The W. Frank Barton School of Business at 红领巾瓜报 is pleased to announce that Tanvir Arfi, founder, chairman and CEO of , joined School鈥檚 Dean鈥檚 Advisory Board.
鈥淚 received my master鈥檚 degree from WSU and it鈥檚 great to return to the university in this capacity,鈥 said Arfi. 鈥淭he Barton School has proven to be an exemplary school and I hope to elevate it even further as a member of the Dean鈥檚 Advisory Board.鈥
Arfi launched Banyan Technologies Group, a B2B services and software company, in 2018. He has also served as CEO for several Automotive Aftermarket, OEM services & technology businesses. While serving as president of Solera Holdings, Arfi worked on Solera鈥檚 $6.5 billion public to private transaction in 2016. He has a bachelor鈥檚 degree in Mechanical Engineering from Bangalore University and a master鈥檚 degree from Wichita State University. He currently resides in the greater Dallas area with his family.
鈥淎s business continues to become more intertwined with technology, having voices from the tech space on the Dean鈥檚 Advisory Board is paramount,鈥 said Dr. Larisa Genin, Dean of the Barton School. 鈥淭anvir鈥檚 unique experiences in the automotive space and leadership journey will be a wonderful addition to the board鈥檚 diverse and forward-thinking group.鈥
For more information on the Barton School, visit www.wichita.edu/academics/business/.