Alumni Profile: Trashawn Flowers

MBA 2004
Associate, Wells Fargo Bank
Real Estate Merchant
Banking Group
Washington, D.C.

Career specialization: Real Estate and Urban Land Economics

Educational Background: B.A. Economics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Major Achievements: Since graduation, has successfully completed Wells Fargo's Credit Management Training Program (CMTP), a six-month resident training program administered in San Francisco, Calif., designed to introduce associates to credit underwriting philosophies and overall corporate culture of the bank. Returned to his role as an associate in the Real Estate Merchant Banking Group in Washington, D.C. in September 2005.

"I would recommend the Wisconsin MBA because the program provides a good foundation in quantitative methods and strategic thinking, as well as a number of opportunities for students to apply their knowledge in a number of practical ways. The applied program in real estate securities analysis, as well as international study-abroad opportunities, are good examples of the practical offerings of the program."