Three employees selected for 2023 Michiana Forty Under 40

The South Bend Regional Chamber released its Forty Under 40 class of 2023, which includes three staff members from Notre Dame. The chamber picks candidates from the area who exemplify a passion for career success and community engagement. In the program’s 17th class, Austin Gammage, Victoria Woodard and Mitch Olsen of the Irish blue and gold were selected. Mitch Olsen, a faculty member in the Mendoza College of Business, has been a part of Notre Dame for more than seven years. As the Richard J. Huether Associate Teaching Professor of Marketing, director of undergraduate studies and assistant chair of the marketing department, Olsen has made a name for himself throughout campus. Olsen aims to help students see how all parts of business are connected and important to learn. Olsen has nothing but appreciation for the people and opportunities that helped him get to this point in his career. "I am honored to be included in this year’s class of the Michiana Forty Under 40. I feel incredibly fortunate to call Michiana home and to have the opportunity to work with so many amazing people across this community — especially the faculty, staff and students at the Mendoza College of Business.” Olsen expresses how blessed he is for the people in his life including his family and mentors who have given him guidance along the way. “I am deeply grateful to so many of them for helping me in so many ways. I would like to specifically thank accountancy professor Ken Milani for thinking of me for this Forty Under 40 list … It’s people like Professor Milani with their infectious joy, kindness and welcoming spirit that make communities great.” Representing and making a difference at Notre Dame and beyond, Gammage, Woodard and Olsen all use their passionate mind and heart to make a positive impact in Michiana. Read about the other winners here. Photos provided