Austin is a class of 2018 full-time MBA student at Rice University, with a concentration in Energy and Finance. In addition to his involvement in the REFS committee he is also a member of the Energy Club and Finance Club. Prior pursuing an MBA, Austin worked as a credit analyst and a lending officer with Frost Bank, a San Antonio based commercial bank. Austin graduated from Sewanee: The University of the South in 2013 with an Honors degree in Economics.