Post by University of California, Irvine - The Paul Merage School of Business

Paige Strauss Flex MBA'26 always had a drive to learn more and better herself. As a life-long Anteater, graduating from UC Irvine School of Humanities in 2021 and working at UCI Health since 2022, the Merage School was the obvious choice for her graduate education. 💙💛 Serving as co-section rep for the 27A cohort while working full-time and planning a wedding, Paige's tenacity has gotten her very far. Some of her favorite memories are the MBA International Residential to South Korea, where her mom and grandmother are from, and the Closing Residential at Lake Arrowhead. Aside from being able to immerse herself in Merage's business and social culture, she will always cherish the fun memories with her classmates-turned-close friends (Nadine, Matt and Ryan — the Zot Zot Gurls). After graduation, Paige plans to continue growing her career at UCI Health as well as leaving on her long-awaited and MUCH-needed honeymoon vacation to Costa Rica! 🎓 #UCIMerage #Classof2026