Tanya Ragan, President of Wildcat Management and a nationally recognized commercial real estate leader, returned to SMU Cox School of Business to speak with MBA students, marking her sixth year in the prestigious Executive Speaker Series.
Key Highlights
- Ragan’s appearance marks her sixth consecutive year speaking in the SMU Cox Executive Speaker Series
- Her session offered MBA students direct operator access to commercial real estate dealmaking, risk evaluation, and leadership development
- SMU Cox is emerging as a significant accelerator connecting students with executives actively shaping the Dallas market
- Dallas remains one of the fastest-growing major metros for young professionals driven by affordability and access to high-growth industries
Why This Matters
Tanya Ragan’s continued engagement with SMU Cox MBA students reflects a broader effort to strengthen Dallas’ talent pipeline and position the city as a center for real-world commercial real estate education. Her sessions offer the kind of operator access that coastal programs typically reserve for finance and consulting tracks.
“Authenticity, preparation, and presence are strategic advantages. Dallas succeeds because our business community invests in real relationships, real mentorship, and real opportunities.”
Tanya Ragan, President, Wildcat Management
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Founder and President of Wildcat Management, Tanya Ragan is a Dallas real estate developer, investor, and entrepreneur with twenty years developing some of North Texas’s most recognized neighborhoods. 2024 Texas Icon. Top 100 CRE Influencer. Co-author of Blaze Your Own Trail. She started in fashion, detoured through oil fields, built half of downtown Dallas, and has opinions about all three.