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Ananth Avva

Ananth Avva

CFO/COO | Wrike software | Class of 2004

More than a decade later, Ananth Avva still keeps his accounting textbooks nearby for that occasional stumper of a case he’s handling.

He also frequently reflects back on what he learned in Mark Rosezkowski's classroom, the most memorable of many that the future Google, LiveOps and Wrike finance executive sat in on his way to dual accounting degrees — a bachelor's in 2004 and a master's a year later.

Rosezkowski's classes were "intense and covered a breadth of topics,” Avva says. “While I wasn’t an exceptional scorer, to this day, 12 years later, I still refer back to his textbook and class notes to guide me through some interesting contracts and cases.

“I am thankful for the wonderful learning opportunity and his dedication to the study of law.”