Meet the Industry Relations Team

Joe Saunders joined the Questrom Feld Center for Career & Alumni Engagement in Fall 2014 as an Industry Relations Manager.  Joe has over 25 years’ experience in sales and management for T1 through boutique financial services firms.  At Questrom, Joe focuses on growing the Feld Center’s portfolio of Financial Services and Real Estate employers.  Joe graduated from University of Massachusetts with a Bachelor of Science in Economics and an MBA in Finance from Northeastern University.

Subhadra England, our new Industry Relations Manager for the health sector, joined us at the end of September 2018 and has hit the ground running! Subhadra will be supporting HSM students with their career strategy and developing relationships with health sector employers. Subhadra comes to us from BU College of Engineering’s Career Development Office, where she worked with biomedical engineering students.  Prior to BU, Subhadra founded ThinkFlex, a placement firm that connects professionals with employers that provide flexibility, and sat on Let’s Get Ready’s board, a college access and success organization.  Subhadra started her career at John Hancock Advisers, where she held multiple roles including Institutional Marketing, Risk Management and Communications.

Daniel Spiess joined the Feld Center in 2018 as the Industry Relations Manager for Consulting and Accounting. In this role, he collaborates with current Questrom employer partners, actively seeks out opportunities to grow our partnerships, and support students in achieving their career goals. Dan returns to Boston after five years at The University of Chicago, working with graduate students and postdoctoral researchers from across the University in all aspects of career development as well as facilitating employer relations in consulting, government, nonprofits, and academia. Prior to UChicago, Daniel was the research director at the World Class Cities Partnership at Northeastern University, managing a global network of city leaders and researchers, working with business and government leaders in Massachusetts, and strategizing with graduate students on career opportunities. Dan earned his PhD in Urban Planning from the University of Michigan in 2008.

Paige Parsons joined the Feld Center in May of 2023 as the Industry Relations Manager for CPG/Retail/Entertainment/Sports/Media. In this business development role, she will manage and cultivate employer relationships in the pursuit of enhancing career outcomes for Questrom students.

With over 20 years of experience in the music industry, Paige most recently served as Vice President of Creative Operations for Scooter Braun-owned Atlas Music Publishing, whose roster included award-winning musical talent ranging from Brandi Carlile to Van Halen. In addition to overseeing the indie music publisher’s Los Angeles operations, she also signed and developed burgeoning songwriter/music producer talent. Prior to joining Atlas, Parsons held the post of Sr. Director of A&R for Kobalt Music Publishing. Based in Los Angeles, she signed and developed Grammy/Golden Globe/ASCAP/BMI/SESAC/Juno award-winning talent within the genres of Pop/Country/R&B/Rap. At Kobalt, Paige served as one of 5 team members to establish and develop the Los Angeles arm of the now #1 independent music publisher in the world. Previous to her Kobalt tenure, Parsons served as Director of A&R for Arthouse Entertainment, a music publishing, record label and talent management firm. Formerly, she worked as International A&R Manager for EMI Music Publishing in New York City.

Parsons’ creative song pitching, collaboration, artist management, and talent signing efforts have resulted in hit placements with a wide breadth of world-renowned recording artists, such as Lil Nas X, Shawn Mendes, Kelly Clarkson, Justin Bieber, Ellie Goulding, Mary J. Blige, Selena Gomez, Demi Lovato, Rihanna, Maren Morris, Dan + Shay, Carrie Underwood, Ed Sheeran, Youngboy NBA, Bad Bunny, Beyonce, H.E.R., Latto, and Kendrick Lamar, among many others. She has also placed her clients’ songs with scores of international artists spanning the globe.

Paige studied Music Business at Syracuse University, where she has also served as both Curriculum Consultant and Adjunct Professor for its Bandier Program for Recording and Entertainment Industries. She began serving in this capacity during the inaugural year of the university’s SULA Semester, where she instructed and mentored notable alumni, including both major label recording artists and many of the music industry’s most prominent executives.

Katy Hough joined the Feld Center for Career & Alumni Engagement as the Industry Relations Manager for the technology sector in July 2023. Her primary responsibility at Questrom is to drive the expansion of the Feld Center’s network of technology and start-up employers. Katy’s association with the Feld Center is not new; she previously served as an Industry Relations Manager from 2016 to 2018 before transitioning to the University Relations team at Meta, a role that further augmented her expertise and industry knowledge. With a career spanning over 17 years, Katy previously served as the Campus Recruiting Manager for EnerNOC, a renowned company in the cleantech sector, and spent time in campus recruiting at the management consulting firm LEK Consulting. Katy holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Media Studies and Studio Art from Fairfield University, as well as a Certificate in Museum Studies from Tufts University.

