloitte, Salt Lake City, UT
Gretchen Hector has lived all over the country, but she’s a Westerner at heart. A native of Billings, Montana, she loves snowboarding, canyons and uncrowded places.... More of Gretchen Hector ’s Story
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Matt Favicchio
Vanderbilt Master of Accountancy 2012
Audit Associate, Grant Thornton, Charlotte, NC
By the time he entered his senior year at the University of North Carolina, Matt Favicchio had concluded he didn’t want to go to law school. After a summer internship on Capitol Hill in Washington, he knew he didn’t want to go into politics. ... More of Matt Favicchio ’s Story
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Sarah Byrd
Vanderbilt Master of Accountancy 2012
Audit Associate, KPMG, Denver, CO
At first, Sarah Byrd wanted to pursue a career in Finance. After graduating from Vanderbilt with a double major in Economics and Spanish Literature, plus a minor in Financial Economics, Sarah worked as a financial analyst for an investment bank in Charlo... More of Sarah Byrd’s Story
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Graham Gockley
Vanderbilt Master of Accountancy 2012
Valuation Analyst, Ernst & Young , San José, CA
Graham Gockley loves numbers. After majoring in economics at Davidson and deciding to pursue a career in business, he concluded that delving into the financial reports was the best way to learn about the operations and profitability of a company.... More of Graham Gockley ’s Story
