Meet the EMBA Team

Brandon Kelly joined Columbia Business School in 2019. He is the Associate Director, Student Affairs for Executive MBA programs. In his role, Brandon manages the EMBA-Global program, EMBA’s partnership program with London Business School. Additionally, he is the lead project manager for the EMBA-NY graduation in spring and has previously served as the student affairs lead for both EMBA-NY programs.

As Director of Academic & Student Affairs, Susan oversees academics and student life for all EMBA Programs at Columbia Business School. The Academic and Student Affairs team that she leads supports EMBA students throughout their lifecycle as a student, including the onboarding process, organizing orientations, serving as academic advisors, planning events throughout the program, approving students for degree conferral, and coordinating graduation ceremonies. 

As the Senior Associate Director of Operations and Student Services, Soemanta manages, executes, and strategically oversees the overall financial management of the Office of Executive MBA Programs. She drafts, establishes, and adjusts EMBA’s operating budget, analyzes fiscal data, supplies concise budget reports to EMBA senior leadership, and partners with colleagues at London Business School to ensure final reconciliation documents from all schools are compiled, approved, and processed.