Feel free to reach out to Katy for any industry-related inquiries or collaboration opportunities, as she is always eager to connect with anyone interested in bridging the gap between talented students and forward-thinking organizations.

Jeff Grossman joined the Feld Center in May 2024 as an Industry Relations Manager for Financial Services. In this role, he collaborates with employer partners to actively develop and enhance partnerships and recruiting opportunities to support students’ career journeys and employment outcomes. Jeff isn’t new to Questrom, for the past 8 years, he has been a Lecturer at Questrom, teaching Career Management, Strategy, Writing and Communication, and Business and Ethics courses.

Prior to Questrom, Jeff had a lengthy career in the Financial Services Industry. Most recently, he was Senior Managing Director at State Street Global Markets, responsible for sales and marketing in the trading division. He was also CEO of State Street Global Markets Canada. Previously, he has held positions at Fidelity Investments and Reuters.

Jeff has a BA in History from Colgate University and an MBA from Pace University. He is interested in athletics and has run 18(!) New York Marathons.

Jay Hunter recently joined the Feld Center as the Industry Relations Manager for Startups & Innovative Technology companies. In this role, he partners with startups and dynamic tech organizations to bring an impactful experience to our students, and expose them to the career opportunities available in non-traditional roles & companies.

Jay’s previous experience includes managing External Relations & Partnerships at BU’s Student Innovation Center (Innovate@BU), working in finance (Merrill Lynch) as an investment advisor, venture scouting (Roll Tack Ventures) and sports (New York Yankees) as a finance associate. In his personal life, Jay’s interests includes traveling, anime, sports, & natural landscapes.

Jay has his master’s degree in Sports Management from Columbia University and his bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Winston Salem State.

If anyone is interested in meeting, or discussing possible collaborations, please feel free to reach out to him!

At Questrom, John focuses on career pathways and employer partnerships for data and business analytics roles across all industry verticals. John connects companies with talented students from undergraduate, master’s, MBA, and joint degree programs. John also facilitates engagement opportunities between companies and Questrom’s faculty and students through project-based action learning, industry collaborations, campus and workplace visits, and mentorship.

Prior to Questrom, John was Deputy Chief Data Officer for State Street Corporation, with leadership responsibility for enterprise data strategy, analytics, governance and platforms. Prior to that, he was SVP & Chief Information Officer (CIO) for State Street’s global markets equities and foreign exchange businesses, and he also spent several years in the United Kingdom as Managing Director for Europe, Middle East and Africa Securities Lending operations, business and data analysis and new business implementation functions.

John’s background also includes working as Head of Data Strategy, Governance and Operations for Mapfre Insurance USA, the US insurance arm of global insurer Mapfre S.A. Earlier in his career, John worked as a senior product manager for a venture capital-backed start-up company focused on providing multi-channel customer management solutions to consumer products and services companies. In 2023, John received Data IQ’s “Top 100 Most Influential People in Data – USA” recognition and is a former Board of Director for the Enterprise Data Management Association (EDM).

John holds a BA in Economics from Tufts University and his MBA from Boston University Questrom School of Business.

Fun Fact: John is BU Questrom MBA graduate; his wife is a Boston College graduate, his sisters are Harvard University alumni, and his sons are Northeastern University students. There is never agreement on which school will win the annual Men’s and Women’s Beanpot hockey tournaments.

John Temps joined the Feld Center for Career & Alumni Engagement in March 2024 as Associate Director of Action Learning.

Prior to joining the Feld Center, John was a Program Manager in the MBA Center at Questrom, where he supported experiential learning initiatives and fostered strong student communities and alumni relations for our Health Sector, Social Impact, and MSDT Programs. John previously worked at BU Law’s Clinical & Experiential Programs department and was an IP litigation paralegal at the law firm of Kirkland & Ellis.

As Associate Director of Action Learning, John is responsible for the project management of courses and programs related to action learning, managing client relationships, and facilitating meaningful connections and opportunities between students and industry professionals.

John holds a BA in English from Cornell University, a BA in music from Columbia University, and an MA in music from Queens College.

Beyond his professional pursuits, John enjoys cycling, bicycle maintenance, running, snowboarding, and playing the piano and harpsichord.